Federal University Of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)- Invitation For Expression Of Interest For Years 2017, 2018, 2019 And 2020 TETFUND Normal Intervention Projects

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
P.M.B. 1526, OWERRI.
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR YEARS 2017, 2018, 2019 AND 2020 TETFUND NORMAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
DEADLINE: 14TH OCTOBER, 2020

1.0 INTRODUCTION:
The Federal University of Technology, Owerri in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 invites interested qualified and competent Consultants with proven experience and good track record of performance to indicate interest in the provision of Consultancy Services (Architectural, Structural Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) for our Years 2017, 2018 2019 and 2020 (Merged) TETFUND Annual Interventions listed below:

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To be eligible, potential firms are required to submit all the under listed verifiable documents and must be arranged in the following order and numbered.
(a) Evidence of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Current Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the past 3 years valid till 31 December, 2020 with minimum average annual Turnover of N5m;
(c) Evidence of Compliance with PENCOM requirements (with Certificates) valid till 31 December, 2020;
(d) Evidence of Compliance with industrial Training Fund (ITF) requirements (with Certificates) valid till 31 December, 2020;
(e) Evidence of Compliance with the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTIF) valid till 31 December, 2020;
(f) Evidence of registration on the Bureau of Public Procurement’s National Database of contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by inclusion of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid certificate issued by the BPP;
(g) Sworn Affidavit;
(i) that the Director(s) of the prospective contractual company has/have never been convicted by any court of law;
(ii) that neither the company nor any of the company’s directors is bankrupt;
(iii) disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Federal University of Technology Owerri 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 correct in all particulars
(iv) that no Officer of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) is a former or present director of the company;
(v) that the company is not in receivership;
(i) Current Company Audited Account for the past 3 years (2017, 2018 & 2019);
(j) Evidence of financial capacity 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;
(k) Company’s Profile with Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed to the project, including copies of their academic/Professional qualifications (e g. COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc );
(l) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs successfully executed in the past five (5) years with locations, letters of award, valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the project;
(m) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant professional body (ies);
(n) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(o) All documents for submission must be transmitted with Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firms Letter Head bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (Preferably GSM No.), and e-mail 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 the authorized officer of the firm.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State and on the top left-hand corner, the Project Name and Lot No. The reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and dropped in a tamper proof box provided at the Office of the Procurement Unit, Room 203, First floor, Senate Building not later than 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 14th October, 2020.

5.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The Eol documents shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 14th October, 2020 in the University Council Chambers Second floor, Senate Building. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register provided in the Procurement Unit, Room 203 first floor of the Senate Building FUTO as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Interested Members of the Public and Private Sector Professionals in the Construction Industries, Non-Governmental Organizations and Journalists are invited to witness the opening.

6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION:
(a) EoI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(c) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;
(d) Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services)
(e) Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(f) Any bid submitted after the deadline for submission shall be returned un-opened.
(g) The Federal University of Technology, Owerri is not bound to 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;
(h) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots.

ENQUIRIES:
All enquiries should be directed to the Ag. Head, Procurement Unit/Secretary to Tenders Board, Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

SIGNED:
VICE-CHANCELLOR/CHAIRMAN, UNIVERSITY TENDERS BOARD