DEADLINE: 29TH DECEMBER, 2023
FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR 2023 PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal High Court of Nigeria wishes to prequalify competent contractors and other service providers who wish to tender for jobs in the various areas specified below and accordingly invites interested parties who are competent, experienced and reputable to apply.
The services are required in our offices, courts and official residences all over the country’s (38) Judicial divisions including Abuja. Below are areas to apply for pre-qualification.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS AND SERVICES
THE AREAS OF SERVICES REQUIRED
CATEGORY A: WORKS AND GOODS
| LOT 1: FHC/CAP/RCBQ/001/2023 RENOVATION/REHABILITATION OF COURT BUILDINGS AND JUDGES QUARTERS | |
| Lot 1a | Renovation/Rehabilitation of Court Building |
| Lot 1b | Renovation/Rehabilitation of Judges Quarters |
| LOT 2: FHC/CAP/FRF/002/2023 SUPPLY OF OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE | |
| Lot 2a | Supply of office furniture |
| Lot 2b | Supply of Residential Furniture |
| CATEGORY B: CONSULTANCY SERVICES LOT 3: FHC/CAP/CON/003/2023 | |
| Lot 3 | Consultancy services for Court and Judges Buildings. |
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective companies shall submit the following documents and without any of which the company will automatically be disqualified:
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 or business name is also acceptable;
b) Evidence of current annual returns to Corporate Affairs Commission;
c) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2023;
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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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) Sworn affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal High Court of Nigeria or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
- That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
i) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 and 2022);
j) Bank Reference letter addressed to the Hon. Administrator, national Judicial Institute, Abuja from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k) Company’s profile with the curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their academic/professional qualifications eg Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and Civil Engineer
l) 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;
m) Category B: List of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement
n) Category A: Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN/QSRBN/ARCON/CORBON/SURCON etc
o) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, 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 submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of the Expression of Interest (EOI) separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to The Procurement Department, Federal High Court, Shehu Shagari Expressway, Abuja, and clearly marked with the project name & lot number. 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 Head of procurement not later than 12:00 noon on Friday 29th December, 2023.
5. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Please note that the opening of Expression of Interest commences immediately at 12:00 noon on Friday 29th December, 2023 at Hon. Justice Ukeje hall, Federal High Court, Abuja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the EOI submission register in the office of the Head of procurement, Federal High Court, Abuja as the court will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs.
6. SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of the prequalification documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to The Procurement Department, Federal High Court, Shehu Shagari Expressway, Abuja, and clearly marked with the project name & lot number. 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 Head of procurement not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 8th January, 2024.
7. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Please note that the opening of Expression of Interest commences immediately at 12:00 noon on Monday, 8th January, 2024 at Hon. Justice Ukeje hall, Federal High Court, Abuja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the EOI submission register in the office of the Head of procurement, Federal High Court, Abuja as the court will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
b. late submission would be returned unopened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders
d. If any information provided is found to be false at any stage of the exercise, it will lead to outright disqualification of the firm/company.
e. This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the Federal High Court of Nigeria nor shall it entitle the submitting company to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the National Judicial Institute by virtue of such company having responded to this advert.
f. The EOIs/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. Category A: only prequalified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents.
h. Category B: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
i. The Federal High Court of Nigeria is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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
THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA
