National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)- Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest (EOI) For 2024 Capital Projects (32 Lots)

DEADLINE: 8TH & 22ND JULY, 2024
NATIONAL LOTTERY REGULATORY COMMISSION (NLRC)
PLOT 640 CADASTRAL ZONE B4,OFF MUSA YAR’ADUA WAY, JABI- ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER /EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2024 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) intends to execute projects as contained in the 2024 Appropriation Act. In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, and other extant guidelines on the award of contracts in the Federal Public Service. To achieve this, the Commision hereby invites experienced and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers to participate in the bidding process in any areas listed in the table below:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents in their technical profiles /EOI:
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7; (CAC1.1). Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Ser- vices:
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (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;
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 Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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 National Lottery Reg- ulatory Commission 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 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 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;
• that personnel and components to be used in the execution of the proposed Works, Goods and Services shall form at least 60% composition to comply with the FGN’s Policy on Local Content,

h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 2021, 2022 & 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’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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
m) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
n) Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CMD, etc.;
o) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
p) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compli- ance 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 (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Procurement Unit on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Lottery Regulatory Commission’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, 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”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to Director General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission Plot 640 Cadastral Zone B4, Off Musa Yar’adua Way, Jabi – Abuja 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 the office of the Head of Procurement unit of the Commission at 2nd Floor Plot 640 Cadastral Zone B4,Off Musa Yar’adua Way, Jabi- Abuja, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 22nd July, 2024.

6. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (Eol)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to Director General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission Plot 640 Cadastral Zone B4,Off Musa Yar’adua Way, Jabi- Abuja 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 the office of the Head of Procurement unit not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 8th July, 2024.

7. OPENING OF EOIs/TECHNICAL BIDS
The Eols and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday 8th July, 2024 and 12:00 noon on Monday 22nd July, 2024, respectively, at the Conference Room, 3rd Floor in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head of Procurement unit, as the Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
All enquiries are to be directed to:
Head of Procurement Unit,
National Lottery Regulatory Commission
2nd floor, Plot 640 Cadastral Zone B4, Off Musa Yar’adua Way, Jabi- Abuja

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder,
b. EOls/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
e. The EOIs/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;
f. Services: Only shortlisted Consultants at Eol’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
g. Goods & Works: 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 un-opened;
h. The National Lottery Regulatory Commission is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul any part or the entire Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

9. PLEASE NOTE THAT:
a. The Commission will verify any or all of the claims made by the applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanction that may be deemed necessary including prosecution in the law court;
b. Bidders who have worked for the Commission and have a history of poor performance, abandonment, termination and prolonged contract execution period need not apply.

Signed:
Director General
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Abuja.