DEADLINE: 6TH AUGUST, 2024
NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (NIALS)
A HUB OF RESEARCH AND ADVANCED STUDIES IN LAW IN NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) is Nigeria’s apex institution for research and advanced studies in law. It was a brainchild of the legal academic community established in March 1979. One of the main ideas in founding the institute was to establish it as the center for advanced legal research for all Nigerian Universities with Faculties of Law, so that all postgraduate work could be undertaken there under the joint auspices of the most experienced and learned academic lawyers available in the country, whether Indigenous or foreign. The library would be the best-equipped collection of law books and publications. This would, no doubt, assist in resolving the difficulties hampering the organization of postgraduate studies needed to fill in the gaps in the training of Nigerian lawyers at the time. NIALS in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, wishes to invite interested, competent and reputable contractors with relevant experience and good record of accomplishment to submit prequalification documents as follows:
2. WORKS
LOT NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT LOCATION Lot 1 Construction Of 2 Units of Lecture Theaters – Lot 1A, Lot 1B And Lot 1C Zaria, Kaduna State Lot 2 Construction Of 1 Unit Of Administrative Building – Lot 2A, Lot 2B, Lot 2C And Lot 2D Zaria, Kaduna State Lot 3 Construction Of DG’s Residence With Quarters For Aides Zaria, Kaduna State Lot 4 Furnishing Of DG’s Residence And 3 Units Terrace For Lecturers Zaria, Kaduna State Lot 5 Construction Of A Modern Library – Lot 5A And 5B Zaria, Kaduna State Lot 6 Construction Of Terrace Of 3units For Lecturers Zaria, Kaduna State
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including, form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate ) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024; with minimum average annual turnover of N2Billion for Lot 1 & 5 and N1Billion for Lots 2,3,4 and 6;
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 bidder whose number of staff is 5 and above or 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 31st December 2024; or valid certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn affidavit
- Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former of present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bids 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 of bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings.
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2021, 2022, 2023;
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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
j. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (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. List of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/ lease agreement;
m. For joint venture/partnership, memorandum of understanding should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension clearance certificate, ITF compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance certificate, IRR and 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 authorized officer of the firm.
4. SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of prequalification documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Director-General, Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Supreme Court Complex, Three Arm Zone, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and the lot number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the Name and Address of the bidder and dropped in designated Tender box in the office of the Director-General not later than 12:00noon, Tuesday 6th August 2024.
5. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00noon, Tuesday 6th August 2024 in the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Supreme Court Complex, Three Arm Zone, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representative. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Director-General, as the institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. The 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;
e. 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 return un-opened;
f. Arrangement of technical documents in hard copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical document should have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be found. Failure to comply with the directive will result in disqualification of the bidder;
g. The Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annual the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES
