Invitation to Tender for 2014 Capital Projects at the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria

Invitation to Tender for 2014 Capital Projects at the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria

The Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) is a statutory body estabtished by the Federal Government of Ngeria through Act 12 of 1995 (CAP L13, LFN 2004). Its major thrust is to regulate the practice of the Library and information Science profession in Nigeria. The Council wishes to invite interested contractors / suppliers to tender for Goods and Services to be funded through Year 2014 Federal Government Capital Budget Appropriation. Interested reputable and qualified Manufacturers, Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants are hereby invited to collect tender documents for items listed below:

Goods
Lot No: Description of Items

Lot 1: Monitoring & Evaluation Project Vehicles (2 unit)

Consultancy

Lot No: Description of Item

Lot 1: Prison Library Outreach (To Take Library to a Disadvantaged Group for Transformation and Reformation) in kuje, Abuja, FCT.
Lot 2: Establishment of E- Resources (E-Books, E-journaIs, etc)
Lot 3: Establishment and Installation of WEB Based Facilities for Database Migration
Lot 4: Readership Campaign and Formation of Book Club in Nigerian Schools
Lot 5: Development of Facilities in Library and Information Science (LIS) Programmes
Lot 6: Quality Assurance for Nigerian School Libraries in FCT pIus 2 States. Development of Minimum Standards and Benchmarks.

Eligibility Criteria
Interested competent firms who wish to tender for the execution of the above mentioned projects must provide the following:

1. Evidence of compliance Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission.
2. Detailed Company profile with list of staff, qualifications and years of experience
3. Evidence of Tax Clearance certificate for the last 3 years (2011, 2012, and 2013).
4. VAT certificate and remittance.
5. Evidence of financial capability, banking support (statement of accounts for the last 6 months)
6. Evidence of having undertaken similar projects/consultancy assignments carried out within the last 3 years, (photocopies of letters of award should be enclosed as evidence).
7. Evidence of registration with a pension administrator and evidence of remittance.
8. Evidence of compliance certificate with the Industrial training Fund Act of 2011.

Collection of Tender Documents
Interested companies should obtain Tender documents from the office of Chief Admin. Officer Administration Department, (3rd floor), LRCN, Maitama Abuja, upon payment of a tender fee of Ten Thousand naira (N10, 000) only to the bank account details below:

Account Name: Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria
Bank: First Bank of Nigeria
Account No: 2019113517

Contractors are then expected to proceed to the Finance and Accounts Department (4th Floor) where they will exchange their tellers for an official receipt before collection of the Tender documents in the office of the Chief Admin officer (3rd Floor).

Closing Date:
15^th December 2014

Submission of Tender Documents
Completed technical and financial bid shall be submitted in two separate envelopes, sealed and clearly marked “Technical bid for lot No, and Financial bid for specified Lot No". Write the project title clearly and address to:

The Registrar/CEO
Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria
No. 8 Zambezi Crescent, Maitama-Abuja.
Attention: Head of Administration

Opening of Bids:
Bid submission closes at 12 noon on Monday 15^th December, 2014, while the bid opening shall commence immediately after close of submission at the LRCN Conference Hall, 4th Floor, LRCN, Maitama, Abuja.

Please Note:
Submission of Tender is neither a commitment nor an obligation to award contract to any company.