Federal College Of Education (Special), Oyo State- Invitation For Expression Of Interest For Consultancy Services (23 Lots)

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL)
P.M.B 1089 OYO, OYO STATE
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
DEADLINE: 9TH NOVEMBER, 2020

(1.0)  INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State in compliance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, invites reputable firms/companies with proven records of accomplishment to express interest for the under-listed projects proposed in the College;

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES:
CATEGORY A – CONSULTANCY

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Verifiable Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

(b) Verifiable Evidence of TAX clearance Certificate for the last three years (2017, 2018, & 2019) valid till 31st December, 2020 corresponding to declared turnover.

(c) Verifiable current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2020.

(d) Verifiable current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.

(e) Verifiable Current 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) A Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bid and that all the information provided in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
• that no director of the firm has been convicted by any court of law; that the firm is not bankrupt or in receivership

(h) Current Company’s audited account duly stamped and signed by ANAN/-ICAN Licensed Auditors for the last three years (2017, 2018, 2019).

(i) Verifiable list of successful executed similar jobs at least three (3) in the last five years including letters of awards and certificates of practical job completion;

(j) 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;

(k) A Comprehensive Company Profile to include at least three key personnel with their curriculum vitae and staff ID, also with certificates of Academic and professional qualification (COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc).

(l) 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).

(m) 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 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 authorised officer of the firm.

NOTE:
Arrangement of the technical documents in hard and soft copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical documents should have a table of content indicating the pages on which these items are to be found.

4. SUBMISSIONS OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (LOT 1 – LOT 23):
EOI with supporting documents (2 copies) should be neatly bound and sealed in an envelope showing the Company’s name, particulars and name of the project, and should be dropped into the tender box at the Provost’s office of the College not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 9th November, 2020.

The completed package should be addressed to:

The Provost,
Federal College of Education (Special),
P.M.B. 1089, Oyo Town,
Oyo State.

5. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
EOI documents shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 9th November, 2020, at the New Council Chamber of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State.

Only shortlisted firms shall be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals (RFP).

PLEASE NOTE:

• Compliance certificates may be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification.
• Failure to submit all requirements documents stated above shall lead to disqualification.
• Late submission will be returned un-opened.
• This advertisement of Expression of Interest shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State nor shall it entitle any company to make any claim whatsoever or compensation having responded to this advertisement.
• Note that payment of Tender Fee is not required for this process.
• Bidders are excused from the bid opening, which will be attended by officials of private sector professional organisation and CSOs in the areas of anti-corruption/transparency. The event will be fully captured on video and can be provided to bidders on request.
• Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).
• All expenses incurred in preparing pre-qualification documents associated with this exercise shall be borne solely by the prospective company.
• All submission must be made in English Language.
• Failure to comply with the instruction(s) above will result to invalidation and rejection of bid.
• The college is not bound shortlist any firm 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:
PROVOST