National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna- Expression Of Interest For The Execution Of 2022 Capital Appropriation (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 7TH FEBRUARY, 2022
NATIONAL EAR CARE CENTRE KADUNA
NO. 3, GOLF COURSE ROAD/INDEPENDENCE WAY KADUNA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2022 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

(1) INTRODUCTION
National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna was established to offer quality and reliable Ear, Nose and Throat specialist services based on international best practices, standards and to promote deafness prevention activities in communities. In compliance with section as (a) (ii) of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the National Ear Care Centre Kaduna hereby invites interested, competent and reputable bidders with relevant experience to submit Expression of Interest (E.O.I) for the following procurement:

(2) DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7, or Business Name;

(ii) Evidence of current CAC Annual Returns by inclusion of CAC’s Letter of Acknowledgement of filing Annual Returns(s);

(iii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 & 2020) valid till 31st December, 2021;

(iv) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(v) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);

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

(vii) 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;

(viii) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna 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 the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged;

(ix) Evidence of previous experience on engineering design of similar structures by submission of at least three (3) Letters of Awards and the corresponding Job Completion Certificates for such activity;

(x) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREIN) by attaching current annual practicing license for the firm;

(xi) Detailed company profile to include Memorandum and Article of Association with Curriculum Vitae of key personnel’s to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications; &

(xii) 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 authorized officer of the firm.

(4) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT’S
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Medical Director National Ear Care Centre Kaduna No. 3, Golf Course Road/ Independence way Kaduna. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 7 February, 2022.

(5) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EoI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00Noon on Monday, 7 February, 2021 at the conference hall of National Ear Care Centre Kaduna. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head of Procurement (ROOM A11) National Ear Care Centre Kaduna No. 3, Golf Course Road/Independence Way, Kaduna, as the procuring entity will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) The description of services above does not constitute conclusive descriptions & specifications of the assignment, detailed descriptions & specifications shall be found in the Request for Proposal (RfP);

(ii) Successful Service providers/Companies/Firms will be shortlisted and invited to collect Request for Proposal (RfP) at a later date;

(iii) Expression of Interest (E.O.I) submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un­opened; and

(iv) 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 (invitation link will be sent to bidders to join the bid opening online) with the physical presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;

(v) Request for proposals (RfP) can also be collected in Soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).

(7.0) DISCLAIMER
This advertisement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute offer by the procuring entity to transact with any party for the services, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the procuring entity to procure the services. The procuring entity will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(s) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry. The Centre is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserve the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liability thereof in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT