Invitation to Tender for Prospective Contractors to Tender for the Renovation Works

Introduction
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), in a bid to provide conducive working environment for its workforce and also ensure standardization of its offices across the various states of the nation, has decided to embark on the renovation of its offices.

To achieve the desired objective the Serve hereby invites existing and prospective contractors to tender for the renovation of the following offices in the 2013 financial year.

2.) Offices for Renovation

• Renovation of Illupeju Medium and Small Tax Office MSTO (Lot 1).
• Renovation of Yola Medium and Small Tax Office MSTO (Lot 2).
• Renovation of FIRS Training Hall at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos (Lot 3)
• Renovation of Enugu Medium and Small Tax Office MSTO, Ridgew ay Road, Enugu (Lot 4)
• Renovation of Osisiomrna Medium and Small Tax Office MSTO (Lot 5)
• Renovation of Yaba Medium and Small Tax Office M STO (Lot 6)

3. Eligibility to Participate
Interested reputable contractors must have necessary competences and possess the following:

1. Certificate of the Company’s Registration/incorporation verifiable from Corporate Affairs Commission
2. Company’s Current Tax Clearance Certificate (2012 TCC please)
3. Evidence of membership of the relevant professional association or organization
4. Taxpayer Identification Number
5. Company profile in line with the following criteria:

Profile of the company:-

• Management Structure
• Size of Company (Technical & Non Technical Staff).
• Name of head of Technical team for the proposed project with relevant certification (ARCON, COREN, COR BON, QRSBN, etc)
• Members of proposed technical team who are registered for the F IRS project must have minimum 1no Quantity Surveyor, 1no Architects, 3nos Engineers (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineer) with at least 5y ears minimum experience in the construction industry and registered with relevant professional bodies.

Experience in performing similar work:

• V Evidence of project execution in the last 5 years which must be in the range of over N 30 million (Lot 12 - 13). (Attach award letters, completion certificate or interim payment certificate).
• Must have executed minimum of 5 nos renovation/rehabilitation projects to completion with each of them having at least a minim urn of 2 (two) suspended floors or more (Attach pictures, address, including client references, completion certificates etc)
• Project Methodology

Equipments, plants and machinery/Work Plan:

1. Years of Experience of the Project Manager in the Construction Industry (Attach CV, certificates, details of Project Handled with Proof).
2. Quality control measures to be adopted by the company.
3. List of relevant construction equipment available to be deployed for the FIR S project.(Show proof of ownership or lease agreement with a leasing company)
4. Attach proposed work schedule and milestone using Microsoft Project.

Financial Capability

1. Proof of access to funding of not less than 30 million Naira which can be accessed for the initial funding of the project or letter from a credible bank.
2. Turnover as reflected on Tax Clearance Certificate.

• A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership or Financially/Legally encumbered.
• 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.
• Verifiable documentary evidence of similar and other jobs successfully executed within the last five years. Such evidence shall be inform of valid and verifiable letters of award of contract, contract agreement and completion certificates or Interim Payment Certificates where such jobs are still in progress as well as Turnover figures as evident in the Tax Clearance Certificate.
• Evidence of audited account for the last three years.
• 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, Industrial
• Training Fund (ITF), National Pension Commission (Certificate of Compliance) etc.
• A Sworn affidavit that the company is not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company.

4.) Not Eligible
All Contractors who have defaulted on previous contract(s) awarded to them by FIRS.

5.) Collection of Tender Documents
From the date of this advert, interested contractors are required to collect detailed tender documents from Procurement Department, Support Services Group, Federal Inland Revenue Service, (HQ) Revenue House (Room 126) 15 Sokode Crescent, Off Michael Okpara Street Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja after presenting evidence of payment of a non- refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira only) to the FIRS Central Pay Office (CPO) Revenue House.

6.) Submission of Tender Documents
Contractors are required to submit original and two (2) copies of tenders. Company profile in line with the Eligibility Criteria in one envelope while the Priced Bill of Quantities (BOQ) in another separate envelope all envelope must have the name and address of the contractors, project name and Lot(as stated in paragraph 2 above) clearly written on them. Interested and reputable companies are required to Hand Deliver all tender documents in sealed envelopes (NO Courier, Please), appropriately marked as indicated in the tender document and addressed to:
Director,
Procurement Department
Support Service Group
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Revenue House (Room 128)
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, 25th February, 2013.

7.) Closing Date and Time for Submission of Tender Documents
All tender documents must be H and Delivered on or before 12noon, 25th February, 2013. Any document received after the date and time specified above stands automatically disqualified.

8.) Opening of Tender Documents
Tender documents shall be opened at 1.30pm immediately after the close of submission on 25th February, 2013 at the Conference Room, FIRS Headquarters, 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. Bidders and their representatives, civil society organizations (CSO) and the general public are invited to witness the opening process.

9) Notes

• The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserves the right to verify claims made by any contractor.
• Submission of tender does not commit FIRS to awarding contracts to a tenderer
• Tendering false documents is an offence and will lead to disqualification and prosecution
• A prospective tenderer is encouraged not to tender for more than three (3) projects.

10.) Enquiries
For all enquiries: Email: firsprocurement@firs.gov.na

Signed:
Secretary
FIRS Tenders Board
For: Executive Chairman FIRS