Federal Science And Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State- Invitation To Tender For 2021 Capital Projects (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 10TH MAY, 2021
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE III
FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS

The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Federal Science and Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State in the 2021 Appropriation 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 project.

(2.1)  CATEGORY A (WORKS)

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Bidders must possess the under-listed requirements:

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2018, 2019, and 2020) valid till 31 Dec. 2021 with a minimum average annual turnover of Twenty Million Naira (N20,000,000.00);

(iii) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 Dec. 2021

(iv)  Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st Dec. 2021:

( v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st Dec, 2021;

(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Suppliers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(vii) Current sworn Affidavit:

(a) disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of FSTC, 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 bid are true and correct in all particulars;

(b) The company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt, and

(c) The company has any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offenses in relation to fraud or financial impropriety.

(viii) Evidence of Financial Capability to execute the job 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;

(ix) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as ARCON, COREN, QSRBN, CORBON, etc)

(x) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (3) similar job(s) successfully Executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards. Valuation Certificates and/or Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(xi) List of plants and Equipment with proof of ownership or lease agreement;

(xii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – (2018, 2019, 2020);

(xiii) 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(s) (preferably GSM No) and valid e-mail address(es) and official Company’s address. The Letter Head paper must bear the Names, Nationalities and the Telephone Numbers of Directors of the company at the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to collect Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Principal, Federal Science and Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per lot into Federal Science and Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Remita account in any commercial bank.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids only in MS Excel format bid for desired lot in two (2) separate envelopes, clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. The Two envelopes should be enclosed in one larger envelope labelled with the project name at the top right hand corner and the company’s name behind and addressed to:

The Principal
Federal Science and Technical College Uyo,
Akwa Ibom State.

The document should be deposited in the Tenders Box in the office of the Principal, FSTC, Uyo not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 10 May, 2021.

(6.0)  OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 10 May, 2021 at the College Multi-purpose Hall, while the financial bids will kept un-opened.

For further enquiries, please contact the Technical Officer in the office or on the College e-mail fstcuyoaks@yahoo.com

Please Note that
(i) Certificates may be referred to the respective issuing authorities for verification and authentication.

(ii) All submission must be made only in English Language.

(iii) Contractors are not permitted to bid for more than one (1) lot. Any bidder that violates this rule shall be disqualified;

(iv)  Technical and Financial Bids enclosed in one and same single envelope that will expose the Technical and Financial Bids at the same time of opening shall be disqualified.

(v) Submission that does not meet up with the requirements specified above shall be rejected.

(vi) The evaluation shall be strictly based on the requirements specified above.

(vii) This advertisement is published for information purpose only, and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of FSTC, Uyo to award these contracts.

(viii) 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:

(ix) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(x) 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 un-opened

(xi) The Federal Science and Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is not bound to pre-qualify any bid and reserves the right to cancel the procurement proceedings in the public interest as stipulated in Section 28 of the PPA, 2007

SIGNED
PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE,
UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE.