Expression of Interest For Procurement Of Data Centre Infrastructure

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Expression of Interest are invited for Procurement of Data Centre Infrastructure for Abuja Geographic Information System (Agis) Date Added: March 6, 2024 Deadline: 16/04/2024 Category: Supply of Vehicles, ICT and Software, Security Services & Gadgets All interested companies are to submit copies of the following documents and the original to be made available for sighting during due diligence exercise. a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 or business name is acceptable for consultancy services; b) Evidence of Companys Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024; c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above). d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidders annual turnover is N50m and above. However, bidders with less than five (5) staff or the bidders annual turnover less than 50M are to provide a Sworn affidavit to that effect); e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023; f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP; g) A recently sworn affidavit disclosing (date not earlier than the date of this advertisement and addressed to FCTA); disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars; That no director has been convicted by any court in Nigeria and any county for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety. That the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy. h) Companys Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 &2023) stamped/sealed by a chartered accountant i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed. The letter should be addressed to the FCT Administration. j) Companys profile with the curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their academic/professional qualifications such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc; k) 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; l) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement; Note: All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Companys letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm. Note: i. Late submissions will be returned un-opened; ii. This advertisement to tender shall not be construed to be commitment on the part of the FCT Administration and its SDAs nor shall it entitle the bidder to make any claim whatsoever and seek any indemnity from the FCT Administration and its SDAs by virtue of having responded to the advertisement; iii. Applicants should be very clear about the Lot being bided for; iv. Tenders Register must be signed on the submission of bid(s) v. The FCT administration through its respective SDA, shall disqualify any bid which does not conform with bidding instructions; vi. Due diligence would be carried out on companies to verify claims included in the bids submitted; vii. That the submission of fake documents is a fraudulent practice punishable under the relevant laws; viii. Bidders/representatives, private sector professional bodies, civil society organization in the areas of Anti-corruption/Transparency and members of the public are invited to witness the bid opening ceremony. ix. Goods, Non-consultancy services & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened; x. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals xi. A bid security in form of Bank Guarantee from a reputable Nigerian Bank and whose value is not less than 2% of the tender sum shall be submitted with tender sum greater than N100 Million for Category of GOODS CONSULTANCY/NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES and N300 Million for WORKS Category in the format as approved in the Standard Bidding Document; xii. Successful companies may be requested to provide Performance Guarantee/Bond, whose value shall not be less than 10% of the Contract Sum before signing the contract; xiii. The FCTA is not bound to pre-quality any bidder 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. xiv. On this publication, clarifications can be sort from room 045, FCT procurement department, Block B, FCTA Secretariat, Area 11 Abuja Tender Link : https://etenders.com.ng/federal-capital-territory-administration-fcta-abuja-invitation-to-tender-and-request-for-expression-of-interest-for-the-supply-of-goods-works-and-services-for-the-secretariats-department-s-and-ag/

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