Invitation to Tender and Expression of Interest at the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)

Posted by Future on Mon 16th Aug, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) invites reputable and experienced contractors and suppliers to indicate interest by submitting EOI and tender documents for the following works:

Nigerian Shippers Council is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The council is responsible for protecting exporters and importers in Nigeria as well as its goods. The Agency is an affiliation of Nigerian Ports Authority and were under the supervision of Ministry of Transportation.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Invitation to Tender for Goods and Works and Expression of Interest

Preamble

The Nigerian Shippers Council, a Federal Government Parastatal under the Supervision of Federal Ministry of Transportation, hereby invites reputable and experienced Contractors and Suppliers to tender for its 2021 budgeted projects.

Scope / Project Objective

The objective of the project is to implement Microsoft Exchange Server inclusive of Hardware and Software requirements along with supportive infrastructure.
The NSC is inviting experienced and qualified ICT Consultants desiring to offer the service to NSC to submit EOI.
The expression of interest must be by a Nigerian company (Compliance to Executive Order 003 or a team-leading prospective consultant in a joint venture with a foreign partner. Memorandum of joint venture partnership with the foreign partner should be attached.
Upon receipt of EOl's from interested consultants, the NSC shall evaluate and prequalify applicants.

Lot / Description of Goods

Category A: Goods:

Lot 1.0 / Computerization and ICT Infrastructural Development: Supply and Installation of Computer Hardware and Software Systems, Peripherals and Accessories.
Lot 2.0 / Supply and Installation of Office Equipment in Lagos and Outstations - Aba, Bauchi, Ibadan and Kano
Lot 3.0 / Supply of Medical Equipment and Accessories.
Lot 4.0 / supply and Installation of Sound Proof Electricity Generating Sets in Outstations - Jos, Kano, Ibadan, Bauchi, Aba, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Lokoja, Enugu, Warri, Onitsha
Lot 5.0 / Supply and Installation of Office Furniture and Fittings in Lagos and Outstations - Aba, Bauchi, Ibadan and Kano
Lot 6.0 / Supply of Operational Vehicles
Lot 7.0 / Provision of Corporate Social Responsibility Materials
Lot 8.0 / Supply of Utility Vehicles

Category B: Works:

Lot 9.0 / Improvement/Renovation works on NSC Shippers' Plaza Wuse Zone 5, Abuja
Lot 10.0 / Improvement on NSC Buildings in Outstations - Aba, Benin, Jos & Kano
Lot 11.0 / Development of Collapsed Fence Wall of NSC Landed Property at Zaria Road, Jos, Plateau State.
Lot 12.0 / Restructuring and Redesign: Partitioning of Office Space, Gypsum Board Hanging Ceiling, POP Work, Electrical Works, Fire Alarm System, Voice, Data Connection, Tiling and Cladding at 1 and 6th Floors and additional Cladding and Tilling at Reception Areas on 5, 7 & 10 Floors A Wing, Shippers Towers, Apapa Lagos.
Lot 13.0 / Development of NSC Landed Property along Effurun Road, Warri, Delta State
Lot 14.0 / Shippers' Council Social Intervention Projects in Benue, Gombe, Kaduna and Kebbi States

Category C: Expression of Interest (EOI):

Lot 15: Implementation of Microsoft Serve:
- The NSC intends to implement Microsoft Exchange Server and Active Directory on a cloud-based host.

Eligibility Requirements

Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable in case of Services:
Evidence of Firm's Tax Clearance Certificate or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2021.
Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 15):
Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 or at least N50m turnover);
Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
Sworn affidavit with passport photograph affixed:
- Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Shippers Council or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars:
- That bidders do not have any director who has been convicted in any country for any criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter.
CORBON etc. for Lots 9.0, 10.0, 11.0,12.0, 13.0 and 14.0.
Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.
Company's audited account for the last three years: 2018, 2019 and 2020
Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council's approval list of local manufactures of vehicles/Assemblers or their authorized representatives should bid for Lots 6 & 8. Accredited Distributors should also include evidence of Letter of Authorization.
Lot 1 and 15: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA):
Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria, for bidders of Lot 3:
Lot 2: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
Lot 4: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm's letter head paper bearing, amongst others, the Registration Number(RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone (Preferably GSM No.), Tax Identification Number (TIN) and E-Mail Address. The letter head paper must bear the names and nationalities of the directors of the company/firm at the bottom of the page

Collection of Tender Documents/Enquiries

For enquiries and collection of tender documents for Goods and works, contact the office of:

Head of Procurement

2nd Floor, B Wing Shippers Towers,

Nigerian Shippers Council,

No. 4, Otunba Ayodele Soyode Lane,

(Formerly Park Lane) Apapa,

Lagos State.
Phone: 08110516130, 070074477377

On payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot through the Remita platform payable to Nigerian Shippers Council, Lagos.

Opening of Technical Bids

Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Wednesday, 29th September 2021 at the Training Room, 2nd Floor, Shippers Towers, Apapa Lagos while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened

Opening of EOI Documents

The Eol will be opened immediately after the submission deadline of 10:00am on Wednesday 1st September 2021 at the Training Room 2nd Floor, Shippers Towers, Apapa, Lagos. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the Procurement Unit 2nd Floor of the same Shippers Towers.

Application Closing Date (Tender Documents)

10:00am Wednesday, 29th September, 2021.

Application Closing Date (EOI) Documents

10:00am Wednesday, 1st September, 2021.

Submission of Tender Documents

Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lots desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bid with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelope and clearly marked as Technical Bid and Financial Bid". Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to:

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer,

Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)

No.4, Otunba Ayodele Soyode Lane,

(Formerly Park Lane) Apapa,

Lagos State.

And clearly marked with (The name of the project and the lot number).

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and the address of the bidder and dropped into goods Bid box marked "GOODS" and into works Bid box marked "WORKS" Box respectively on the 2nd floor after its registration on the 2nd floor. Late submission will be returned un-opened.

Submission of EOI Documents

Interested Bidders are to submit two (2)bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer,

Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC

No. 4, Otunba Ayodele Soyode Lane,

(Formerly Park Lane) Apapa,
Lagos State.

And clearly marked "EOI FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER"

Furthermore, the reverse of the each sealed envelope should bear the name and the address of the bidder and dropped into the Consultancy Services Box on the 2nd Floor after its registration on the 2nd Floor. Late submission would NOT be accepted.

General Information

Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
The NSC will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots
All cost will be borne by the bidders
Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording (link will be sent to bidders) with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency,
Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services:
Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
Standard Bidding Documents can also be collected in Soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post Courier Services)
Category A & B: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened.
Category C: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
The NSC is not bound to prequalify any bidders and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.