Public Service Institute Of Nigeria (PSIN)- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution

DEADLINE: 6TH JANUARY, 2024
PUBLIC SERVICE INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA (PSIN)
(OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION)
KM12, ABUJA-KUBWA EXPRESSWAY, DUTSEN-ALHAJI JUNCTION, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
The Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) hereinafter referred to as “institute” is a parastatal under the (office of the head of the Civil Service of the federation and has obtained intervention fund, in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the institute hereby invites interested, experienced and competent contractors to submit bids for the implementation as follows:

2. THE SCOPE OF WORK

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement process:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the Last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
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 ₦50Million 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 public service institute of Nigeria or 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;

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 certificates such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature and complexity), executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and photographs of the project;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. 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
Interested companies are to collect standard bidding document from the office of the procurement unit, public service institute of Nigeria, dutse-alhaji junction, along kubwa express way, Abuja, procurement unit room 210, 2nd floor on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of 10,000.00 per lot, paid into the public service institute of Nigeria’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, and obtain treasury receipt obtained from the central pay office of the public service institute of Nigeria for each lot.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER 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 bid” or “financial bid” . Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the secretary, parastatal tender’s board, public service institute of Nigeria, dutse-alhaji junction, along kubwa express way, 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 Muhammad Buhari Auditorium syndicate room “A” not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 6th January, 2024.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 6th January, 2024, in the muhammadu buhari auditorium, syndicate room A on the 2nd floor 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 head, public service institute of Nigeria as the public service institute of Nigeria will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. All CAC, VAT, PENCOM, BPP IRR, ITF, TAX certificates and bank reference letter may be referred to security agencies and other relevant bodies for verification;
b. Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder
c. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. Only 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;
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at the 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. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through post (courier services) bids submitted through post must be received before the deadline for submission of bids, otherwise the bid will be returned un-opened;
h. The Public Service Institute of Nigeria 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:
Administrative/CEO
Public Service Institute of Nigeria