National Pension Commission (NPC)- Request For Expression Of Interest (EOI) For Projects Execution (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 28TH DECEMBER, 2023
NATIONAL PENSION COMMISSION (NPC)
PLOT 174 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRESCENT, WUSE 2, ABUJA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 invites reputable, experienced and interested consultants to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for the provision of the under-listed services.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES: CONSULTANCY SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7, business name with BN1 is also acceptable;
b) 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; 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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Pension Commission 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

h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 and 2022);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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 etc;
k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letters of awards, valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the projects;
l) ICT Jobs: Evidence of firm’s registration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and computer professionals Registration Council of Nigeria
m) 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);
n) 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.

NOTE

• Documents to be submitted in fulfillment of the requirements should be arranged in the order listed.
• EOIs should be paginated with table of content indicating the pages on which items are to be found.
• No bidder should bid for more than two (2) lots. Any bidder who bids for more than two (2) lots will be disqualified from all the lots.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Prospective Consultants are to enclose two (2) copies of Expression of Interest (Eol) including one original copy in a sealed envelope clearly stating the “Project Name” and “Lot No” on the top right-hand corner of the envelope with the name of the company on the reverse side of the envelope and addressed to:
The Director-General
National Pension Commission
Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse 2, Abuja
The EOI documents are to be dropped in the Bid Box at the Procurement Department, 3 Floor of the National Pension Commission, Plot 174 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse 2. Abuja not later than:

5. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
All EOls will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission in the presence of the Consulting firms or their representatives at the Commission’s meeting room as follows:

6. ENQUIRY
All enquiries should be directed in writing to:
The Director General
National Pension Commission
174 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja
Further clarifications can be sought between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm from the Procurement Department at the Commission’s Head Office or call Telephone Number 07015445557 or via Email: procurement@pencom.gov.ng

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Only shortlisted Consultants at EOI Evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
ii. Any EOI submitted in the wrong place shall be disqualified.
iii. Late submissions shall be returned un-opened.
iv. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of PenCom to appoint any consultant nor shall it entitle any consultant submitting documents to claim any indemnity from PenCom.
v. PenCom reserves the right to take a decision on any of the documents received.
vi. Any form of canvassing from any source whatsoever shall result in immediate disqualification;
vii. PenCom reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any claims on the documents received.
viii. PenCom will only correspond with authorized officers of the successful company, not agents or persons acting on its behalf.
ix. PenCom is not bound to shortlist any vendor and reserves the right to annul the process at any time without incurring liabilities and assigning any reason thereof in line with Section 28 of the PPA, 2007.

Signed
Management
National Pension Commission