Court Of Appeal, Abuja- Invitation For 2023 Pre-qualification Exercise (4 Lots)

(1) INTRODUCTION
The Court of Appeal of Nigeria wishes to undertake the procurement of various Goods and Works under the 2023 Capital Appropriation. In compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the Court wishes to pre-qualify experienced and reputable Contractors who wish to tender for the jobs specified below:

(2) SCOPE OF WORK AND GOODS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective firms shall submit the following documents and without any of the under-listed requirements, the company will automatically be disqualified.

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1);

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023; with minimum average annual Turnover of N20 Million naira applicable to Lot 1 and 2.;

(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 Court of Appeal of Nigeria 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;

(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 authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;

(n) For Supply of Equipment. Letter of authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(o) 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)

(p) 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 PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of Prepublication documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The document should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal, Complex, three (3) Arm Zone Abuja, and clearly marked with the project name and Lot No. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the Designated Tender Box not later than 11:00am Monday, 10 July, 2023.

(5) OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Prequalification Documents shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00am Monday, 10 July, 2023, at the Court of Appeal, Training Room, behind the office Fire Bay, Three Arms Zone, Abuja.

(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bid Documents must be in English and signed by the official authorised by the bidder;

(b) Late submission shall be returned un-opened

(c) Document not properly bound will be disqualified.

(d) All cost must be borne by the bidder.

(e) The Advertisement for “Prequalification” shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of Court of Appeal, nor shall it entitle any person to make any claim whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from Court of Appeal by virtue of such person having responded to the advert.

(f) Applicants should be very clear about their area of proven competence and interest.

(g) Only pre-qualified bidders will be invited at the later date for collection of Tenders Document. Please note that successful Bidders will be notified via the Court Notice Board and Website (www.courtofappeal.gov.ng) for Financial Tendering.

(h) Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).

(i) The Court is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
CHIEF REGISTRAR,
COURT OF APPEAL, THREE ARMS ZONE, ABUJA

This advertisement is approved on the condition that the procurements in this advertisement are contained in the Entity’s 2023 Approved Procurement Plan.