Invitation to Prequalification for the Construction of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (Federal College of Education, Okene) at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)

Title: Invitation to Prequalification for the Construction of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Federal College of Education, Okene, Kwara State

• Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1). Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services.
• Evidence of Company's Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31" December, 2024.
• Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31" December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above).
• Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31" December, 2024 (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).
• Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31" December, 2024.
• Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2024; or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
• Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board 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.
• Company's Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2021, 2022, 2023.
• Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
• Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature and complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.
• 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 ARCON, COREN, QSRBN, SURCON etc.
• Evidence of relevant DPR/NUPRC/NMDPRA Permit valid till 31st December 2024,
• ICT jobs: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
• Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement.
• For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner).

• 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 the authorised officer of the firm.
• Further details of the scope are as contained in the Standard Bid Document (SBD).

• Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
• Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened.
• All costs will be borne by the bidders.
• The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of anti-corruption and transparency and private professional bodies.
• Invitation for Pre-qualification: Only pre-qualified bidder at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents.
• The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board is not bound to pre- qualify/shortlist any applicant 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.