DEADLINE: 22ND AUGUST, 2023
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (NERC)
PLOT NO. 1387, CADASTRAL ZONE, A00, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA P.M.B 136, GARKI, ABUJA
TEL: +234-094621400, 094621410
WEBSITE: www.nerc.gov.ng
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was established by the ESPR Act, 2005 to create, promote, and preserve efficient industry and market structures and to ensure the optimal utilization of resources for the provision of electricity services in Nigeria. Experienced and competent consultants are invited to express interest for the Deployment of Cloud Infrastructure and Data Warehouse Components for the Data Aggregation Platform (DAP).
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
Scope of Service includes: Core Infrastructure Module: Cloud Provisioning, Data Warehouse Configuration and Testing/Quality Assurance.
- The details of the Service are as contained in the Request for Proposals to be issued later to successful Consultants at the Expression of Interest’s Stage.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Suitably qualified firms are invited to submit two (2) bound copies of 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 CAC,, or CAC, and CAC,. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable;
b) Copy 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 three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2023 with minimum average annual turnover of N500 million;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 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);
e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023;
f) Evidence of Firm’s 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 Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g) Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as ISO, COREN, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
h) Sworn Affidavit disclosing:
i. Whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory 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;
ii. That the company is not in receivership or about to be in receivership or not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company;
iii. That the company is not subject to any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any winding down petitions or proceedings;
iv. Not to have any Director who has been convicted in any country for criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter.
i) Company’s audited accounts for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 and 2022);
j) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed,
k) Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their practice Licence such as COREN, Nigeria Computer Society, Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) etc.
l) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last ten (10) years as prime contractor including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Contract Agreements, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.;
m) 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).
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter with the company/firm’s letterhead 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 authorized officer of the firm.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of expression of interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as follows:
The Chairman
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
Plot No. 1387, Cadastral Zone A00
Central Business District, Abuja.
The envelopes should be clearly marked (the name of the project). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be dropped in the designated Tender Box located at the Commission’s Registry Unit on the Ground Floor, Wing A not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
5.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EoI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for the submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 in the Commission’s Hearing Room Wing B, 4th floor, Plot No. 1387, Cadastral Zone, A00, Central Business District, Abuja. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Commission’s Registry Unit on the Ground floor, Wing A, as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “General Manager (Procurement)” on e-mail; maryam.abubakar@nerc.gov.ng and copy iniobong.umoru@nerc.gov.ng
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EoIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EoIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
d. The EoIs will be opened in the presence of Observers, CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the EoI opening online;
e. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services) but the Commission would not be liable to delivering at wrong address;
f. Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
g. The Commission is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED
Chairman
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
