FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIRLS’ COLLEGE, AKURE, ONDO STATE
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2020 PROJECT
DEADLINE: 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2020

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided funds in the 2020 Appropriation for Federal Government Girls’ College, Akure through Federal Ministry of Education (FME) is desirous to utilize the fund to procure WORKS, GOODS and SERVICES in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the School is inviting interested reputable and qualified Contractors with relevant experience and good track records necessary for the execution of these projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORK:
(WORKS)-

LOT NOPROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION
W1Renovation of 3 No Block of 6 Classrooms
W2Rehabilitation of College Road Networks

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Company’s Article memorandum, duly certified CO7;
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020; with minimum average turnover of N20 million;
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. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committee of the FGGC AKURE, ONDO STATE 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 the bid are correct in all particulars;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2017, 2018, 2019 ; the Audit Firm must be registered with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;
i. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project including Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank 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, QSRBN, CORBON, Certified Builders and Architects;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of a least three (3) similar Jobs the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards and Job Completion Certificates of the projects;
l. List of Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (for works);
m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (all the eligibility requirements are compulsory for each JV partner.
n. 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. The Company’s Letterhead Paper must bear the Names, Phone Numbers and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENT:
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Principal Office, FGGC AKURE ONDO STATE on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10, 000.00 paid into the FGGC AKURE Remita account in any commercial bank.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT:
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for desired Lot, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”.
Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Principal, FGGC AKURE ONDO STATE and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number).

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Principal’s Office, FGGC AKURE not later than 12 noon on the 1st September, 2020.

6. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON OPENING OF BID
i. Prospective bidders can also submit tenders through courier services; and
ii. Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for the submission at 12:00 noon on the 1″ September, 2020 in the School’s Hall. BIDDERS AND MEMBERS OF PUBLIC ARE NOT TO ATTEND THE BID OPENING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND TO AVOID OVERCROWDING AT THIS PERIOD OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC. The bids opening (Technical and Financial) will be covered by video recording with presence of two (2) representatives of private professional organization and non-governmental organization.
iii. All other information in the said advertisement remains same.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than one(1) Lot:
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. All pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened; and
f. FGGC Akure 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
THE PRINCIPAL
FGGC AKURE ONDO STATE