INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL’S 2023 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

1.1 The National Council for Arts and Culture, Abuja is desirous of carrying out the under-listed programmes and projects as contained in its 2023 budget.

1.2 The Council is therefore, inviting experienced and competent contractors/suppliers, consultants and event managers to submit bids for these programmes.

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

2.1 WORKS

LOT NO

PROJECT

LOT 2 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST)

2.2 NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES

LOT NO

PROJECT

LOT 16 Skills Acquisition Training in Bwari Local Government Area

LOT 17 Development, Capacity Building and Promotion of Cultural Festivals in Edo State

LOT 18 Empowerment and Sensitization Programme against Sex Abuse, Drug Abuse and Vocational Skill Starter Packs in Nunku

LOT 19 Waste to Wealth Empowerment in Arts and Craft Capacity Building in Edo State

LOT 20 Skill Gap and Enhancement of Youths in Cultural Entrepreneurship in Edo State

LOT 21 (ZIP) Training and Empowerment of Youth & Women in Bronze casting and Wood Craft in Oredo Federal Constituency, Edo State.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC 1.1. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services; b. Evidence of Company’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 valid till 31st December, 2023; c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 2023 (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); e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP. g. Sworn Affidavit:

- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Council for Arts and Culture 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; h. Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 & 2022); i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; j. Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications. 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. Works (Lots 2): List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; m. Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant professional regulatory body(ies); n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner) o. 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.

- 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;.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

Interested bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Head, Procurement Unit, Directorate Office, Room 2, 1st Floor, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Plot 1370, Ukpo Close, Off Oro Ago Crescent, Off Muhammad Buhari Way, (by Old CBN), Garki II, District, Abuja upon presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tenders fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Council for Arts and Culture’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS

A: PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Interested firms should submit two (2) bound Pre-Qualification/EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers, and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

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 authorized officer of the firm.

Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Director General/CEO, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), 1st Floor, Plot 1370 Ukpo Close, Off Twon Brass Street, Off Muhammad Buhari Way, (by Old CBN) Garki II District, Abuja and clearly marked with the title of the project and Lot number.

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in the Procurement Unit, Room 2; 1st Floor, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) not later than 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 6th June, 2023.

B. INVITATION TO TENDER

Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the Lots desired, two (2) hard-copies of the Technical and Financial bids with a softcopy of Financial bid only in MS Excel format saved on a Flash Drive, package separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director General/CEO, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), 1st Floor, Plot 1370 Ukpo Close, Off Twon Brass Street, Off Muhammad Buhari Way, (by Old CBN) Garki II District, Abuja and clearly marked with (the title of the project/programme and Lot number).

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in the Procurement Unit, Room 2; 1st Floor, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) not later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 13th June, 2023.

6.0 OPENING OF EOI/TECHNICAL BIDS

A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

The Expression of Interest (EoI) Documents will be opened immediately after the closure of submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 6th June, 2023 at the Board Room of NCAC Headquarters, Abuja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives and the public.

Please, ensure that you sign the Pre-Qualification/EoI Submission Register in the Procurement Unit of the Council, as the Council shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Pre-Qualification/EoI.

For further enquiries, please contact the “Head of (Procurement)” on e-mail obozokhai67@gmail.com

B: INVITATION TO TENDER

Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline of submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 13th June, 2023 at the Board Room of NCAC Headquarters, Abuja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives and the public, while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened.

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Unit of the Council, as the Council shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “Head of (Procurement)” on e-mail obozokhai67@gmail. com

7.0 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. Documents not properly bound will be returned un-opened. d. All Bids/EoIs must be written with indelible ink, those written with a pencil will be disqualified. e. All costs will be borne by the bidders; f. Invitation to Tender: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited later for financial bids opening, while financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened. g. Services: Only prequalified Consultants will be invited later for collection of Request for Proposals. h. Submission of technical/financial bids to the Council is neither a commitment nor an obligation to award any contract to any contractor or supplier/service provider; i. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots; j. Due Diligence/Post Qualification will be conducted as all documented claims by the Contractors are subject to verification.

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Garki ll, Abuja is not bound to pre-qualify/ 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.

Signed: The Director General/CEO National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Abuja

Market’s demolition: Chief of Army Staff accused of disobeying court order

By Usman Shuaibu

The Chief of Army staff

Lieutenant General

Farouk Yahaya has been accused of demolishing multipurpose building materials market in Maitama, Abuja which was allocated to the traders without obeying court order.

The Abuja-based businessman, Chief Dr Wasiu Tunwase, who is also the Otunba of Yoruba community in the FCT made this accusation in an interview with newsmen in his residence in Zuba.

Otunba disclosed that the allotees were given 25 years to operate in the market and subject to renewal, adding that the traders only spent about three years before the Chief of Army Staff ordered for the demolition of the market.

He further revealed that about 2,500 traders were disengaged in the market due to the demolition, expressing worry the way and manner at which the Nigerian military men were disobeying court injunction in the country.

According to Otunba, we do not have judiciary in this country because Chief of Army Staff does not obey the rule of law, but nobody is above the law of the land.

He pointed out that some traders had already sued the Chief of Army staff to the High Court of Justice 49 in Gwagwalada, Abuja on the demolition of the market and urged the court to do justice to the case.

Tuwase, however, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the Attorneygeneral of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to look into the matter of the demolition of the market along Mammi street in Maitama, and charged the incoming government to work on Nigerian Judiciary in terms of its responsibilities. He pointed out that some traders had already sued the Chief of Army staff to the High Court of Justice 49 in Gwagwalada, Abuja on the demolition of the market and urgonsibilities.

Cross section of newly inaugurated Elected Executive of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) North Central Zone during their inauguration at the Christian Worship Center, yesterday in Abuja.