DEADLINE: 8TH AUGUST, 2023
CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION
PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI): ENGAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, mandates the Corporate Affairs Commission to regulate and supervise the formation, incorporation, registration, management and winding-up of companies in Nigeria.
In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Commission hereby invites competent Consultants to submit Expression of Interest for Engagement as External Auditors.
(2.0) SCOPE OF SERVICE
| S/N | LOT NO. | DETAILS |
| 1. | LOT 1 | Engagement of External Auditors |
(3.0) ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:-
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN 1 is also acceptable;
(b) Evidence of filing of up to date Annual Returns to Corporate Affairs Commission including Certified Extract of Status Report;
(c) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023; with minimum average annual turnover of N20 million;
(d) 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);
(e) 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);
(f) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
(g) 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.;
(h) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;
(i) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation;
(j) Evidence of practice Licence issued by ICAN, ANAN or any other related regulatory professional body(ies);
(k) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Corporate Affairs 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 proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
(l) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2020, 2021 & 2022;
(m) Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(n) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
(o) 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;
(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 EOI
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja and clearly marked “Engagement of External Auditors”. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box at The Registrar General’s Office, 6th Floor Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja not later than 12:00 Noon Tuesday, 8 August, 2023.
(5.0) OPENING OF EOIs
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after deadline for submission at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, 8 August, 2023, at the Commission’s Multi-Purpose Hall, 2nd Floor, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of The Registrar General, 6th Floor Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, as the Corporate Affairs Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head (Procurement) on e-mail: procurement@cac.gov.ng
(6.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) EOI submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(c) All costs 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 shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(f) The Corporate Affairs Commission is not bound to 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
REGISTRAR-GENERAL
CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION
