Servicom Presidency- Expression Of Interest/Pre-Qualification For The Execution Of 2024 Capital Budget Of Servicom Office Presidency (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH MAY, 2024
SERVICOM PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE III,
FIRST FLOOR, PMB 622, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2024 CAPITAL BUDGET OF SERVICOM OFFICE PRESIDENCY

1. INTRODUCTION
The Servicom Presidency, in compliance with requirement of the Public Procurement Act 2007, invites interested, competent contractors/consultants with proven experience and good records of accomplishment to indicate interest to commence the execution of 2024 Capital Appropriation.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES/GOODS

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All submissions must be accompanied with 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. Business name with form BN1 is also acceptable;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024 with minimum average annual turnover of N30 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 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 Servicom Presidency 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 (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 qualification;
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) Services: Evidence of firm’s current registration/accreditation with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Centre for Management Development for Training services., NITDA & CPN for ICT;
m) Lot 8: letter of Authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
n) 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);
o) 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/PREQUALIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest EOI/Pre-qualification documents as applicable, separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to National Coordinator/CEO (SERVICOM) and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the 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 in room 115 SERVICOM office, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, First Floor Central Business District Abuja Not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 29th May, 2024.

5. OPENING OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The EOI and Pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 29th May, 2024, at SERVICOM Conference Room at the first floor Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Central Business District, Abuja. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register as SERVICOM will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. All CAC, PENCOM, ITF, NSITF, Tax Clearance certificate and all other documents submitted shall be referred to security and other relevant agencies for authentication;
ii. Any bidder whose submission does not strictly adhere to the above instructions will be disqualified.
iii. This advertisement does not constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of SERVICOM nor does it entitle any person to make any claim what so ever from SERVICOM for having responded to the advertisement.
iv. Documents to be submitted MUST be bound with spiral binder.
v. The EOI/ 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;
vi. Bidders can submit through Post (courier service)
vii. Services: only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
viii. 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;
ix. The SERVICOM 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
NATIONAL COORDINATOR/CEO (SERVICOM)