NATIONAL PENSION COMMISSION
PLOT 174 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRESCENT, WUSE 2, ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

1.  INTRODUCTION
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, is hereby inviting reputable, experienced and interested consultants to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for the provision of the under-listed services.

2.  SCOPE OF SERVICES: CONSULTANCY SERVICES

3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EoI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
(a)      Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7, or Business Name where applicable;
(b)     Evidence of Firm’s Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Taxes of the Partners where applicable) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020;
(c)      Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(d)     Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(e)      Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(f)      Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g)     Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant professional regulatory body(ies);
(h)     A Sworn Affidavit:
Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Pension Commission 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 the Company is not in receivership, subject to any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings; and
That the Company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any country for criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
(i)      Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2017, 2018, 2019;
(j)      Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(k)     Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
(l)      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;
(m)    Evidence of registration as a Data Protection Compliance Organisation issued by National Information Technology Development Agency for Lot 1;
(n)     Lot 6: Evidence of current registration with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN);
(o)     For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(p)     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