Audit Review of Procurement Activities of 10 Africa Centres

Expression of Interest are invited for the Implementation of 2018 Procurement Audit Review of Procurement Activities of the 10 Africa Centres of Excellence in Nigeria Universities 1 0 INTRODUCTIONThe World Bank supported Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence hereby invites qualified competent reputable and interested Procurement Audit Consulting firms with the requisite experience and proven track record for the 2018 procurement audit review of procurement activities f the 10 ACEs in Nigeria Universities 2 0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS2 1 Consulting Services Request for Expression of Interest EOI for ConsultantsLot No Description Audit Review for the 10 ACEs in Nigerian Universities3 0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSa Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission CAC including Form CAC2 and CAC7b Evidence of Company s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years 2016 2017 and 2018 valid till 31st December 2019 c Evidence of Current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019d Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund ITF certificate valid till 31st December 2019e Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund NSITF clearance certificate valid till 31st December 2019f Evidence of registration on the national Database of federal Contractors consultants and service Providers by submission of Interim registration Report IRR expiring on 30 06 2019 or a valid certificate issued by BPP g A Sworn Affidavit Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Universities Commission or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in the are true and correct in all particulars h Company Audited Account for the last 3 years 2016 2017 2018 i Evidence of financial capability to execute the job by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank with willingness to provide credit facility when needed j Company Profile with Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project including evidence of competence in procurement audit and copies of their Academic professional qualification k Evidence of letter on procurement audit in not less than 3 difficult international organization or projects funded by international organization including letters of Awards Valuation certificates Job Completion certificates and Photographs of the projectsl List Plants Equipment with proof of Ownership lease where applicable m All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering Forwarding Letter under the company s Letter Head paper bearing amongst other the Registration Number RC as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission CAC contact Address Telephone Numbers preferable GSM No and valid e mail address and official company s address The letterhead Paper must bear the Names Nationalities and telephone number of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorized officer of the Firm 4 0 SUBMISSION O EXPRESSION OF INTEREST EOI Interested Consultants Service providers shall submit one original and five photocopies of their sealed expression of Interest EOI documents clearly stating the name if the project and the Lot number and addressed to The Executive Secretary NUC and deposited in a Tender Box located at the Procurement Division of NUC not later than 13 00 noon Monday 3rd June 20195 0 OPENING OF EOISThe EOIs shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12 00 noon Monday 3rd June 2019 at the NUC ACE Secretariat Rm 7 NgREN Complex NUC Secretariat Abuja6 0 IMPORTANT NOTICE ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONi If EOI is by a Consortium the Lead Company s documents and other companies are required Companies must evidence of a Notarized Joint Venture and or Memorandum of Understanding and or agreement specifying the roles and responsibilities of parties eligibility requirements are applicable to each JV partner ii The NUC reserves the right to reject any or all submission that do not meet up with the requirements as specifiediii Any deviation from the instructions of submission of EOIs Bid Documents shall lead to disqualification iv The Commission may not necessarily award the contract to the lowest priced bidderv The NUC is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserve the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities whatsoever to any bidder in line with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 vi Post qualification may be carried out on all documents tendered vii Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSSignedTHE EXECUTIVE SECRETARYNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

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