NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION- INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE COMMISSION

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
19, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE 2020 CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE COMMISSION

1. INTRODUCTION
   The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria was established by the National Human Rights Commission Act 1995 (as amended) in line with Resolution 48/134 of the United Nations General Assembly which enjoins all member states to establish independent National Institutions for the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) shall undertake the procurement of various Goods, Works and Services as approved in the 2020 Appropriation Act.

In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the NHRC, therefore, invites interested Companies with relevant experience and good track record to submit pre-qualification documents for the 2020 Capital Projects.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS
   CATEGORY D

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
   a. Certificate of incorporation/Evidence of Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAO including Memorandum and Article of Association, Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7
   b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2017/2018/2019) expiring on 31st December, 2020, with turnovers corresponding to those declared in the Audited Accounts;
   c. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December, 2020:
   d. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020,
   e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
   f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP,
   g. Sworn Affidavit:
   – disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Human Rights 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 none of the Directors or Consultants have been convicted in any court of any criminal offences
   h. Company’s Audited Account prepared by a reputable Chartered Accounting firm for the last three (3) years 2017/2018/2019;
   i. Evidence of Financial Capability to execute the Projects by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
   j. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, 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 (please provide contact addresses of the clients who may be contacted for reference);
   l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
   m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner):
   n. 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 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 the authorised officer of the firm.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
   Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bid Documents from the Office of the Director of Procurement at the Headquarters of the Commission 19 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only per lot through NRCS REMITA platform
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
   Interested Companies should submit their documents for each of the desired lot, two (2) copies of the technical and financial bids documents each with soft copy of financial bid document only in MS Excel format packaged separately in a sealed tamper proof envelope marked as Technical Bid document or Financial Bid Document clearly written at the back of each envelope. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission 19, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and the lot number.

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope (t.e. the Technical, Financial and the bigger envelopes) should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Office of the Director Procurement, National Human Rights Commission, 4th Floor, Room 318, 19, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th July, 2020.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
   Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th July, 2020 at the Auditorium, National Human Rights Commission, 19, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives. The contractors are to ensure that they sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Director of Procurement, National Human Rights Commission, Abuja, as the Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Director of Procurement on 08181217848/nhrcanigeria@yahoo.com

Only the pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened. Names of pre-qualified contractors will be placed on the Commission’s notice board, website and text messages to their respective addresses

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
   a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder
   b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened:
   c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
   d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
   e. The Commission is not bound to pre-qualify 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.

SIGNED
Director Procurement
For: Executive Secretary
National Human Rights Commission