Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC)- Invitation To Tender (ITT) For The Execution Of Projects Under The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) 2024 Budget (21 Lots)

DEADLINE: 19TH AUGUST, 2024
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (NCC)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY
HEAD OFFICE, PLOT 423, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, ABUJA, FCT
www.ncc.gov.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR THE EXECUTION OF PROJECTS UNDER THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC) 2024 BUDGET

1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. Pursuant to its statutory mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the NCC under its 2024 budget hereby invites qualified, competent, and reputable contractors, and vendors to bid for the following works and goods:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS AND GOODS

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
All tenders must comply with the requirements of Public Procurement Act, 2007 and interested bidders must submit the following documents in their technical bids:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. CTC of articles and memorandum of association of the company. It must show that the company has ICT related activities as part of its objectives (ICT objectives not a requirement for non-ICT projects and goods)
c. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the Last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024;
d. 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);
e. 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 ₦50Million and above);
f. Evidence of Nigerian social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate Valid till 31st December 2024;
g. 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;
h. Sworn Affidavit:

• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian communication 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 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;
• (Bidders are required to enclose receipt of fees paid for the sworn affidavit).

i. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2021,2022,2023;
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. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of Academic/Professional qualification such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
l. Possession of appropriate NCC license for all telecommunications specific projects.
m. ICT JOBS: Evidence of company’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body (ies) such as NITDA/CPN/information communication technology.
n. Electricity jobs: evidence of current license issued by Nigerian electricity management services agency (NEMSA);
o. For supply of equipment: letter of authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
p. 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;
q. Works: list of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/ lease agreement;
r. For joint Venture/ Partnership, the following documents must be provided for each JV partner: memorandum of understanding (MoU), CAC, tax clearance certificate, pension compliance certificate, ITF compliance certificate, NSITF clearance certificate, IRR & affidavit.
NOTE: NOT MORE THAN TWO COMPANIES SHOULD FORM A JOINT VENTURE
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. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
Where applicable, prospective bidders must procure hardware devices such as laptops and desktops only from National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) certified original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the standard Bidding Document (SBD) from room 217, 2nd floor, procurement department, NCC on evidence of payments of non-refundable Tender Fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. Evidence of payment MUST be submitted to the financial services department, NCC for the tender fee receipt, which must be presented to the procurement department for the issuance of bid document.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
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” or “financial bid”. Thereafter, put two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Head, Procurement Department, 2nd Floor, Room 219, Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office, Plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, 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 at the procurement department, 2nd floor, room 219, Nigerian Communications Commission head office, plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja not later than 10:00am on Monday, 19th August, 2024.

7. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 19th August, 2024, at the Nigerian Communications Commission head office, plot 423 Aguiyi ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of procurement department, 2nd floor, room 219, Nigerian Communications Commission head office, plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, as the Nigerian Communications Commission will not be held Liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the nccprocurement@ncc.gov.ng

8. BID BOND
All bids at the sum of ₦300 million and above for works and ₦100 million and above for goods shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount not more than 2% of the bid prioce by way of bank guarantee issued by a reputable bank acceptable to NCC in line with section 26(1) of the public procurement act, 2007.

9. 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. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. COMBINING TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS IN THE SAME ENVELOPE WITHOUT FIRST SEALING THEM IN SEPARATE ENVELOPES AS INSTRUCTED WILL LEAD TO AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.
f. NCC will assume no responsibility for the content of tamper evident bids or for non-compliance with this instruction. Bids that do not comply with this instruction may be returned;
g. Kindly note that submissions may be subjected to verification from relevant authorities. Fake documents and false declaration may be forwarded to the relevant authorities for prosecution.
h. Bidders can submit through post (courier services), however, all EOIs must be received on or before the deadline for submission;
i. 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;
j. This advertisement is published for information purposes and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the NCC to award contract;
k. 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;
The NCC 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 Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed:
Executive Vice Chairman/CEO
Nigerian Communications Commission
Plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja,
Tel: +234-9-461-7000-29 Fax: + 234-9-461-7514
Toll Free No: 622. E-Mail: Ncc@Ncc.Gov.Ng
www.ncc.gov.ng