The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) wishes to invite reputable videoconferencing solution providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with good track record of performance and experience for the establishment of a Polycom based videoconferencing system at three locations of the Corporation.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Videoconferencing system would be implemented in three (3) lots as follows:

• LOT1:      Supply and Installation of Polycom Videoconferencing systems
• LOT2:      Provision of UPS for the Videoconferencing systems
• LOT3:      Provision of 6Mbps fibre optic internet bandwidth to carry the videoconferencing data

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Interested companies should obtain the tender document from the Administration Unit, 2^nd Floor, NDIC Headquarters, Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja upon payment of the tender fee of N10,000.00 in Bank Draft made payable to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Abuja. Further requisite information required can be obtained from the Head of Information Technology Department at the above address. Enquires could be made either through the telephone numbers: 09-4601200, 08052263325, 08023137228 or the following e-mail addresses: amoosk@ndic.org.ng and suleko@ndic.org.ng.

CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

All bids must be accompanied with the following:

• Evidence of Company Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria.
• The current 3 years Tax Clearance Certificate of the Company.
• The Company’s audited accounts for the last three years.
• Evidence of Financial capacity or bank support to undertake the project.
• Evidence of having successfully carried out similar works within the past three years.
• Evidence of availability of requisite and appropriate staff/skill for the job.
• Evidence of VAT registration and remittance.
• Evidence of compliance with Pension Act; including proof of remittance to PFCs and PFAs.
• Evidence of registration with relevant Professional bodies
• Sworn affidavit to indicate that the company is not in receivership and none of its directors were ever convicted of fraudulent activity.

SIGNED:

MANAGEMENT

SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

Five (5) bound copies of the ‘Technical’ and ‘Financial’ tender documents must be submitted not later than 12.00 pm, 8th April, 2011 in separate sealed envelopes clearly marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” indicating lots applied for respectively; both put in a third (3^rd) envelope sealed and marked “TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL TENDER FOR NDIC – VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM” and addressed to:

Director of Administration,

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC),

Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria.

The tender is to be dropped in the tender box on the ground floor, by security post, in the Head Office. Companies dropping tenders are expected to sign the tender register on the 2^nd floor, Admin Dept., before dropping the tenders. Submission of tender by post or courier will not be acceptable, and any tender received at the designated location after the required time and date shall be considered late and non-responsive.

OPENING OF THE TENDER

Opening of tenders shall be at 2:30pm, on 8th April, 2011, Only Technical bids will be opened and all successful companies shall be informed in writing. Financial bids of unsuccessful companies will be returned unopened.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

i.        Failure to satisfactorily fulfill the conditions as requested above will result to invalidation of such tender.

ii.      NDIC shall reserve the right to verify the authenticity of claim(s) made by the tendering parties.

iii.    NDIC shall reserve the right to reject any submission based on unverifiable information.

iv.    All financial bids should be quoted in Naira (N).