Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)- Invitation To Tender (ITT) For Projects Execution (7 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH APRIL, 2024
NIGERIA EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (NEITI)
NEITI HOUSE, PLOT 121, DANLADI KIFASI STREET, OFF DORA AKUNYILI STREET, OFF NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA STREET, WUYE DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. PREAMBLE:
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), intends to undertake the procurement of goods & works approved under the 2024 Appropriation Act and hereby invites interested, competent and eligible contractors/suppliers to submit bids for the following procurements:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS

Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB)

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;

b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last (3) years valid till 31 December, 2024 with minimum average annual turnover of N30million;

c. Evidence of Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31″ 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 31″ December 2024. (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidders annual turnover is N50million and above);

e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December 2024;

f. Evidence of Registration on the National Data Base of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring 31/12/2024 or valid certificate issued by BPP.

g. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative 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 the bid are true and correct in all particulars
• that no Director has been convicted in any country for any criminal offences 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;

h. Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 2021, 2022 and 2023;

i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

j. Company profile with Curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project(s) including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as CPN & NITDA, COREN etc.;

k. Lots A3 & A4 and B1 & B2: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);

l. 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;

m. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS);

n. 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 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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office Head of Procurement Department, NEITI House, Plot 121, Danladi Kifasi Street, Off Dora Akunyili Street, Off Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Street, Wuye District, Abuja upon presentation of evidence of payment of a non- refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, payable to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)’s REMITA ACCOUNT in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. Receipt should be collected from the Accounts Department on successful payment to the Procurement Department for collection of the tender documents.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid in two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Therefore, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Executive Secretary, NEITI House, Plot 121, Danladi Kifasi Street, Off Dora Akunyili Street, Off Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Street, Wuye District, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the items and LOT number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at NEITI House, Plot 121, Danladi iKifasi Street, Off Dora Akunyili Street, Off Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Street, Wuye District, Abuja at 12:00 noon Monday, 29th April 2024.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 29th April 2024 at the NEITI Conference Room, NEITI House, Plot 121, Danladi Kifasi Street, Off Dora Akunyili Street, Off Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Street, Wuye District, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement Department at NEITI House, Plot 121, Danladi Kifasi Street, Off Dora Akunyili Street, Off Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Street, Wuye District, Abuja, as NEITI will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on e-mail address:

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un- opened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
iv. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
v. The technical bids will be opened in the presence of Civil Society Organisation’s and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bid opening online.
vi. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened;
vii. The NEITI is not bound to prequalify any applicant 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
The Executive Secretary, ΝΕΙΤΙ