DEADLINE: 2ND JULY, 2024
NIGERIAN SHIPPER’S COUNCIL (NSC)
4, OTUNBA AYODELE SOYODE LANE (FORMERLY PARK LANE), APAPA LAGOS
PHONE: 08110516130, 09090077334,
EMAIL: procurement@shipperscouncil.gov.ng www.shipperscouncil.gov.ng
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, a Federal Government Parastatal under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, in line with the Procurement Act of 2007, hereby invites reputable and experienced consultants to express interest in the development and implementation of an Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) for the Nigerian Shippers Council.
2. SCOPE/PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The project aims to implement an Enterprise Content Management System that will streamline document management processes at the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC). The ECMS will enable the capture, management, storage, preservation and access of documents, while automating document workflows throughout their lifecycle.
The eligibility consulting firm(s) may associate as a group or consortium, with a lead firm, having technical and financial capability should submit an Expression of Interest detailing the following minimum requirements as a basis for prequalification.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7; business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for consultancy 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
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 Nigerian Shippers Council 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 the bidders do not have any director who 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 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) Evidence of firms’ registration/accreditation with computer professionals registration council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
i) 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;
j) 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
k) Company’s Audited account for the last three years; 2021, 2022 & 2023;
l) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
m) 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);
n) 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
Interested bidders are to submit three (3) bound copies of the Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above a to l. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer
Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC)
4, Otunba Ayodele Soyade Lane,
(Formerly Park Lane) Apapa, Lagos
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 dropped into the consultancy services box located in the procurement unit, 2nd floor, B wing after its registration on the 2nd floor, not later than 11:00am on Tuesday, 2nd July, 2024.
5. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI will be opened immediately after the submission of deadline at 10:00am on Tuesday 2nd July, 2024, at the training room 2nd floor, shippers Towers, Apapa Lagos. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the procurement unit, 2nd floor of the same shippers’ towers.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
ii. EOI submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened.
iii. All cost will be borne by the bidders
iv. The EOIs 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;
v. Only shortlisted applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
vi. The Nigerian Shippers’ Council is not bound to pre-qualify 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
