DEADLINE: 15TH JUNE, 2023
NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA)
HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 2023 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Television Authority has fund provided in the 2023 Federal Government of Nigeria Appropriation Act and therefore wishes to invite interested, competent and experienced contractors/reputable Companies to submit Pre-qualification Documents for the following under listed projects:
2.0 SCOPE OF PROJECTS
CATEGORY A: WORKS
LOT A1: Construction and Installation of Mini Solar Grid in NTA Gashua and other Locations
LOT A2: Installation, Configuration and Upgrade of Wondercube/Playout Centre
CATEGORY B: GOODS
LOT B3 (i): Furnishing of Offices
LOT B3 (ii): Provision of Two (2)Nos Utility Vehicles to NTA Gashua
LOT B4: Upgrade of Production Facilities to Digital at Zonal Centres
LOT B5: Upgrade of Satellite System to MPEG4
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC, or CAC, and CAC;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria Television Authority 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;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2020, 2021 & 2022; Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
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 (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles:
n. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licenses issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
q. 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;
4.0 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
4.1. The pre-qualification should be arranged in the order listed above, enclosed and sealed and should be cleared marked “Technical” at the top left hand corner of the envelope.
4.2. Bidders are required to summit a copy of their expression of intent containing correct area of core competencies/lots and addressed to The Director General, NTA, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
4.3. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder.
4.4. All applications should be dropped in the Bid Boxes placed in POST MORTEM HALL, JAGAL, NTA Headquarters Permanent Site, Area 11, Garki-Abuja.
4.5. Closing date for the submission of application is 12:00 noon on Thursday, 15 June, 2023.
4.6. Soft copies of the submission should be included in the envelope either in Flash Drive or CD.
5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Prequalification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 15th June, 2023, at the POST MORTEM HALL, JAGAL, NTA Headquarters Permanent Site, Area 11, Garki-Abuja. All enquiries should be directed to Procurement Department, NTA Headquarters Area 11, Garki-Abuja.
6.0. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
6.1 The publication is for information purpose only, and not an outright offer, or does it amount to commitment or obligation on the part of the Organization.
6.2 The Authority will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) in connection with the bid.
6.3 The Authority is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process anytime without incurring any liability and assigning any reason thereof.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English and signed by an official authorised by the bidder ii. Bids submitted after the deadline would be returned un-opened.
iii. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
iv. No bidder should bid more than two (2) lots.
v. The bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bid opening online.
vi. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
vii. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
viii. The Nigerian Television Authority is not bound to pre-qualify 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:
Engr. Alabi Olatunde Z. FNSE
For: Director General
