The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has released the Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) application guidance notes.
A statement from the board’s Corporate Communication Division said the document forms part of concerted efforts to operationalize the presidential directives on local content requirements, which mandate the NCDMB to eliminate intermediaries lacking demonstrable capacity from the contracting process.
The statement emphasized that one of the key requirements for participating in the contracting process is the possession of the NCEC issued by the NCDMB.
According to the NCDMB, the goal of the new document is to tackle cases of single and multiple NCEC applications not matched to capacities on the ground, submission of fake/forged documents, under declaration of personnel, non-existent offices/equipment, and many other dubious applications.
It will also enhance the timely review and approval of applications from genuine service companies.
The eight NCEC categories cover manufacturing and related services, fabrication and construction, construction and moveable equipment, services and support, quality control inspection and testing, non-moveable assets, procurement and supplies, and consultancy services.
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The document advised service companies to provide details of their specific service offering with sufficient supporting evidence while applying for any of the NCEC categories via the application portal.
The NCDMB stressed that it does not solicit or require any payment for the application, processing, or approval of NCEC or any of its certifications.
It added that the NCDMB prohibits the use of agents, middlemen, or third parties in raising and submitting the NCEC application on behalf of service companies.
It further states that Service Companies registered on the NOGIC-JQS are liable for any claims/documentations submitted in support of an application for NCEC or any other NCDMB certifications using their assigned login in details.
The document also indicated that companies and their subsidiaries or local partners cannot apply for or obtain the NCEC as separate companies using the same facilities, equipment, assets, or documentation, and that the NCEC is not transferable for use by another company.
It enjoined service companies to only apply for the NCEC based on their core service area, noting that spurious applications contribute to delays in the processing of genuine applications, warning that cases determined to constitute abuse of the NCEC applications shall attract applicable sanctions.
