INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION at FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE

FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE

15 SOKODE CRESCENT, WUSE ZONE 5, P.M.B 33, GARKI, ABUJA, NIGERIA

www.firs.gov.ng

 

 

INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION

 

INTRODUCTION

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in line with the desire for continuous improvement and as part of strategy towards achieving its vision and business objectives embarked on a number of projects earmarked towards the implementation of her 2013 budget. FIRS therefore invites prospective Contractors Suppliers and Vendors to pre-qualify to undertake works, goods and other Services slated for the 2013 financial years as follows:

 

AREAS OF NEED

Package 1:     Supply of Operational Vehicles

Lot 1: Supply of operational vehicles- Cars

Lot 2: Supply of operational vehicle- Buses

 

Prospective suppliers 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 – 200m

Category D:       N200m – 500m

Category E:       N501m & above

 

Turnover must be evident of Tax Clearance Certificates – Category desired must be supported by Turnover on the Tax Clearance Certificates. Officers of the prospective firm should all be registered with their relevant professional organizations.

 

Package 3:              Repair of Motor Vehicles

 

Package 4:              Modernization of FIRS Offices

 

 

Lot 1:       ICT

  1. Supply and installation of Computer and accessories:
  2. Provision of internet access and bandwidth:
  3. Provision of Structured Local Area Network (LAN) Cabling:
  4. Enterprise SAN storage:
  5. Enterprise License agreement:
  6. Other related services:

 

Contractors/Vendors/Service providers in this category are required to forward evidence of membership of the relevant computer associations, society or organization.

 

Lot 2:                 Supply and Installation of Office equipment-

  1. Photocopiers
  2. Safes & Cabinets
  3. File Registry
  4. Air-conditioners

 

Lot 3:                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.

 

 

Package 5:       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 6:        Supply of Communication Equipments

 

Package 7:        Supply of Office Materials/Medical Supplies

  1. 1.     Supply of Non- Security Documents
  2. 2.     Supply of Books (Books and e-Books)
  3. 3.     Supply of drugs and medical supply

 

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 Service

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 related services

 

  1. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE

Interested reputable contractors and Services 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 (when applicable).

  vi.            Evidence from the company’s bankers of its financial capacity to undertake the Services it is bidding for. In addition prospective service providers shall be required to demonstrate that they are financially capable to provide any services which they may be offered, following this general prequalification. Please note that banker’s 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 Services shall require more rigorous proof of financial capacity.

  1. vii.            A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership or financially/Legally encumbered.
  2. viii.            A sworn affidavit of disclosure: to disclose clearly if any of the officers (or related persons) of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) or Bureau for Public Procurement is s 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 others jobs successfully executed within the last three years. Such evidence shall be inform of valid and verifiable letters of award of contract, contract agreement and completion certificates or interim Payments Certificates where such jobs are still progress as well as turnover figures as evident in the supporting. Tax Clearance Certificate.

  xi.            Evidence of having fulfilled all obligations in relation to pensions and social security contribution in accordance with the provisions of the Pensions Act 2004.

  1. xii.            Show evidence of compliance with s.6 (1) of the Industrial Training Fund Amendment Act.

 

  1. NOT ELIGIBLE

All Contractors who have defaulted on previous contract (s) awarded to them by FIRS

 

  1. SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS

Interested and reputable companies are required to enclose all-prequalification documents in sealed envelopes; marked “2013 Pre-qualification” indicating the deserved Package/Lot boldly on the envelope and addressed to:

 

Director, Procurement Department

Support Services Group

Federal Inland Revenue Services

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 12 noon 7th February 2013.

 

6. CLOSING TIME AND DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS

The closing time and date for submission of all pre-qualification documents shall be on or before 12noon of 7th February 2013.

 

7       OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS

All pre-qualification documents shall be opened at 1pm immediately after the close of submission on 7th February 2013. Any documents submitted after the deadline shall be rejected. Proposals received will be opened by 1.00pm prompt on 7th February 2013 at the address above. Civil Society Organizations and the general public are invited to witness the tender opening process.

 

8. 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 there 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:

  • Ø Current Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)
  • Ø Evidence of change of address (where applicable )
  • Ø Any other relevant document/information, including active contract details
  1. The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserves the right to verify claims made by any contractor and/or prospect
  2. Pre-qualification does not commit FIRS to awarding contracts to those pre-qualified.
  3. Submission of false documents is an offence and will lead to disqualification and prosecution
  4. 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.

 

  1. Enquiries

For all enquiries: Please call 08074983355:

Mail: firsprocurement@firs.gov.ng

 

Signed

Secretary,

Procurement Planning Committee/Tenders Board

For: Executive Chairman

Federal Inland Revenue

 

 

Expression of Interest (Eoi) For Consultancy Service for Some Modernization Projects at Federal Inland Revenue Service

Federal Inland Revenue Service

15 SOKODE CRESCENT, WUSE ZONE 5, P.M.B 33, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria

www.firs.gov.ng

 

Expression of Interest (Eoi) For Consultancy Service for Some Modernization Projects

 

Introduction

In line with its desire for continuous improvement and as part of its strategy towards achieving its vision and business objectives, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) proposes to execute a number of modernization projects. To achieve the desired result, FIRS hereby invites eligible firms to

Submit expression of interest (EOI) to provide consultancy services in the following areas:

 

2.        A. Engagement of Consultant for Records and Documents Management Process Re-engineering – Lot 1.

 

B. Consultants for Provision of Systems Assurance and Certification Services for FIRS Integrated Tax Administration System – Lot 2

 

C.    Consultants for Provisioning of Quality Assurance Services for Implementation of SAP Financials and Control (FICO) and SAP Material

Management (MM) Modules – Lot 3

 

3.  Eligibility to Participate

Interested reputable firms must have necessary competences and possess the following:-

I.            Certificate of the firm’s Registration/Incorporation verifiable from Corporate Affairs Commission.

II.            Firm’s Current Tax Clearance Certificate (2012 TCC)

III.            Evidence of VAT registration and remittances.

  1. Evidence of membership of the relevant professional association or organization.

V.            The firm’s  profile in line with the following criteria:

 

  • Profile of the firm :-

ü Size of Firm (No of Technical & Non Technical Staff).

ü Name of Principals of firm with relevant certification and experience. Also attach CVs.

ü Firm organogram

 

 

  • Experience in performing similar work:

ü List of projects of comparable assignment and comparable functional complexity with supporting details comprising brief description, contract value, implementation role, size and current status of project.

ü Proof of implementation across the various phases.

ü Evidence of client reference sites where similar assignment has been carried out with award letter and completion certificate or payment certificate (if ongoing) to support.

ü Proof of continuous professional activity for the last five years as an indication of professional reliability (listing the name of assignment, value of the assignment, year of award and year of completion and present status).

ü List of assignment undertaken (completed and ongoing) stating the year of commencement and completion.

 

  • Equipments and Resources:

ü Evidence of technical resources to execute the assignment (Computer Software’s with proof of acquisition or evidence of renewal of license from OSD (original software developer, computer hardware’s etc)

ü List of staff of the firm and attach their relevant certifications.

 

 

  • Financial Capability

ü Turnover as reflected on Tax Clearance Certificate.

 

  1. A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership or Financially/Legally encumbered.
  2. Accompanying sworn affidavit of disclosure; to disclose clearly if any of the officers (or related person) 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.
  3. Evidence of audited account for the last three years.
  4. Submit evidence of having fulfilled all obligations in relation to pensions and social security contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Pensions Act 2004, NHIS Act. National Pension Commission (Certificate of Compliance), Industrial Training Fund Amended Act etc.

X.            A sworn affidavit that the company is not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company.

 

 

4. NOT ELIGIBLE

Any firm who has defaulted on previous contract(s) awarded to them by FIRS

 

5. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS

Interested and reputable firms are required to submit three (3) hard copies of their Expression of Interest document along with an electronic copy (Recordable CD) in sealed envelopes, appropriately marked as indicating the appropriate LOT and Area of Specialization in the Expression of Interest documents and addressed to:

 

Director,

Procurement Department

Support Services Group

Federal Inland Revenue Service

Revenue House (Room 126)

15 Sokode Crescent, Off Michael Okpara Street

Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja

 

The envelopes must be registered in the Office of the Director of Procurement Department and thereafter dropped in the tender box provided for the purpose on or before 12noon, 11th February, 2013

 

6. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS                     

All EOI documents must be Hand Delivered on or before 12noon, 11th February, 2013. Any EOI document received after the date and time specified above stands automatically disqualified.

 

7. OPENING OF TENDER DOCUMENTS. 

EOI documents shall be opened at 1:30pm immediately after the close of submission on 11th February 2013 at the Conference Room, FIRS Headquarters, 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. Firms and their representatives, professional bodies, civil society organization (CSO) and the general public are invited to witness the opening process.

 

 

8. NOTES

  • This is not an invitation to tender:
  • Submitting Expression of Interest (EOI) document does not commit FIRS to awarding contract to a firm:
  • The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserve the right to verify claims made by any firm: and.      
  • Tendering false document is an offence which will lead to disqualification and prosecution.

 

9. Enquiries

For all enquiries: Email: firsprocurement@firs.gov.ng

Signed

Secretary

FIRS Tenders Board

For: Executive Chairman FIRS

 

Request for Filing of 2013 Personal Income Tax Return at Federal Inland Revenue Service

Federal Inland Revenue Service

 

15 Sokode Crescent. Wuse Zone 5, P M.B 33, Garki, Abuja Nigeria

 

www.firs.gov.ng

 

Request for Filing of 2013 Personal Income Tax Return

 

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory

 

 

Pursuant to the Personal Income Tax Act 2004 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,  CAP   P8 Section 1 (PITA as amended), and Federal Inland Revenue are Service (Establishment)  Act 2007, First Schedule, Articles 3 and 10 thereof, the attention   of all residents of the Federal Capital Territory are hereby invited to the relevant provisions of the laws as stated hereunder:

 

  1.  All Individuals, Communities,   Families, Trustee or Estate (Executors) and deemed residents within the Federal Capital Territory and having any income whether personally or in representative capacity which is chargeable to tax under the provisions of  Personal Income Tax (as amended ) is required to file Return of Income. (PITA 2004 Sec 1 & 41)

 

  1. All residents of the Federal Capital Territory to declare the income derived from all sources and file the, 2013 Return of Income within ninety (90) days from commencement of the year of assessment in the prescribed “Form A” obtainable from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Individual & Enterprises Income Tax Offices listed in sub-paragraph 7 below. (PITA Sec 41 Sub Sec 3)

 

  1. All employers of labour, in line with the provisions of the PITA, Sections41 & 44 and Personal Income Tax Act-Subsidiary Legislation, Section 10 to render a return on Form H1 (Returns of Income Form), in respect of each employee showing the total emolument of such employee during the year2012, the tax relief, if any, and total tax deducted from the employee to the Federal Inland Revenue Service. Individuals and Enterprises Income Tax Offices within their jurisdiction (listed in sub-paragraph 7 below) not later than 30th January, 2013.

 

  1. The Tax Administration   (Self-Assessment)   Regulations, 2011, requires all taxable persons to file a Self Assessment returns with the relevant tax authority within ninety (90) days from the commencement of every year (March, 31 annually). The established Self-Assessment Regime requires the concurrent filing of returns and payment of tax due on or before the due date showing the computation of the liabilities and evidence of payment. Any tax due from a self-assessment return filed by a self employed  taxpayer should be paid within two months of the filing of the assessment or such time as may be agreed with the relevant tax office subject to the approval of the Board; (Tax Administration (Self-Assessment) Regulations 2011, Section 12)

 

  1. All tax payers, employees and self-employed alike are required to fulfill this statutory obligation, as going forward, FIRS will not hesitate to invoke the provisions of the Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2011 and/or the FIRS (Establishment)   Act 2007 against any taxpayer that fails to file its returns as prescribed by law; and

 

  1. Making false statements and returns are punishable offences under the PITA., with the prescribed penalty of =N = 50, 000 for Individual and =500, 000 for Corporate bodies or to imprisonment for not more than six months; (PITA Sec 96)

 

  1. All taxable persons resident within the Federal Capital Territory on the 1st  day of January 2013 shall forward the return of their income to any of the under listed Federal Inland Revenue Service, Individual & Enterprises Income Tax Offices (IEITO):

 

 

Tax Office

 

Office  Address

 

1 Asokoro IEITO

 

1, Samora Matchell Street, Off Kwame Nkurumah, Asokoro, Abuja

 

2 Abuja MDA IEITO

 

NACRBD Plaza, 1st 2nd Floor, Central Business District,  Abuja

 

3 Central Area IE TO

 

Rivers Plaza, Plot 470 Abogo Lagerma Street Central Business Area, Abuja

 

4 Garki IEITO

 

12, Port Harcourt Crescent Off Gimbiya Street  Area 1, 1 , Garki, Abuja

 

5 Gwagwalada IEITO

 

FCT Secretariat (CIPB Building) Near Atlas Int’l Hotel, Secretariat Road, Gwagwalada

 

6 Maitama  IEITO

 

Owena House, Plot 76, Ralph Shodeinde Street CBD, Abuja, FCT/61B Usuma Off Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja

 

7 Utako IEITO

 

Plot 903, Obafemi Awolowo Road, Beside KIA Motors, Utako. Abuja

 

8 Wuse IEITO

 

Plot 26, Sudan Street, Zone 6, Wuse, Abuja

 

9 Satellite  Tax Office, Dei-Dei Market

 

Shop No. 6. Dei-Dei International Market Beside First Bank. Dei-Dei

 

10 Satellite  Tax Office,  Garki Market

 

45/47 Block D13. Usman Halitu Street, Garki Moderm Market Garki Abuja

 

11 Satellite Tax Office, Garki Market

 

Shop No. S.9 High Rise, Gudu Spare Parts Market Behind Diamond Bank, Gudu Abuja

 

12 Satellite Tax Dice, Kugbo/Nyanya Market

 

c/o Asokoro IEITO, 1, Samora Matchell Street , Off Kwame Nkurumah, Asokoro, Abuja.

 

13 Satellite Tax Office, Utako Market

 

c/o Utako IEITO, Plot 903, Obafemi Awolowo Road, Beside KIA Motors, Utako, Abuja

 

14 Satellite  Tax Office, Wuse Market

 

Rochas Okorocha Plaza, Wuse Market Wuse, Abuja
15 Satellite  Tax Office, Zone 5 Building Materials Market

 

15, Ndola Street, ANBEEZ Plaza Block B, 3rd  Floor, Room 3010, by Building  Market, Zone 5, Wuse, Abuja

 

 

 

 

All enquiries and requests for clarification on the above should be directed to the following:

 

Executive Chairman,

Federal Inland Revenue Service,

Revenue House,

15 Sokode Crescent,

Wuse Zone 5, Abuja

Email: oec@firs.gov.ng

 

Director- (Tax Policy and Legislation)

Federal Inland Revenue Service,

Revenue House Annex, Golden House

12, Sokode Crescent Wuse Zone 5, Abuja

Email: tpld@firs.gov.ng

 

Director- (Individual and Enterprises Income Tax Department)

Federal Inland Revenue Service,

Revenue House Annex, Golden House,

12 Sokode Crescent,

Wuse Zone 5, Abuja

Email: ieitd@firs.gov.ng

Tel: 08115900128

 

Expression of Interest in Consultancy Services at Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN)

Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria

Central Medical Library Compound, Adjacent Psychiatric Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba, Lagos

P.M.B 005, Ikoyi, Lagos

 

Expression of Interest in Consultancy Services

 

The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health, is desirous of constructing its Headquarters office complex in Abuja, therefore, services of Consultants in Construction industries are required to achieve this goal.

 

Requests for Expression of Interest (EOI) are hereby sought from interested consulting firms for post-contract supervision of the Contractors’ work in the following areas:

 

  • Lot 1    Consultancy service for the design and supervision of the RRBN Headquarters office complex in Abuja.
  • Lot 2   Consultancy for ICT.

 

Eligibility criteria/requirement for the expression of interest:

  1. Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission.
  2. Detail profile of the firm, including C.V. of professional staff for the project.
  3. Details and proof of similar and verifiable project(s) successfully executed by the firm in the past. Please attach copies of transaction documents, including project completion certificate.
  4. Company current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (i.e. 2010 – 2012).
  5. Evidence of firm’s audited account for 2010, 201 1 and 2012.
  6. Evidence of VAT Registration.
  7. Evidence of registration of either the firm or members of the consortium group with following: NIA, NIQS, COREN (Civil/Structural/Service Engineers).
  8. Evidence of compliance with Pension Act 2004.
  9. Evidence of compliance with the statutory provision of the ITF amendment Act 2011 with regards to Section 6(1) – (3) (Training Contribution).

 

Method of Application

All interested Consultants are invited to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) in sealed envelope, clearly marked Consultancy Services for LOT … submitted to the address below on or before 18th February, 2013.

 

The Ag. Registrar/Chief Executive

Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria

Central Medical Library Compound

Adjacent Psychiatric Hospital

Murtala Muhammed Way

Yaba – Lagos State.

 

Signed:

Management

Invitation to Bid at Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Kaduna State Government

 

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

 

Invitation to Bid

 

  1. Reputable and interested contractors with relevant working experience are hereby invited by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to bid for “EVACUATION OF REFUSE IN KADUNA State.
  2. To qualify for the bidding, the following documents are required:
  • Certificate of incorporation of company with Corporate Affairs Commission.
  • Evidence of registration as contractor with the State Tenders Board.
  • Evidence of registration with Kaduna State Environmental protection Authority (KEPA).
  • Evidence of Tax clearance certificate for the last three (3) years.
  • Evidence of Business Premises Registration.
  • Company Audited Accounts for three years.
  • Evidence of Financial Capability and Banking Support.
  • Experiences/Technical Qualification and experience of key personnel.
  • Similar project executed and evidence of knowledge of the Industry.
  • Equipment and Technology Capacity.
  • Annual Turnover.
  • VAT Registration and evidence of past VAT remittances.
  • An operational office in Kaduna.
  • Any other relevant information that will be useful in determining the Company’s suitability for the job.
  1. Interested firms are to submit one original and three copies of their expression in a sealed envelope marked INVITATION TO BID FOR EVACUATION OF REFUSE IN KADUNA METROPOLIS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, KADUNA STATE TENDERS BOARD No 10 Yakubu Gowon Way, Kaduna before 24th January 2013.
  2. The document will be open at 1.30pm 24th January, 2013 in the Conference room of the State Tenders Board.
  3. 5.    The sum of one Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120, 000.00) only none refundable will be paid into: Name of Account: – Kaduna State Accountant General.

 

Account

Bank:-Unity Bank Nig. Plc

Acc No:-2371184047120

 

6. The bid document will be obtained from the office of the Director of Administration and Finance of Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on presentation of the Bank Teller.

 

7. NOTE:

a)    Advert shall not be construed as a contract award or any commitment on the part of the Kaduna State Government or by its Agencies/Agents nor shall it entitle any firm/institution to make any claim whosoever or seek any indemnity from Kaduna Government or its Agencies/Agents by virtue of such firms/institutions having responded to this advertisement.

Signed:

The Secretary

Kaduna State Tenders Board