Expression of Interest for The Execution of Projects Under The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) 2023 Budget

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the Regulatory Agency for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. Pursuant to its statutory mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the NCC under its 2023 budget hereby invites qualified, competent, and reputable contractors, consultants, and service providers to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) for the following Services:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

All submissions must comply with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and interested bidders must submit the following documents:

1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission. Companies must enclose Certified True Copy (CTC) of the certificate of incorporation and form CAC 7 and CAC 2 or CAC 1.1. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable;
2. CTC of Articles and Memorandum of Association of the Company. It must show that the company has ICT related activities as part of its objectives (ICT Objectives not a requirement for Non-ICT Services)
3. 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 (2020, 2021 and 2022) valid till 31^st December 2023
4. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till December 31, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above)
5. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till December 31, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50Miilion and above)
6. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till December 31, 2023
7. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring by December 31, 2023, or valid certificate issued by BPP.
8. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Communications Commission or the Bureau of Public Procurement 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 in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
• that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
• that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.

9. Possession of appropriate NCC Licence for all telecommunications specific projects;
10. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021, and 2022);
11. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
12. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar projects carried out in the past five (5) years accompanied by Letters of Award, Valuation/Job Completion Certificates, and photographs of the projects.
13. Evidence of Company’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as NITDA/CPN/Information Communication Technology, ICAN/ANAN/Financial Reporting, EHORECON/Cleaning Services COREN/QSRBN/ARCON/CORBAN/SURCON/Construction, NSCDC/Security, etc.
14. Insurance Companies/Insurers/Underwriters: Operational Licence issued by NAICOM, Valid and adequate re-insurance Treaty arrangement and Certified True Copy of Audited Accounts approved by NAICOM;
15. Company’s Profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, ICAN, ANAN ETC.
16. For Joint Venture/Partnership, the following documents must be provided for each JV partner: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit. NOTE: NOT MORE THAN TWO COMPANIES SHOULD FORM A JOINT VENTURE
17. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s letterhead paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The letterhead paper must bear the names and nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by authorized officer of the firm.

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

1. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
2. Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound documents separately in a sealed envelope
3. All Documents should be addressed to:

Head, Procurement Department, Room 219, 2^nd Floor, Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office, Plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja.

4. Each Package shall be clearly marked with the following information on both sides of the envelope:

• Expression of Interest marked NCC/LOTX/EOI/2023

        Please note that X denotes the Lot Name

• Name of Bidder on each of the enclosed documents.
• Contact Name, Phone Number and E-Mail Address.

5. All copies of the documents shall be duly signed by an authorized representative of the Bidder. In the event of any discrepancy between copies, the original shall govern.
6. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL NOT BID FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) LOTS OF ALL 2023 NCC PROJECTS AND CONSULTANCIES.
7. NCC will assume no responsibility for the content of tamper evident bids or for non-compliance with this instruction. Bids that do not comply with this section shall be rejected.
8. All documents must reach the office of the undersigned on or before 10:00 am Monday, 26^th June, 2023.

Head, Procurement Department

Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office

Room 219 2^nd Floor, 423, Aguiyi Ironsi Street

Maitama District, Abuja

1. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services), however, Bids must be received on or before 10:00 am Monday, 26^th June, 2023.

KINDLY NOTE THAT BIDS WILL BE OPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION AT 10:00 am Monday, 26^th June, 2023, at NCC Head Office Conference Room,

1. Bidders/Representatives of Companies and members of the public have the option to attend in person or witness virtually. Links will be sent to all bidders for the opening of EOIs. The bids opening will be observed by representatives of private sector professional bodies and civil Society Organisations in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency.
2. Kindly note that submissions may be subjected to verification from relevant authorities. Fake documents and false declarations may be forwarded to the relevant authorities for prosecution.
3. Failure to comply with the instructions shall lead to disqualification.
4. Only substantially responsive firms will be invited at a later date for issuance of d Request for Propo sal

DISCLAIMER

1. Submissions after the date and time specified above shall be returned un-opened.
2. All costs incurred by bidders in response to this advertisement or inquiries shall be borne by such bidders and not the NCC
3. The NCC is not bound to shortlist 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.
4. This advertisement is published for information purposes and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the NCC to award contract.

For further clarification on the advertisement, please email:

Signed:

Professor Umar Garba Danbatta (FNSE, FRAES, FAEng, FNIEEE)

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO

Nigerian Communications Commission

*The advertisement is approved on the condition that the procurements in this advertisement are contained in the Entity’s Approved Procurement Plan.