DEADLINE: 19TH NOVEMBER, 2021
WEST AFRICAN POSTGRADUATE COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTS
NO. 6 TAYLOR DRIVE, OFF EDMUND CRESCENT YABA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – (EOI) FOR ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANTS

The West African Postgraduate college of Pharmacists (WAPCP) established in 1991 with the mandate to conduct postgraduate training for Pharmacists within the West African region.

In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the institute with its headquarters in Yaba wishes to invite consultancy firms that possess the cognate experience and requisite technical capacities to submit their EOI in the under listed projects:

LOT NOPROJECT TITLELOCATION
LOT BID1Architectural consultancy services stages 1, 2 and 3 (Concept, design and construction drawings as well as supervision) for Mixed-Use commercial block comprising of 5 floors on a plot ofYaba Lagos
LOT BID 2Structural Engineering consultancy services for stages 1, 2 and 3 (Concept, design and construction drawings and material schedules, as well as supervision) of the design above-Ditto-
LOT BID 3Mechanical Engineering consultancy services for stages     1, 2 and 3 (Concept, design and construction drawings and other documentation, as well as supervision) of the design above-Ditto-
LOT BID 4Electrical Engineering consultancy services for stages 1, 2 and 3 (Concept, design and construction drawings and other documentation, as well as supervision) of the above design-Ditto-
LOT BID 5Quantity Surveying consultancy services (Bills of quantities and cost management stages 1. 2 and 3).-Ditto-

(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The eligibility criteria are mentioned below:

Prospective bidders are required to submit the following documents:

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including, Memoranda & Articles of Association, Form C AC 1.1 or CAC 2 & 7 (Certify True Copy);

(ii) Evidence of Firm’s Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2021:

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

(iv) 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 N 50m turnover);

(v) Current Sworn Affidavit:

(a) Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of WAPCP or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;

(b) That the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt:

(c) That the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offense in relation to fraud or financial impropriety;

(vi) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 and 2020), duly signed and sealed by audit firm;

(vii) Evidence of firm’s registration practice/license issued by relevant professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc. as the case may be;

(viii) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academics/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, ICAN, ANAN etc.;

(ix) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs successfully executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation./Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(x) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by I the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) contact Address, Telephone Numbers (preferable G SM I No.) and valid e-mail address and official company’s address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names, Nationalities and, telephone number of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page.

(3) SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Technical Bid, separated by dividers. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the SG, West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, No 6 Taylor Drive, off Edmund Crescent Yaba, Lagos Nigeria and be clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Bidder and should be deposited on or before 12:00 noon on Friday, 19 November, 2021.

(4) OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 21 November, 2021 at the Institute’s Auditorium, Nigeria Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register, as WAPCP will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(5) IMPORTANT INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by on official authorised by the bidder;

(b) All documents submitted may be forwarded to appropriate relevant bodies for authenticity verification and violators shall be referred lo investigating authorities;

(c) Pre-qualification documents submitted after the deadline would be returned un-opened.

(d) The advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of WAPCP to award contract to any consultant, nor shall it entitle any consultant, submitting documents to claim any indemnity from the institution;

(e) Only Pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of proposed project design brief;

(f) Bidder shall be responsible for all costs incurred in preparation and submission of Bid;

(g) WAPCP 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) Failure to comply with the above requirements shall automatically result in the disqualification of a bidder.

SIGNED:
WAPCP MANAGEMENT