Institute Of Management And Technology (IMT)- Invitation For Pre-Qualification And Tender

DEADLINE: 16TH AUGUST, 2021
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT)
PMB 01079 INDEPENDENCE LAYOUT ENUGU, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu wishes to invite interested, competent, and reputable contractors with relevant experience and track record for submission of technical and financial bids for 2017/2018 and 2020 TETFUND Library Intervention:

(2.0) SCOPE OF SUPPLIES

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC’2 and CAC’7;

(b) Evidence of last three (3) years valid Tax Clearance Certificate (2018, 2019, and 2020) with average minimum annual turnover of N20 million;

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

(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st 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 31st December, 2021;

(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of current Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

– Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu 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;

– That no Director of the company has been convicted in a court of law of any country for criminal offences

(h) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019, and 2020);

(i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for 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 qualification and practice license;

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of similar projects done in the last 3 years (Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and photographs of the projects);

(l) List of plants/equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;

(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.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from Procurement office on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Institute of Management & technology’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF BIDS DOCUMENTS
The completed financial and pre-qualification bid documents should be in hard copies and a soft copy in a sealed envelope, with the title of the project of interest clearly written at the top right corner of the envelope and clearly marked as “Technical” and the other marked as “Financial”. Each set of the bid documents should be in different sealed, tamper-proof envelopes and labeled accordingly and addressed to:

The Registrar
Institute of Management and Technology (IMT)
PMB 01079 Independence Layout Enugu, Enugu State
And clearly marked with (the name of the project)

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 16 August, 2021.

(6.0) OPENING OF BID DOCUMENTS
The submitted Technical bid documents wall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 16 August, 2021, in the Council Chambers of the Administrative Block of the Institute.

(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) The advertisement for pre-qualification and tender shall neither be construed to be a commitment on the part of the Institute, nor shall it entitle any company to make any claim whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from the Institute by virtue of any response to the said advertisement;

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

(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 (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;

(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 un-opened The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu 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.

(h) All enquiries should be directed to the Office of the Registrar (Mobile: 08030493078; 08136266808), Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu.

SIGNED:
MRS. IJEOMA C. ANEKE
REGISTRAR