Federal Government Boys’ College (FGBC), Abuja- Invitation To Tender For The Execution Of 2021 Appropriation Projects (7 Lots)

DEADLINE: 18TH MAY, 2021
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BOYS’ COLLEGE (FGBC), ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION PROJECTS

The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds for The Federal Government Boys College, Abuja in the 2021 Appropriation Act for the execution of policies, Programmes and Projects towards achieving the mandate of the College. Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit tenders for the execution of the following projects:

2.1 CATEGORY A (WORKS)

2.2 CATEGORY B (GOODS)

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2020; with minimum average annual turnover of N20 million;
c. Evidence of current Pension Clearance 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) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Government Boys College 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 al information presented in the bid are true and correct in all particulars;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2017, 2018, 2019);
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’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications.
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in 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. 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 Lot G1; and
n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) should be provided (CAC, TaxClearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);o. 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 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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Principal, FGBC Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00, paid into the Federal Government Boys’ College’s Remita account in any commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, 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, Federal Government Boys College, Abuja 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, FGBC, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 18th May, 2021.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 18th May, 2021, in the School Dining Hall, while the Financial bids will be kept unopened.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Principal’s Office, FGBC Abuja, as the FGBC Abuja will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Technical Officer on e-mail: fgbcapo@gmail.com

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 two(2) Lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. 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;
f. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
g. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened; and
h. The FGBC Abuja, 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
FGBC ABUJA