Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)- Invitation To Submit Tender For Year 2023 Projects Of Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 10TH JULY, 2023
NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION (NIDCOM)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, PHASE 1, ANNEX 1, ABUJA
INVITATION TO SUBMIT TENDER FOR YEAR 2023 PROJECTS OF NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abuja, a Parastatal under FMFA in keeping with its mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, invites reputable contractors/firms/companies with proven competence and experience to tender for the under-listed projects provided for under Federal Government Intervention Funds.

(2.0) SCOPE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested vendors shall submit the following minimum verifiable requirements to be eligible for consideration.

(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 N20 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 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerians in Diaspora 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 proceeding 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 (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) 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);

(m) 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) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective Bidders are requested to collect Bid Documents from the office of the Head Procurement, 2nd floor Room 3B 2.25, Federal Secretariat, Phase 1, Abuja, upon evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per lot. Payment shall be made to NIDCOM’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. After payment, Teller shall be taken to the NIDCOM Finance and Account Department for issuance of receipt for the collection of Bidding Documents.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Technical documents shall be enclosed in a separate envelope (marked Technical) and Financial Bid in another envelope (marked Financial). The two separate envelopes shall be enclosed in one sealed outer envelope clearly marked “INVITATION TO TENDER” STATING THE “Lot No”, company name and the “Project Title”. The technical bid and the financial bid shall be submitted in duplicate on or before 12:00 noon Monday, 10 July, 2023 to the address below:

The Head Procurement, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, 2nd floor, Room 3B 2.25, Federal Secretariat Phase 1, Abuja.

(6.0) OPENING OF THE TECHNICAL BIDS
Only Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the submission deadline at 12:00 noon Monday, 10 July, 2023 at NIDCOM Head Office, 2nd floor, Phase 1, Federal Secretariat, Abuja, while the financial bids shall be kept un-opened.

Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement as Nigerians in Diaspora Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bid. For all enquiries, You can reach us with this email procurement@nidcom.gov.ng

(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) All bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for the submission would be returned un-opened;

(c) The documents should be arranged in the order listed in 3.0 above and clearly separated by dividers;

(d) Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) lot;

(e) All costs would be borne by bidders;

(f) The Technical 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 bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(g) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(h) 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;

(i) NIDCOM is not bound to qualify any consultant 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
HEAD – PROCUREMENT
FOR: CHAIRMAN/CEO
NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION