Federal Government College Vandeikya- Invitation For Tender For The Execution Of 2021 Appropriation (9 Lots)

DEADLINE: 16TH AUGUST, 2021
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE VANDEIKYA
P.M.B. 1011 VANDEIKYA, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2021 APPROPRIATION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Federal Government College, Vandeikya, Benue State, in the 2021 for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the College. Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable Contractors/vendors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit TENDERS for the execution of the following projects in compliance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007.

(2.0)  SCOPE OF WORKS

(2.1)  CATEGORY A (WORKS)

(2.2)  CATEGORY B: GOODS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective BIDDERS must possess the following under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement.

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7;

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last 3 (Three) Years valid till 31^st December, 2020, with minimum average turnover of D 20 million;

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 15);

(d) Evidence of Industrial T raining Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 or at least N50m turnover);

(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st 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 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Federal Government College, Vandeikya, 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 the 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 including Reference Letter from a Reputable Commercial Bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

(j) Company profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (in case of construction: COREN, QSRBN, AND CORBON) FOR WORKS:

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least 3 (Three) similar jobs executed in the last 5 (Five) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and photographs of the projects;

(l) Works: List of Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;

(m) G2&3: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(n) G1: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;

(o) For Joint Venture/Partnership. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate. IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);

(p) 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 Letter Head 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. Federal Government College, Vandeikya, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) per lot, paid into the Federal Government College, Vandeikya’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for the lot desired in 2(Two) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with a soft copy of Financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and dearly 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 College, Vandeikya, 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 dropped in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Principal. Federal Government College, Vandeikya, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 16 August, 2021.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at the Conference Hall, Federal Government College, Vandeikya, Benue State, at 12:00 noon on Monday, 16 August, 2021. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Principal. The College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(7) GENERAL INFORMATION:
(i) Certificate may be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication.

(ii) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.

(iii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.

(iv) Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot.

(v) All costs will be borne by the bidders.

(vi) Bids wrongly packed will be rejected.

(vii) Due diligence exercise may be conducted to verify the claims made by bidders.

(viii) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not he required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording (link will be sent to bidders) 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; The Federal Government College Vandeikya is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at anytime without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007

SIGNED:
THE PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, VANDEIKYA