DEADLINE: 10TH JULY, 2023
MINISTRY OF FINANCE INCORPORATED (MOFI)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE INCORPORATED
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) in the 2023 Appropriation Act for the execution of its mandate of managing all Federal Government’s investment interests, estates, easements and rights as an Asset Holding Company under the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. In order to achieve its mandate, MOFI wishes to apply part of the funds in its 2023 appropriation to procure Goods and Consultancy Services. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, (PPA) 2007, MOFI hereby invites interested, reputable and qualified Consultants to express interest and submit tender documents for the procurement of the following projects:
CATEGORY 1: GOODS
LOT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES LOCATION MOFI/PROC/G/23 Purchase Of Motor Vehicles (Various) MOFI, Abuja
CATEGORY 2: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
| LOT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES | LOCATION |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/1/23 | Consultancy Services Contract For The Development Of National Policy On Public Asset Management | MOFI, Abuja |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/2/23 | Transformation Management Office Operations | MOFI, Abuja |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/3/23 | Development Of National Assets Registry | MOFI, Abuja |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/4/23 | Corporate Branding And Communication | MOFI, Abuja |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/5/23 | Financial Accounting& Payroll Advisory Services | MOFI, Abuja |
| MOFI/PROC/CONS/6/23 | Development Of Enterprise And Investment Risk Management Framework For Mofi And Portfolio Companies | MOFI, Abuja |
(2) SCOPE OF SERVICES
The comprehensive scope of the projects as it relates to Goods and Consultancy Services as well as specification and quantifications concerning the works and the items to be supplied are as detailed in the Tender documents and Request for Proposals.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Ministry shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in public procurement whereby prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
(i) A forwarding letter signed by company representative stating the Corporate Affairs registration number at the top and names of all Directors at the bottom clearly specifying area of competence and interested category and Lot.
(ii) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation/registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1, or CAC2, and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN 1 is also acceptable for Services;
(iii) 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 (3) years (2020, 2021 2022) expiring 31 December, 2023;
(iv) 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);
(v) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 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);
(vi) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December 2023;
(vii) 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;
(viii) Unabridged company Audited Annual Report for the immediate past (3) years (2020, 2021 and 2022). Turnover in Audited Accounts must be the same in Tax Clearance Certificate otherwise the Company shall be disqualified;
(ix) A Sworn affidavit disclosing;
(a) that the bidder is neither in receivership nor a subject of insolvency/bankruptcy/winding up proceedings;
(b) That none of the bidder’s Directors has ever 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;
(c) Whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the MOFI or BPP is a former or present director, shareholder, or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder; and
(d) That all information presented in the bid is true and correct in all particulars.
(x) Evidence of experience in previous three (3) jobs of similar nature and complexities including award letters and Completion certificates in the area of the particular assignment in the immediate past three (3) years;
(xi) Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(xii) Company’s profile including CVs of key professionals, photocopies of relevant academic and professional qualifications with attestation of availability and contact phone numbers;
(xiii) Evidence of firm’s current registrations with relevant regulatory professional bodies) for Categories 2;
(xiv) Only companies that are on 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
(xv) Firms submitting as Joint Ventures (JVs) should include Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating the responsibility and duties of the individual firms constituting the JV as well as Names and Skills of Key Staff under each Company in the JV such that an informed judgment on the Firm’s Capacity in terms of Permanent or Borrowed Personnel can be determined.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Bid documents shall be collected from the Procurement Office at Room 038, Ground Floor, FMFBNP, Abuja.
(5) GUIDELINE SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND TENDER DOCUMENT
(a) All submissions must be in English Language;
(b) The completed Expression of Interest (EOI) are to be submitted in two (2) hard copies in a sealed tamper proof envelope, with the appropriate Project Title and Lot No. at the top right-hand corner; and addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Managing Director (MD),
Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), Abuja.
The closing date for submission of EOI for Consultancy Category 2 is on or before 12:00 noon, Monday, 26 June, 2023.
(c) The completed Technical and Financial bids for Categories 1 (2 hard copies and 1 soft copy) shall be submitted in two different sealed tamper proof envelopes and labelled “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. All the three (3) envelopes should bear the Company name at the reverse side while the “Project Name” and Lot No. at the Top Right-Hand corner of the envelope and addressed as in paragraph 5 (b) above and submitted in the same location, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 10 July, 2023.
(6) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
(6.1) The Technical bids for Categories 1 will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 10 July, 2023 at the ERPM Conference Hall, FMFBNP, Lower Ground Floor, in the presence of Bidders or their Representatives and Statutory observers, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
(6.2) The Expression of Interest documents for Categories 2 will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 26 June, 2023, at the ERPM Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor.
(7.0) ENQUIRIES
All enquiries should be directed to Assistant Director, Procurement (MOFI) via Phone no: 07088084128
NOTE
(i) The Ministry shall verify any or all the claims made by bidders and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false, in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary.
(ii) Bidders who have worked for the FMFBNP and have History of poor performance, abandonment or prolonged contract execution period need not apply;
(iii) All costs incurred in responding to this advertisement shall be borne solely by the Bidders;
(iv) All submission pages must be duly initialled by an authorised staff of the Company;
(v) Services: Only shortlisted bidders at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(vi) Goods: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(vii) Non-Compliance to the instructions will lead to disqualification.
(viii) EOI/Bid submitted late shall be returned un-opened;
(ix) The advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the MOFI nor shall it entitle the applicant to make any claim(s) whatsoever and /or seek any indemnity from MOFI by virtue of such applicant having responded to this advertisement;
(x) The EOI/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 EOI/bid opening online.
(xi) MOFI is not bound to pre-qualify/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
CEO/MD
Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI)
