Center For Management Development (CMD)- Pre-Qualification, Invitation To Tender And Expression Of Interest (EOI) For 2024 Capital And Zonal Intervention Projects (127 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH MARCH, 2024
CENTER FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (CMD)
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, NO. 48 AGADEZ CRESCENT
OFF AMINU KANO CRESCENT, WUSE 2, ABUJA
PRE-QUALIFICATION, INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2024 CAPITAL AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Centre for Management Development (CMD) was established as the operational arm of the Nigeria Council for Management Development (NCMD), it is a foremost public sector management development institute under the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. The Centre intends to undertake the procurement of the under-listed goods, works, and services.

Accordingly, interested reputable firms are hereby invited to submit bids for goods, works, and services as provided under the 2024 capital appropriation budget/zonal intervention.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES, GOODS & WORKS PREQUALIFICATION
CATEGORY A: SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Potential bidders are required to submit the following documents;
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 BN1 is also acceptable for service;
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 2024
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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, 2024;
f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Centre for Management Development 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

h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
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 such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;

k) Services: evidence of firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional bodies such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON
etc;
l) Payment of grants: evidence of CBN’s current payment solution service provider license;
m) 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;
n) For supply of other equipment: Letter of Authorization as representatives of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs);
o) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;

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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Companies are requested to collect the Tender documents from the Procurement Unit, between 10:00am to 4:00pm only on working days upon a payment of non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 only per Lot. Procedure: Make payment online via Remita Account Number 220019001, OF THE CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT and Photocopy of the Payment Receipt must be
attached to the tender documents during submission.

5. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
The prospective bidders are to submit bid for Lots desired, a hard copy each of technical and financial bide packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical bid” or “Financial bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed Envelope addressed to: THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE
HEADQUARTERS, NO.48AGADAZ CRESCENT, OFF AMINU KANO, WUSEL, and ABUJA.
The document shall be clearly marked with the name of project and Lot number.

Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and deposited in the Bid Box located at the reception of the Centre for Management Development’s Head office not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday 19th March 2024. Please ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Unit as the CMD will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION
Interested Firms in Service and pre-qualification are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI)2 for each of the Lot desired, in hard copies each (one original & One copy). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 5th March, 2024.

Prospective bidders for prequalification are to submit prequalification document for the lot in hard copies each (one original & One copy). The bid should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon than Tuesday, 5 March, 2024.

7. OPENING OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI/PRE-QUALIFICATION and technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 5th MARCH, 2024and 12:00 noon Tuesday 19th MARCH, 2024, respectively at CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, N0.48 AGADAZ CRESCENT, OFF, AMINU KANO, WUSE2, ABUJA.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. All submission must be made in English language
ii. No bidder should bid for more than 2 lots in total
iii. The agency is not under any obligation to accept the lowest bid.

9. DISCLAIMER
a. Late submission will be returned un-opened.
b. False claims and failure to comply with the instructions above or to provide any of the listed documents shall automatically lead to disqualification
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Bids documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
e. Goods & works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
f. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
g. Prequalification: only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
h. The Centre for Management Development 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
MANAGEMENT
CENTER FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT