Federal Inland Revenue Service
15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, P. M. B 33, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
Invitation for Pre-Qualification
Introduction:
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) invites prospective Contractor, Suppliers and Vendors to pre-qualify to undertake works, goods and other Services in the 2012 Financial Year
2. Areas of Need
Package 1 Supply of Operational Vehicles
Lot 1 Supply of operational vehicles Care
Lot 2 Supply of operational vehicles Buses
Lot 3 Supply of Ambulances
Lot 4 Supply of Trucks /Light duty vehicles
Prospective contractors for the above are required to be authorized distributors of the brand they are offering and to meet the general requirements in paragraph 3 below.
Package 2 Renovation/Construction of FIRS Office Buildings
Category A: Under N20m
Category B: N20m N50m
Category C: N50m N200m
Category D: N200m N500m
Category E: N501m & Above
Turnover must be evident on Tax Clearance Certificate Category desired must be supported by Turnover on the Tax Clearance. Officers of the prospective firms should all be registered with their relevant professional organizations
Package 3 Modernization of FIRS Offices
Lot 1 ICT:
A. Supply and installation of Computer and accessories:
B. Provision of Internet access and bandwidth:
C. Provision of Structured Local Area Network (LAN) Cabling.
D. Enterprise SAN storage:
E. Enterprise license agreement:
F. Other related services.
Contractors/Vendors/Service providers in this category are required to forward evidence of membership of the relevant computer association, society or organization
Lot 2 Supply and Installation of office equipment
A. Photocopiers,
B. Safes.
C: File Registry:
D: Refrigerators.
F. Shredding machines:
G. Scanners:
H. Water dispensers
Lot3. Supply and Installation of Office Furniture
Only companies that have furniture production factories in Nigeria and can demonstrate capacity to meet large orders of very high quality furniture may be considered
Lot 4 Supply, Installation and maintenance of Elevators
Only well-established providers with track record may be considered
Package 4 Supply and Installation of Electricity equipment
Lot 1 Supply and installation of Generators
Lot 2 Supply and installation of Electricity Transformers
Lot 3 Supply and installation of Electricity power inverters
Lot 4 Supply and installation of Solar Power System
Lot 5 Supply and installation of street lights
Package 5 Supply of Communication Equipment
Lot 1 Supply of Public Address and Conferencing Systems
Lot 2 Supply of Multimedia Platforms
Lot 3 Supply of Photography/Recording Equipment
Lot 4 Supply of Video Studio Equipment
Lot 5 Supply of Audio Studio Equipment
Lot 6 Other communication Equipment
Package 6 Supply of Office Materials
1. Supply of Non-security Documents
2. Supply of Books (Books and e-Books)
3. Supply of drugs and medical supply
Package 7 Supply of Computer Materials
Package 8 Maintenance of Plant & Equipment
Package 9 Provision of Consultancy and Professional Services
Lot 1 Financial Services
Lot 2 Engineering Services
Lot 3 Legal, Architectural, Quantity Survey and Project Management Services
Lot 4 Other Professional Services
Package 10 Supply and installation of Security & Safety Equipment Access Control Security surveillance equipment smoke/fire detectors and control equipment and related services
Eligibility to Participate
Interested reputable contractors and Service providers must have necessary competences and possess the following:-
i. Certificate of the Company’s Registration/Incorporation verifiable from Corporate Affairs Commission.
ii. Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificate issued by the proper authority.
iii. Evidence of membership of the relevant professional association, society or organization.
iv. Tax Identification Number
v. Company profile reflecting executive capacity, plant & Equipment owned and Personnel (where applicable).
vi. Evidence from the company’s barkers of its financial capacity to undertake the Services it is bidding for. In addition prospective services providers shall be required to demonstrate that they are financially capable to provide service which they may be offered, following this general prequalification. Please note that bankers letter merely stating that the applicant is a customer within any turnover range is not conclusively indicative of financial capacity and therefore not acceptable. The service shall require more rigorous proof of financial capacity
vii. A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership or financially/Legally encumbered
viii. A sworn affidavit of disdosure; to disclose clearly if any of the officers (or related persons) of the Federal inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or Bureau for Public Procurement is a former or present Director of the company and that the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety
ix. A sworn affidavit that the company is not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company
x. Verifiable documentary evidence of similar and other jobs successfully executed within the last three years. Such evidence shall be in form of valid and verifiable letters of award of contract, contract agreement and completion certificates or Interim Payment Certificates
xi. Evidence of having fulfilled all obligations in relation to pensions and social security contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Pensions Act 2004
xii. Evidence of compliance with section 6(1)-(3) of the industrial Training Fund Amendment Act 2011 as they relate to training contributions by liable organizations.
4. Not Eligible
All Contractor who have defaulted on previous contract(s) awarded to them by FIRS
5. Submission of Prequalification Documents
Interested and reputable companies are required to enclose all pre-qualification documents in sealed envelopes, marked 2012 Pre-qualification indicating the desired package/Lot boldly on the envelope and addressed to:
Director, Procurement Department
Corporate Development Group
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Revenue House (Room 128)
15 Sokode Crescent, Off Michael Okpara Street
Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja.
The envelopes must be hand-delivered (not by courier), registered in the office of the Director, Procurement Department and thereafter dropped in the tender box provided for the purpose on or before 29th May 2012 by 12:00 noon
6. Closeting Time and Date for Submission of Documents
The closing time and data for submission of all pre-qualification documents shall be on or before 29th May 2012 by 12.00 noon.
7. Opening of Prequalification Documents
All pre-qualification documents shall be opened at 1.pm immediately after the close of submission on 29th May 2012. Names of successfully pre-qualified contractors will be published and posted on the FIRS Notice Board at the Headquarters, on the Service website and added to the database of existing contractors
Notes:
a) This is not an invitation to tender
b) Interested Contractors/Service providers who had been pre-qualified in 2012 or who are currently working for FIRS need not apply. However they are required to provide the following information and any other information they consider necessary which will be used to update their information on the FIRS contractors database
- Current Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)
- Evidence of change of address (where applicable)
- Any other relevant document/information, including active contact detail
c) The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserves the right to verify claims made by any contractor and /or prospect
d) Pre-qualification does not commit FIRS to awarding contracts to those pre-qualified
e) Tendering false documents is an offence and will lead to disqualification and prosecution
f) A prospect is encouraged to register only for the area of its main/core competence and experience. Multiple registrations (across the listed packages) will not improve the chances of success in the consideration for award of contract.
Enquiries:
For all enquiries
Please call 08074983355
Mail: firsprocurement@firs.gov.ng
Signed:
Secretary,
Procurement Planning Committee/Tenders Board
For: Ag. Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services
