Federal Character Commission (FCC)- Expression Of Interest (EOI) For 2023 Projects (6 Lots)

DEADLINE: 17TH APRIL, 2023
FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION (FCC)
NO.3 MAPUTO STREET WUSE ZONE 3, P.M.B 5008, WUSE ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2023 PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Character Commission is one of the 14 Federal Executive Bodies established under Section 153(1) of the 1999 constitution (as amended) to promote and ensure national cohesion and unity in the country. The Commission in its continuous effort towards achieving its mandate invite experienced and competent Consultants to submit Expression of Interest for the under listed year 2023 projects:

2. SCOPE OF SERVICE

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Character Commission or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
• that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
• that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2020, 2021 & 2022;

i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

j. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;

k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

m. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);

n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);

o. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

4. SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 17th April, 2023.

5. OPENINGOF EOI
The Expression of Interest (EOI) documents for (Lot A-F) will be opened immediately after the deadline submission at 12:00 noon on Monday 17th April, 2023, in the Commission’s Boardroom 4th Floor, Block ‘A’ Federal Character Commission Headquarters, No. 3 Maputo Street, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja,

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOI’s must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOI’s submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots, violation is automatic disqualification;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. The EOI’s Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
f. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
g. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a late date for collection of Request for Proposals (RfPs);
h. The Federal Character Commission is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed
Executive Chairman
Federal Character Commission