National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC)- Invitation For Tender And Expression Of Interest For Project And Service Under 2024 Capital Budget Of The Agency (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 26TH JULY & 19TH AUGUST, 2024
NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE (NSCC)
No. 7 MOUNDOU STREET, WUSE II, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECT AND SERVICE UNDER 2024 CAPITAL BUDGET OF THE AGENCY

1. INTRODUCTION :
National Senior Citizen Center Intends To Carry Out Procurement Of Goods And Services Under Its 2024 Capital Budget. It hereby invites submission for tender and expression of interest from interested and competent contractors and consultants with cognate experience wishing to participate in the bidding process in any of the areas listed in 2.0 below.

2. SCOPE OF GOODS/SERVICES:

3. The Contractor And Consultants Will Be Required For Under Listed Projects And Services. Interested Contractor And Consultants Are Expected To Indicate Their Areas Of Competence And Interest.
4. A: INVITATION TO TENDER

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested contractors and consultants should submit the following documents for consideration:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1). Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
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 for the Last three (3) years (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs 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 Nigerian 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 Senior Citizens Centre 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 of financial impropriety or criminal misinterpretation 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 petitions or proceedings;

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. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature and complexity), executed in the last five (5) years including Letters
k. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional Qualifications
l. Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory body (ies) such as MDCN, NITDA, &CPN, etc.
m. For supply equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the original Equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
n. For joint Venture/ Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating lead Partner should be provided (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 Headed 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 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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Head of procurement unit, National Senior Citizens Centre, No. 7 Moundou Street, Wuse II, Abuja, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of 10,000.00 ( Ten Thousand naira only) per Lot, paid into Office of Head Of Civil service of The Federation (OHCSF)’ Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Prospective Bidders Are To Submit In Two (2) Hard Copies Each Of The Technical And Financial Bids With Soft Copy Of Financial Bids 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 The Director General, National Senior Citizens Centre, No 7 Moundou Street, Wuse II, Abuja And Clearly Marked With Lot Bided For. Furthermore, The Reverse Of The Sealed Envelope Should Bear The Name And Address Of The Bidder And Dropped In The Designated Tender Box In The Office Of The Medical Director Not Later Than 12:00 Noon Monday, 19th August, 2024.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI (SERVICES)
Interested Firms in services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon Friday, 26th July, 2024.

7. OPENING OF EOI& TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon Friday, 26th July, 2024 and noon Monday, 19th August, 2024, respectively, at the National Senior citizens center training room, 1st Floor, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened, please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission register I the procurement’s office, 1st floor as the National Senior citizens center will not be held liable for nay misplaced or wrongly submitted bid. For further enquires please contact the procurement unit! on 08035879037 or 08137801612.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOI submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more one (1) Lot;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
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/EOI opening online;
f. Goods: 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
g. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
h. The National Senior citizens center is not bound to shortlist 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 Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed:
Director General
National Senior Citizens Center