NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, ABUJA- INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL) FOR 2023 PROJECTS

NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
UMARU MUSA YA’ADUAR WAY, SAUKA, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL) FOR 2023 PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) is desirous of utilizing part of the funds under the year 2023 Appropriation Act to execute projects in Abuja and other parts of the country. Accordingly, the Corps invites qualified, Interested and Eligible Contractors to tender for the following works:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS

CATEGORY A: WORKS

Lot W1 Construction and furnishing of central intelligence processing rooms (CIPR) and interrogating rooms at NHQ Abuja
Lot W2 Construction and landscaping of quarters guard at NSDC training school, Udege , Nasarawa state
Lot W3 Construction and furnishing of mini behavioral forensic laboratory ( 6 rooms with certified standard material) at NHQ Abuja
Lot W4 Upgrading/ renovation of NSDC training school , Udege , Nasarawa state
Lot W5 Construction of administrative complex with in-built cells and Armory with perimeter fencing for Lagos command
Lot W6 Construction of pension and veteran office block, at NHQ, Abuja
Lot W7 Renovation/upgrading of in-door sports complex at NHQ, Abuja
Lot W8 Construction of 5 storey office blocks with lift, landscaping, interlocking and fencing at NHQ, Abuja
Lot W9 Construction of divisional office/perimeter fencing of divisional office at Udege , Nasarawa state
Lot W10 Construction of 4 storey building of 20 units of one bedroom flats NHQ, Abuja
Lot W11 Development of infrastructure for outdoor NSDC shooting range in Nasarawa state
Lot W12 Renovation of national office block for safe school project at NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja

CATEGORY B: GOODS

Lot G1 Purchase of operational vehicles/quad motorbikes
Lot G2 Procurement of operational and communication equipment
Lot G3 Procurement of critical National Assets Monitoring Equipment
Lot G4 Supply of disaster and rescue Management Equipment
Lot G5 Supply of Hospital/Medical Equipment
Lot G6 Acquisition, Training and Feeding of specialized dogs for search and rescue, crowd control, and security operations
Lot G7 Procurement of Anti-terrorism, chemical, bio-radiation and nuclear weapons equipment
Lot G8 Procurement of Surveillance, Intelligence gathering and forensic equipment
Lot G9 Purchase of office fixtures and fittings
Lot G10 Purchase and installation of vehicle tracking system
Lot G11 Supply of uniforms and accessories
Lot G12 Maintenance and upgrading of ICT infrastructure
Lot G13 Equipping of 55 response centres in 18 high risk states
Lot G14 Supply of forensic and behavioral analysis tools.

 CATEGORY C: SERVICES

Lot S1 Safe school managers and coordination training
Lot S2 Special training program for NSCDC flagship female squad & RSS on safe schools, community security and countering violence
Lot S3 Training and capacity development for NSCDC personnel in focal states on safe schools
Lot S4 Joint training and capacity development for Security Agencies Personnel.
Lot S5 Training of recognized Vigilante group, retired security personnel and host community members
Lot S6 Training on building human dimensions of security and security resilience in schools and host communities
Lot S7 Forensic and psychological first Aid desk officers training
Lot S8 Sensitization workshop for senior NSCDC officers on safe schools
Lot S9 Strategic National policy dialogue on how to achieve safer schools in Nigeria
Lot S10 Training workshops for NSCDC information Managers and other Media Organizations

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 business name where applicable;
ii. Evidence of updated annual returns with CAC;
iii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) valid till 31st December 2022 with minimum average annual turnover of N150 Million for the lots;
iv. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above).
v. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
vi. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
vii. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
viii. Sworn affidavit
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp 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 in any county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
ix. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2019, 2020, 2021) duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
x. Comprehensive 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, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;
xi. 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;
xii. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;
xiii. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
xiv. Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles;
xv. Medical and Health Equipment: 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 ;
xvi. For supply of equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs)
xvii. Services: evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Security background firms, media consulting firms etc
xviii. All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s 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.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from Tenders “Board Secretariat, procurement Department, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, National Headquarters, Shehu Ya’aduar Way, Sauka, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable Tender Fee of N10,000.00 per lot paid into Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ Remita Account in any reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are required to submit technical and financial bids packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope and indicate at right hand corner the appropriate Job title, Lot Number and Name of Bidder clearly written on the reverse side and addressed to:
The Commandant-General
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
National Headquarters,
Procurement Secretariat
Shehu Ya’aduar Way, Sauka, Abuja
Drop in the designated tender box not later than 10: 00am on Tuesday, 11th June, 2023.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested firms in services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 10:00am Tuesday, 20th June, 2023.

7. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am Tuesday, 20th June, 2023 and 10: 00am on Tuesday, 11th June, 2023 at Dr. Ade Abolurin’s Auditorium, NSCDC NHQ Shehu Ya’ardua Way, Sauka, Abuja while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
Any enquiry regarding this advertisement should be directed to the Tender’s Board Secretariat, procurement Department, National Headquarters, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Shehu Ya’ardua Way, Sauka, Abuja.

8. PLEASE NOTE
i. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
ii. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
iii. Contravening any of the instructions in this advertisement shall lead to disqualification of bid
iv. The advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NSCDC to award contract to any contractor, nor shall it entitle any contractor, submitting documents to claim any indemnity from NSCDC;
v. Each Bid should contain a table of contents and properly paginated.
vi. No bidder should bid for more than one
vii. Lot in each category, non-compliance will lead to outright rejection of bids.
viii. Goods: 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;
ix. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
x. NSCDC is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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 the Commandant General