DEADLINE: 21ST JULY, 2025
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA (NICN)
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in compliance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007 invites competent and experienced Contractors/Consultants to apply for the under-listed projects appropriated in the 2025 Capital Appropriation:
2. SCOPE OF SERVICE:
- LOT 1A: CONSULTANT ON PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM 1.5MW FOR NICN OFFICE COMPLEX (ABUJA)
- LOT 2A: CONSULTANT ON PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM 1000MW FOR NICN OFFICE COMPLEX (LAGOS)
2.1 SCOPE OF WORK:
- LOT 1B: RENOVATION OF NICN OFFICE COMPLEX (YOLA) ADAMAWA STATE
- LOT 2B: RENOVATION OF NICN JUDGE’S QUARTER (CALABAR) CROSS RIVER STATE
- LOT 3B: RENOVATION OF NICN JUDGE’S QUARTER (PORT-HARCOURT) RIVER STATE
- LOT 4B: PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM 1.5MW FOR NICN OFFICE COMPLEX (ABUJA)
- LOT 5B: PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM 1000MW FOR NICN OFFICE COMPLEX (LAGOS)
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders shall submit the following documents, and without any of the under-listed requirements, the Company will automatically be disqualified:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1).
b. Evidence of current Annual Returns to Corporate Affairs Commission.
c. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31<sup>st</sup> December, 2025, with a minimum average annual turnover of N100 Million for lots 1A & 2A and N200 Million for lots 1B & 5B.
d. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above)
e. Evidence of Current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (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);
f. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
g. Letter of authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
h. Evidence of license issues by the relevant professional bodies and certifications (NEMSA) Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency.
i. Evidence Of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate Issued by BPP.
j. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Court of Nigeria 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 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 or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
k. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023, 2024 duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
l. Reference Letter addressed to the Chief Registrar, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
m. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional Qualifications such as Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer and Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer.
n. evidence of firm current registration with relevance regulatory professional bodies such as QSRBN, COREN (i.e. Electrical and Civil) applicable only for services;
o. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (3) years including Letters of Awards, Job Completion Certificates, and photographs of the projects.
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 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)
q. 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 companies are to submit two (2) bound of pre-qualification documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:
The Chief Registrar,
National Industrial Court of Nigeria,
First Floor Room 122, No 1 Babatunde Adejumo Street Area 3, Garki, 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 not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 21st July, 2025.
5. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS:
The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 21st July, 2025 at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria 2nd FLOOR, COURT ROOM 2, in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. late submissions will be returned un-opened.
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders
d. Technical Bid should be very clear about the bidder’s areas and proven competence and interest.
e. If any information provided is found to be false at any stage of the exercise, it will lead to outright disqualification of the Firm/Company.
f. Only pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents.
g. This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, nor shall it entitle the submitting Company to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the National Industrial Court of Nigeria by virtue of such Company having responded to this advert.
h. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria 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:
CHIEF REGISTRAR
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA.
