Federal Capital Territory Administration
Tender Board Secretariat Procurement Department
Invitation for Expression of Interests for the Design of Transportation and the Interchanges in Abuja, and for the Feasibility Study and Conceptual Design of Lots 4, 5, and 6 of Abuja Mass Transit Network
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through the Transportation Secretariat is inviting competent and interested Companies /Consultants to submit documents for the Expression of interests in the following Projects;
1. The Design of Transportation and Interchange Centres in Abuja:-The scope of the design works includes:
i) Feasibility study of the Transit ways within the Central Areas
ii) Preliminary engineering design of Transportation Centre and the interchange in the Central Area of the Abuja City;
iii) Final design of the Transportation and the interchange Centre;
iv) Production and submission of the necessary reports and bid documents
2. The Feasibility Study and Conceptual Design of Lots 4, 5 and 6 of Abuja Mass Transit Network:-
The scope of the design works includes:
i) Feasibility study of the Mass Transit corridors within the Abuja City and their links to the Satellite towns in FCT and National Rail Networks:
ii) conceptual design of lots 4, 5 and 6 of Abuja Rail Mass Transit System
iii) Production and submission of the necessary reports and drawings
A. The Prequalification Requirements:
i) Evidence of registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Articles of memorandum of Association;
ii) Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years ending December, 2011;
iii) Evidence of registration with Pension Commission and up to date remittance of employee contributory pension funds as provided in Section 16 Subsection 6 (D) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
iv) Up to date evidence of Annual returns with CAC, and note that due diligence could be conducted;
v) Verifiable documentary evidences of similar jobs that had been successfully executed within the last five (5) years. Copies of letters of award of contracts and job completion certificates to be attached for consideration;
vi) Evidence of Audited Account for the last three (3) years by a Chartered Accounting Firm;
vii) Letter authorizing FCTA to cross check the Company’s account;
viii) Original current bank reference letter, and Statement of account of the Company from a reputable Nigerian Bank for the last twelve (12) months;
ix) Sworn affidavit in compliance with the provisions of Part IV Section 16, Sub-section 6 (a and f) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
x) List of equipment for the project whether owned, to be hired or leased and their locations;
xi) Company profile showing the list of key personnel (officers) and their respective schedules of duties in the company including academic/ professional qualifications and certificates. All copies of their credentials are required to be endorsed in BLUE INK by the individual officer and counter signed by an authorized signatory of the company;
xii) Work plan and technology capacity.
B. Submission:
The documents must be orderly arranged as stated above and loose – bound. The submission should be in triplicate and placed in one sealed envelope containing the original and two other copies and clearly marked either “Expression of Interest for Design of Transportation Centre and the Interchange Centre in Abuja” or “Expression of Interest for the for the Feasibility Study and Conceptual Design of Lots 4, 5, and 6 Abuja Mass Transit Network”. The document should be deposited in the Tender Box at the office of the Secretary, FCT Tenders Board Secretariat, Room 043, First Floor, Block “B”, FCT procurement Department, FCTA Secretariat, Kapital Road, Area 11, Garki-Abuja on or before 17th October 2011 by 12.00 noon.
NOTE:
i) The representatives of the bidding Companies and interested members of Public especially Civil Rights Organizations are invited to witness the opening of the Tender at 200pm on the same day 17th October, 2011 at Room G9, FCT Archives and History Bureau, near AGIS, Area 11, Garki-Abuja
ii) Representatives of the firms are to come along to the venue of the opening with a letter of introduction indicating name, rank and sample signature.
iii) This absence of either of the prequalification requirement (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be considered NON-Responsive and that automatically disqualifies the applicant for further consideration. Also, the original document or scanned copies the aforementioned requirements (i), (ii), and (iii) must be produced for sighting at the opening
iv) Only firms that score up to 70% and above shall be prequalified and so be invited to submit technical and financial proposal design work
v) Due diligence could be conducted on the firms have submitted prequalification documents. Therefore, the address of the Head office of the firms with its branch offices must be explicit.
vi) This advertisement shall not construed as a commitment on the part of FCTA nor shall it entitle responding companies to seek any indemnity from FCTA by virtue of such companies having responded to advertisement.
vii) FCTA is not bound to accept the lowest or any of the bids.
Signed: Management
