UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL
PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER
1. INTRODUCTION
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt Invites interested, competent and reputable contractors to apply for pre-qualification and tender for the under-listed projects:
CATEGORY A
Lot A1: Training of Community Health Workers in Abua
CATEGORY B
Lot B1: Rehabilitation of Hospital Block
2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested, competent and reputable contractor to apply with relevant and cognate experience and good track record performance are hereby invited to submit tender/bid documents accompanied with the following;
a. Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission ICAC including Forms CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2019
c. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2019
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund INSITF Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2019
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/1/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital 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 correction of particulars
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 201620172018
i. 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
j. Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications in case of construction: COREN, OSBORN, IRON, CARBON etc.);
k. 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
l. List of Plants Equipment with proof of Ownership Lease (who applicable)
m. Lot A1: Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant professional modules
n. 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 email 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 authorised officer of the firm
3. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY B)
Evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 Ten Thousand Naira) only payable to University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital’s Single Treasury Account (TSA) at the Central Bank of Nigeria, and should be presented to the Accounts Department for issuance of the Hospital Receipt, Original and copy of the receipt should be brought to the Office of Project Consultants to collect the tender documents
4. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY )
i. The Pre-Qualification and Tender documents must be in separate wax sealed envelopes, each appropriately addressed “Tender for……, pre-qualification for…… both enclosed in a bigger envelope.
ii. The bigger envelope should be marked Pre-Qualification & Tender for ……”with the appropriate project name boldly written on the top of the envelope and addressed to
The Chief Medical Director
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt
and dropped in the Tender Box in the office of the Head of Procurement Department of UPTH,
Port Harcourt not later than 12:00 noon
on Tuesday 19th November 2019
iii. All are invited to be in attendance at the at the Opening 12 noon, Tuesday 19th November, 2019
5. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT (CATEGORY)
1. Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (El) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Chief Medical Director as stated above and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number)
2. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 21st October, 2019
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
1. The EOI and technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission 12:00 noon on Monday, 21st October, 2019 and 12:00 noon on Tuesday 19th November 2019 at the Board Room, Ground Floor, Admin Block in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept unopened
2. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the Hospital will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened
c. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders
e. Category Only shortlisted bidders at EOI evaluation will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
f. Category B: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be contacted at a later date for financial bids opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened
g. The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007
Signed
Management
