Invitation to Pre-Qualify/Bid at Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
Public Notice
Invitation to Pre-Qualify/Bid for Mechanized Trace Maintenance for 330KV and Critical 132KV Transmission Line
Introduction
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), intends to rehabilitate access roads and carry out comprehensive mechanized clearing/maintenance of traces on the following 132kV and 330kV transmission lines within the under listed regions:
i. Oshogbo Regions
ii. Enugu Regions
iii. Benin Region
iv. Lagos Region
v. Kaduna Region
vii. Port Harcourt Region
viii. Shiroro Region
Pre-Qualification Requisite
Suitably qualified bidders are invited to participate in the pre-qualification process.
To pre-qualify, companies are required to provide the following:
1) A copy of Certificate of Incorporation in Nigeria (Form CO2 and CO7 must be attached)
2) Company profile.
3) Evidence of successful completion of at least one similar Job (e.g, road construction, mechanized right of way clearing/maintenance of transmission lines in the last five years and or details of similar on-going projects. Final Taking Over Certificates of performance from client are required.
4) Verifiable evidence of holding of mechanized tools and earth moving equipment (bulldozers, graders etc.)
5) Joint Venture agreement (for joint ventures) signed by the chief executives of the JVs. The lead partners shall be the more technically experienced members with higher financial standing and evidence of this must be clearly indicated.
The responsibility of each partner must be clearly defined in the JV agreement which shall not change during the project execution. Each member company must be severely and jointly liable under the JV agreements.
A firm can be partner in only ONE JV or consortium. Proposal submitted by JVs or consortiums with the same firm as partner will be rejected. The lead partner in a joint Venture shall provide the Advance Payment Guarantee and Performance Bond for the contract.
6) Evidence of local content plan (for companies registered outside Nigeria), including evidence of indigenous staff involvement in jobs done in Nigeria and company’s facilities in Nigeria for execution of services.
7) Certified audited accounts along with the corresponding 3 years Tax Clearance Certificates which shall be verified and the originals sighted on demand.
8) Evidence of financial capability and banking support.
9) Submit evidence (s) of compliance with the provisions of the pension reform ACT 2004
Important Information
1. TCN will verify claims by companies, including office locations and equipment. Applicants should submissions necessary authority and guarantee for such verification.
2. Only technically pre-qualified contractors will be invited to submit financial proposals.
3. Contractors with litigation history/petitions with PHCN, PMU or NIPP will not be pre-qualified.
4. No company or JV can win more than two Lots of the transmission lines jobs.
5. The pre qualification is general and not for any specific line unless otherwise indicated by the contractor. When pre-qualified, applicants can bid for lines of their choice.
6. Failure to provide information or supporting document that is essential for the evaluation of applicant’s qualifications or to provide timely clarification or substantiation of the information supplied may result in disqualification of the applicant.
Submission of Documents
Only one original copy and a soft copy of the proposal are to be submitted. The names and mailing addresses of the applicant companies must be clearly marked on the envelope(s) bearing the submissions. All the information requested for pre-qualification must be provided in English Language by all applicants.
Completed pre-qualification documents should be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Application for 2014 Pre-Qualification for Transmission Line Access Roads Rehabilitation and Trace Maintenance”, and delivered by hand or registered mail not later than 5.00 pm on Monday, 26th May, 2014 to:
General Manager (Procurement) TCN,
Room 522, 5th Floor, PHCN Headquarters,
Plot 14 Zambezi Crescent,
Maitama, Abuja,
Nigeria
Opening of Documents
Opening of applications will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, 27th May, 2014, in the Auditorium, 2nd Floor, PHCN Headquarters, Plot 41 Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja – Nigeria
For further information and/or clarification, please contact any of the following
e-mail addresses: smohammad@mhi.mb.ca , engrtouwah@yahoo.com , jenevive_a@yahoo.com
Signed:
Management
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)