Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Of Appeal- Pre-Qualification Exercise For The Year 2023 (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 26TH JUNE, 2023
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL
NO 36, P.O.W MAFEMI CRESCENT, UTAKO ABUJA
PRE-QUALIFICATION EXERCISE FOR THE YEAR 2023

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Capital Territory Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja, in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby, invites reputable companies with proven track records for Pre-qualification Exercise on Renovation/Rehabilitation Works for its 2023 Procurement.

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORKS

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Contractors shall possess the following Documents and without any of the under listed Requirements, the Company will be automatically disqualified.

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2, and CAC7;

(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 (Nxxx) million;

(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 Federal Capital Territory Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja 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 resume and Evidence of Technical Capability and list of at least five (5) registered Professional namely Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical. Mechanical and Civil Engineers (ARCON, QSBRN, COREN, CORBON);

(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) 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);

(n) 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 PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above (a-k). The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:

The Secretary,
Court Tenders Board,
Customary Court of Appeal,
No 36. P.O.W Mafemi Crescent, Utako District, Abuja, and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 26 June, 2023.

(5.0) OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Pre-Qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 26 June, 2023, in the open Court Hall II, Customary Court of Appeal, Head Quarters, Utako -District, Abuja.

(6.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be written in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline and time would be returned unopened;

(c) All cost will be borne by the bidders;

(d) The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(e) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;

(f) The Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja 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:
CHIEF REGISTRAR,
CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL,
NO 36. P.O.W MAFEMI CRESCENT, UTAKO DISTRICT, ABUJA