Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
Federal Secretariat, Phase 1, Abuja.
Invitation for Pre-qualification / Financial for the Projects under the 2013 Appropriation of the Ministry
I Introduction
The Federal Ministry of Communication Technology intends to undertake the procurement of various Goods, Works and Consultancy Services under the 2013 Recurrent and Capital Budget.
In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Ministry invites interested and reputable Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants with relevant experience and good track records to submit necessary documents for prequalification / financial for the following projects.
2. Description of Work
Lot 1: Request for Proposal for the Establishment and Development of Citizens Information Centre, Enugu – Enugu State.
Lot 2: Request for Proposal for the Establishment and Development of Citizens Information Centre, Lagos – Lagos State.
Lot 3: Request for Proposal for the Establishment and Development of
Business Process Re – Engineering.
Lot 4: Request for Proposal for the Establishment and Development of Integrated Documents Management Information System.
Lot 5: Construction of a Community Centre at the International Radio Monitoring Station, Ogoja – Cross Rivers State.
Lot 6: Supply and Installation of Solar Power System, Street and Security
Lights at International/ Radio Monitoring Stations, Azare – Bauchi State.
Lot 7: Supply and Installation of Solar Power System, Street and Security
Lights at International Radio Monitoring Stations, Ipaja – Lagos State.
Lot 8: Supply and Installation of Solar Power System, Street and Security
Lights at International Radio Monitoring Stations, Gusau – Zamfara State.
Lot 9: Supply and Installation of Solar Power System, Street and Security
Lights at International/ Radio Monitoring Stations, Ogoja – Cross Rivers State.
Lot 10: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Mobile Radio Monitoring Equipment / National Spectrum Management System at the International Radio Monitoring Station at Azare, Bauchi State.
Lot 11: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Mobile Radio Monitoring Equipment / National Spectrum Management System at the International Radio Monitoring Station at Gusau, Zamfara State.
Lot 12: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Mobile Radio Monitoring Equipment / National Spectrum Management System at the International Radio
Monitoring Station at Ipaja, Lagos State.
Lot 13: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Mobile Radio Monitoring Equipment / National Spectrum Management System at the International Radio Monitoring Station at Ogoja – Cross Rivers
3. Eligibility Requirements
Prospective bidders are required to submit the following documents:
i. Certificate of Incorporation/Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission
(CAC)
ii. Evidence of Certification/Exemption from PENCOM in accordance with the
Pension Reform Act, 2004 including evidence of remittances of Employees’ Pension Contributions/Deductions;
iii. Evidence of Technical Capability for Construction/Renovation Works;
iv. Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three years (2010 2011 &
2012) corresponding to declared turnover;
v. Company Audited Accounts for the last three years (2010, 2011 & 2012) showing annual turnover
vi. Evidence of VAT Registration with TIN No and past remittances for the last 3 years,
vii. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Contribution.
viii. Verifiable list of similar job ssuccessfully executed in the last three years including letters of award of contracts, projects costs, job completion certificates and payments (please provide contact addresses of the Clients)
ix. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project(s) Bank Guarantees from reputable banks will form part of the evaluation criteria.
x. Company profile and technical qualifications of key personnel with evidence of experience on similar jobs;
xi. A sworn Affidavit that none of the Directors has been convicted in any court of law of any criminal offence; and
xii. A sworn Affidavit confirming that all information given and attached are true and correct and that no officer of the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder.
xiii. Interested bidders on Lots 10 to 13 are required to submit documents for pre – qualification only and would be required to give a 30 minute Power Point Presentation on different types, workings and capabilities of the equipment to be procured as one of the pre – qualification requirements.
4. Collection of Bidding Documents
Standard Bidding Documents will be available for collection from 12:00 noon, Monday, 17th June, 2013 upon presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N25,000.00 (Twenty five Thousand Naira) only, for Lots 1 – 9 made payable to the Ministry’s account as follows:-
Account Name: Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
Bank: DBA BANK
Branch: Maraba Branch
Account Number: 1017257209
5. Submission of Qualification Documents:
Interested bidders can submit their technical bidding documents for all the Lots at the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology.
- The Documents should be enclosed in a sealed tamper proof envelope indicating the Lot (s) at the Top Right Hand Corner of the Envelope and addressed to:
Secretary
MTB Secretariat
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
Room 5 A, 303, 3rd Floor Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase I
Annex III, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja.
- The documents should be deposited in the Tenders Box at the Federal Secretariat, Room 5A, 303, 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1 Annex III, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja. Company names should be written at the reverse side of the envelope.
- Closing date /time for all submissions is as follows:
a. Date: 30th July, 2013
b. Time: 12.00 noon
Late submissions will not be entertained.
6. Opening
Opening of the received documents will commence at 1.00pm on 30th July, 2013 at the Conference Room of the Ministry on the 3rd Floor. All Bidders and/or their Representatives, Relevant Professional Bodies and NGOs are invited to witness the public opening exercise accordingly.
7. PLEASE NOTE THAT:
a. All CAC, VAT, PENCOM and TAX Certificates may be referred to the Security Agencies, Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), National Pension Commission and other relevant bodies for verification
b. Only successful bidders will be invited for the next stage of the bidding process.
c. The Federal Ministry of Communication Technology reserves the right to reject any or all the submissions that do not meet up with the requirements as specified.
d. The Evaluation of the received documents shall be based strictly on the requirements specified above.
8. Subsequently, within the year, Procurement Notice for contracts within the approval threshold of the Ministry’s Accounting Officer will be placed on the Ministry’s Notice Board for interested Contractors/Suppliers.
Signed
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
