UNIVERSITY OF UYO
NWANIBA ROAD, P.M.B 1017, UYO
AKWA IBOM STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR YEAR 2020 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND 2016/2017/2018 MERGED TETUND ICT SUPPORT INTERVENTION.
1. INTRODUCTION
University of Uyo intends to execute 2020 Capital Projects and 2016/2017/2018 merged TETFund ICT Support Intervention. Consequently, interested Companies are hereby invited to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) and Bids for the under-listed projects:
2. SCOPE
CATEGORY A (WORKS)
| LOT NO | DESCRIPTION OF WORKS |
| Lot W.1 | Construction of Covered Walkway between Staff office Block and Classroom/Lecture Theatre Block at Main Campus |
CATEGORY B (GOODS)
LOT NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Lot G.I Supply, Installation and Testing of Laboratory Equipment for the Department 0f Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Lot G.2 Supply, Installation and Testing of laboratory Equipment Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation Lot G.3 Supply, installation and Training of Laboratory Equipment for Central Laboratory and Histology and Gross Laboratory Lot G.4 Supply, installation and Training of Laboratory Equipment for Department of Statistics and Animal and Environmental Biology Lot G.5 Supply, installation and Testing of Laboratory Equipment for Department of Crop Science and Building Department Lot G.6 Supply, installation and Testing of Laboratory Equipment for Hydraulic/Water Resources Laboratory Lot G.7 Supply, installation and Testing of Laboratory Equipment for Geotechnical Laboratory, Department of Anatomy , Computer Education and Home Economy Education. Lot G.8 Furnishing of Classrooms and Lecture Theatre: Supply and Installation. Lot G.9 Supply, Installation and Testing of Laboratory Equipping for Faculty of agriculture. Lot G.10 Supply of Air Conditioners and Installation of Acoustic Flush Doors and Windows for Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Laboratories Lot G.11 Supply of 150KVA, 100KVA, 30KVa, AM6500 EB generating Sets Lot G.12 Procurement of Sciences Equipment and Chemicals Lot G.13 Procurement of Computer Systems Lot G.14 Procurement of Parts for Wheel Loader Lot G.15 Procurement of Utility Vehicles
CATEGORY C: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: 2016/ 2017/ 2018 MERGED TETFUND ICT SUPPORT INTERVENTION PROJECTS
Lot C.1 Remodeling of the University Website and ICDL Training for both Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff on base Modules, Intermediate Module and Advanced Module Procurement of Utility Vehicles IGR Lot C.2 The Review of the University of Uyo Master Plan Lot C.3 Provision of Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP)
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Bidders shall be required to submit the following pre-qualification documents
(i) Evidence of Business Name or Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020.
(iii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020
(iv) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020.
(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTIFI) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020
(vi) Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
(vii) Sworn Affidavit:
disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Uyo 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 bids are true and correct in all particulars;
that none of the company’s directors has been convicted in any law court for any criminal offence including fraud and financial impropriety; and
that the company is not in receivership, bankrupt or insolvent
(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 2017, 2018, 2019
(ix) 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:
(x) Company’s 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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc):
(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation/Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the projects.
(xii) List of Plant/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable)
(xiii) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate , IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner).
(xiv) Bidders for Lot C 1 must submit the following:
Evidence of 5years of Website Design experience including: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Latest release of WordPress CMS (WP Engine, PHP, 3rd Party APIs Gravity Forms, Pods etc) or latest release of Joomia CMS or Latest releases of Drupal CMS
Evidence of Firms Accreditation as a Test Centre, International Computer Driving License (ICDL) certificate.
Evidence of at least 3 ICDL certified trainers with certificates
Evidence of Firms registration with Centre for Management Development (CMD)
(xv) Bidders for Lot C2: (i)The consulting firm for the review of the Master Plan must have a minimum of Ten (10) years in professional practice and must be a consortium of all professionals in the built environment and must be registered with TOPREC or other related body (ies)
(xvi) Bidders for Lot C3: Must submit evidence of registration with National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and Evidence of registration with Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCIRB)
(xvii) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles:
(xviii) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
(xix) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/Forwarding Letter under the company/firm’s Letterhead 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 if the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER REQUIREMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Prospective contractors shall be required to collect tender documents in the office of the Director of Procurement, Directorate of Procurement, University of Uyo, Main Campus along Nwaniba Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State between the hours of 10:00am to 4:00pm daily. A non-refundable Tender fee of N10,000.00 per LOT shall be paid into Remita account of the University. The payment shall be converted into a receipted evidence of payment from the Revenue Unit of the University Bursary. Firms interested in Category C will not pay at this stage until after shortlisting.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Prospective bidder are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired in two(2) hard copies of the Technical Bid and two (2) hard copies of Financial Bid should be neatly packed in the listed order (where applicable) above in separate sealed envelope and marked Technical Bid or Financial Bid at the top right hand corner of the enveloped. Thereafter put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope and addressed to; The Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Uyo and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the Bid Box at the Directorate of Procurement, University of Uyo, Main Campus along Nwaniba Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State not later than 12:00 noon, on Wednesday 5, August, 2020.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS (CATEGORY A & B)
Only the Technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, on Wednesday 5, August, 2020 in the presence of bidders or their representatives at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Main Campus, University of Uyo, along Nwaniba Road, Uyo, while the financial bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. All enquiries should be directed to: The Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Uyo.
7. SUBMISSION OF EOI ( CATEGORY C)
All EOI with supporting documents (Original and Duplicate) neatly packaged in sealed envelope stating Expression of Interest shall be submitted to the oofice of the Directors or Procurement on or before 12:00 noon on Monday 6, July 2020.
8. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Expression of Interest shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 6 July , 2020 at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Main Campus University of Uyo, along Nwaniba Road, Uyo.
9. GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder
(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened
(iii) Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot
(iv) Category C: Only the shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(v) Category A & B, only the Pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened:
(vi) All cost incurred as a result of response to this invitation and any subsequent request for information shall be borne by the responding Firm/Company
(vii) The University of Uyo is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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
VICE CHANCELLOR
UNIVERSITY OF UYO
