DEADLINE: 24TH MAY, 2021
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE TECHNOLOGY
(FORMERLY FEDERAL COLLEGE OF PRODUCE INSPECTION AND STORED PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY, KANO)
P.M.B. 3013, KANO.
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER DOCUMENTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano is established with a mandate to train middle level manpower in Agricultural Produce Technology using Dynamic Training Curriculum, Modern Infrastructural Facilities based on best in-class practices. The College hereby invites interested, competent and reputable Contractors and Suppliers with relevant experience and good track record to make submission for the execution of the following Projects under the College’s 2021 Capital Appropriation Funds:
(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS
GOODS
| LOT | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| Lot 4 | Purchase of Grains for Distribution to Farmers in Akure North/South Federal Constituency, Ondo State |
| Lot 5 | Provision of Instructional Materials to Some Selected Schools in Apapa Federal Constituency, Lagos State |
| Lot 6 | Provision of Light-Weight Trucks for Farmers in Jigawa North-West Senatorial District |
| Lot 7 | Supply of Processed Rice for 12 Local Governments in Jigawa North-West Senatorial District |
| Lot 12 | Supply of Grains to Orphans and Less Privilege in Shanono/Bagawi Federal Constituency, Kano State |
WORKS
Lot 13 Access Road at the Barkum Main Campus Lot 14 Rehabilitation of Male and Female Hostel at Hotoro Campus Lot 15 Rehabilitation of Three Laboratories Building to Standard and Purchase Standard Equipment Lot 16 Construction of Male/Female Student Hostel at Barkum Main Campus Lot 17 Rehabilitation of Administration Building Lot 18 Construction of Classrooms and Office Building at the Permanent Site Lot 19 Construction of Administrative Block at Barkum Lot 20 Construction of Computer Based Test (CBT) Center, Classrooms and Offices Lot 21 Completion of a Block of 8-Classrooms with Offices at Permanent Site Lot 22 Construction of Shallow Tube Wells for Irrigation Farming in Zamfara West Senatorial District Lot 23 Construction of Classrooms/Furniture and Transformers in Kumbotso LGA, Kano State Lot 30 Construction and Installation of Garri Processing Factory in ASA/Ilorin West Federal Constituency Kwara State
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with 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 31st December, 2021;
(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, 2021;
(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology 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;
(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2018, 2019, 2020;
(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 such as COREN, ARCON, QSRBN, CORBON etc.;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(l) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the vehicles;
(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.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement, FCAPT Kano, on evidence for payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the FCAPT, Kano’s Remita account in any reputable 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 Provost attention Head of Procurement, Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Head of Procurement’s Office later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 24 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 Monday, 24 May, 2021 at the College Students Centre, while the financial bids will be kept unopened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement as the FCAPT, Kano will not be held liable for misplaced, wrongly submitted bids. All enquiries should be directed to the Provost FCAPT, Kano Attention: Head of Procurement.
(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 un-opened;
(c) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(d) 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 and shall be made available to bidders upon request;
(e) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(f) 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;
(g) The FCAPT, Kano 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:
PROVOST
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE TECHNOLOGY, KANO
