NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (NDE)
PLOT 1529, NO. 1, NOUAKCHOTT STREET, WUSE DISTRICT, ZONE 1, ABUJA.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2020 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS (ZIP)

INTRODUCTION
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in accordance with Public Procurement Act. 2007, invites competent and reputable Contractors/Suppliers/Consultants to Submit bids for the procurement of following Goods, Works and Services under the 2020 Capital Projects and Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP)

SCOPE OF GOODS, WORKS & SERVICES;

3. ELIGIBILITY/ REQUIREMENT
All Bidders must present the following
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAQ) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is acceptable for Consultancy Services
ii. 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 2020
iii. Evidence of current Pension Compliance valid till 31st December 2020;
iv. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December. 2020
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors. Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (RR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP,
vii. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any Officer of the relevant Committees of the National Directorate of Employment or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Stakeholder 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
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2017 2018 and 2019
ix. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed
x. Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications, e.g. COREN, QSRBN ARCON, CORBON etc;
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects:
xii. List of Plants /Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable)
xiii. For Supply of Equipment Letter of Authorisation from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs):
xiv. Training Evidence of Firm’s accreditation by Centre for Management Development (CMD)
xv. Consultancy Services Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant professional body(ies);
xvi. ICT jobs: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
xvii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably CSM 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 authorised Officer of the Firms.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR LOTS C, CZ & D
Interested Consultant shall submit one original and one photocopy of their expression in a sealed envelope clearly stating the name of the project and the Lot Number, Addressed to: The Director-General National Directorate of Employment Plot 1529, No 1, Nouakchott Street, Wuse, Zone 1 Abuja Name of the Company should be written on the reverse side of the Envelope.

5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Tender documents are obtainable from the office of the Director Procurement, National Directorate of Employment Plot 1529, No 1, Nouakchott Street, Wuse, Zone 1, Abuja on the 3rd floor room 324 upon presentation of non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) payable in any Bank via Remita per LOT only to National Directorate of Employment. Please NOTE that no Contractor/Company shall bid for more than Two (2) Lots. Name of the Company should be written on the reverse side of the Envelope

6. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENT (GOODS & WORKS)
Technical and Financial Bids shall be submitted in TWO separate sealed envelopes enclosed in one big sealed envelope clearly stating the names and LOT number at the top right corner of the envelope and addressed as follows The Director-General, National Directorate of Employment, Plot 1529, No 1, Nouakchott Street, Wuse, Zone 1, Abuja.
7. SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND OPENING OF BIDS/EOI
Submission deadlines are as follows:

LOT NO.DEADLINETECHNICAL BIDS/EOI OPENINGVENUE
C CZ & D10:00am on 14th Sep. 202010:00am on 14th Sep. 2020TREASURE SUITES, Opposite Federal Ministry of Justice, Maitama, Abuja
A1 – A7212 noon on 12th Oct. 202012 noon on 12th Oct. 2020TREASURE SUITES, Opposite Federal Ministry of Justice, Maitama, Abuja
AZ1 – AZ7412 noon on 13th Oct. 202012 noon on 13th Oct. 2020TREASURE SUITES, Opposite Federal Ministry of Justice, Maitama, Abuja
B1 – B35 & BZ1 – BZ3512 noon on 14th Oct. 202012 noon on 14th Oct. 2020TREASURE SUITES, Opposite Federal Ministry of Justice, Maitama, Abuja

All Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission as indicated above. All contractors, service providers and/ or their representatives, relevant professional bodies and NG0s are invited to witness the opening exercise through virtual. Late submission shall be returned unopened.

8. NOTE
a. All submitted documents may be referred to relevant agencies for verification.
b. The NDE reserves the right to reject any or all the submissions that do not meet up with all the requirements as specified.
c. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Directorate nor shall it entitle a bidder to make any claims and/ or seek any indemnity from NDE by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement
d. Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public) shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency:
e. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services):
f. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened
g. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
h. NDE is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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:
Management