Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)- Invitation To Tender For 2024 Capital Projects (25 Lots)

DEADLINE: 10TH JUNE, 2024
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE LIMITED (NIGCOMSAT)
OBASANJO SPACE CENTRE, LUGBE-ABUJA
(FEDERAL MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2024 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Communications Satellite, in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Acts, 2007, intends to undertake the execution of the under listed projects under the 2024 Capital Budget of the Agency. To this end, interested, experienced and competent Contractors/Service Providers are invited to tender for the execution of the Projects:

2. SCOPE OF GOODS AND WORKS AND SERVICES

CATEGORY A: GOODS (INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION)

 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents;
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7, Business name with form BN1 is acceptable for services
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates( or personal income tax clearance certificate of all the partners in case of Business name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024; with minimum average annual returns of N50 Million;
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)
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 Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, 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 country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsifications of fact relating to any matter.
• That 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 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) Evidence of local content in line with the presidential executive order 5 for the promotion of Nigeria Content in contracts relating to science, Technology and Engineering;
i) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021 , 2022 & 2023);
j) Reference letter 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 such as COREN /QSDRBN/ARCON/CORBON/SURCON etc;
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) Works: List of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
n) Evidence of local content in line with the presidential executive order 5 for the promotion of Nigeria Content in contracts relating to science, Technology and Engineering;
o) Services: evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional bodies such as Centre for Management Development (CMD);
p) IT jobs: evidence of firm’s current accreditation/registration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and computer professionals registration Council of Nigeria’
q) Vehicle: Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicle’
r) For Joint/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance 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 company/firm.
the pages or folios on which these items are to be found.

3. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS INVITATION TO TENDER
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document from procurement department, 3rd floor, NIGCOMSAT Limited, Abuja on presentation of a copy of original receipts of non-refundable tender fees of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand naira only) per lot paid into NIGOCOMSAT LTD remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

4. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS
INVITATION TO TENDER
Bidders are to submit for each of the desired lot, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids, with soft copy of the financial bid only in MS Excel packaged separately in two sealed envelopes and marked “TECHNICAL BID FOR LOT … Or FINANCIAL BID FOR LOT… at the top-left hand corner of each envelope with the company name indicated at the back of each envelope. Both envelopes should be sealed and placed in a third or bigger envelope marked with the lot number at top right corner and address to: The Managing Director,
Nigerian Communications Satellite LTD,
Obasanjo Space Centre, Umaru Musa Yar’adua Way, Abuja
on or before 11:00am on Monday, 10th June, 2024 at the designated box in the procurement department 3rd floor.

5. PRE-QUALIFICATION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Interested firms are to submit expression of interest (EOI)/Prequalification documents for each of the lot desired, in two (2) hard copies each (one original & one copy). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 11:00am on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024

6. OPENING OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission as follows;

at NIGCOMSAT ltd Auditorium.

Please ensure that you sign EOI/Bid Submission Register at the procurement Department, as NIGCOMSAT LTD, will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EOIs/bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
ii. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened
iii. Late submission will be returned un-opened.
iv. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots
v. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
vi. All documents submitted will be subjected to verification from the relevant agencies.
vii. Invitation to tender: 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;
viii. Consultancy services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
ix. Invitation for prequalification: only prequalified bidders would be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;.
x. This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of NIGCOMSAT Limited to enter into any form of contract with any company nor shall it entitle responding to bidders to seek any indemnity from NIGCOMSAT Limited by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement.
xi. All financial bids should be quoted in Naira (N) for all Nigerian companies, while foreign-based companies should avail themselves with the most current (prevailing) exchange rate;
xii. The Nigerian Communication Satellite LTD is not bound to prequalify any bidder 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
Management