Federal College Of Education, Eha-Amufu- Invitation To Tender For The Execution Of Projects (25 Lots)

DEADLINE: 31ST MAY, 2022
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EHA -AMUFU
P. M. B 2001 EHA-AMUFU, ENUGU STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2022 APPROPRIATION (CAPITAL AND CONSTITUENCY), 2022 ZIP (CONSTITUENCY) AND YEAR 2021 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds for the Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State in the 2022 Appropriation Act for the execution of Capital Projects and Constituency Projects aimed at uplifting citizens out of poverty, which is being embarked upon by the Federal Government of Nigeria. In addition, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund has allocated funds for Years 2020, 2021 Tetfund Zonal Intervention Projects in the College.

(1.2) Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit tenders (Technical Bids and Financial Bids) for the execution of the under-listed projects:

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORKS

(2.1) 2022 APPROPRIATION (CAPITAL) PROJECTS

(2.2)  2022 APPROPRIATION (CONSTITUENCY) PROJECTS

(2.3) 2022 ZIP CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS

(2.4) YEAR 2021 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commissions (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1);

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 & 2021) valid till 31^st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as shown in the table below: –

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (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);

(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;

(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, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of the Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu 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 company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
• None of the Company’s Director has been convicted in any court for any criminal offence including fraud and financial impropriety;

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – (2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

(i) Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility if required;

(j) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed on the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (Certificates) as shown below: –

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years (2017 – date) including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

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

(m) Medical & Health Equipment: 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, for bidders of Lots

(n) For Supply of Other Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(o) 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;

(p) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(q) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead 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 Director Procurement, F.C.E. Eha-Amufu, Enugu State on presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 (Ten thousand Naira only) per Lot, paid into the F.C.E. Eha-Amufu Treasury Single Account (TSA) in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to Tender for only one Lot, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical Bid and Financial Bid 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 Provost, Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State 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 drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday May 31, 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday May 31, 2022, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register, as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(7) PLEASE NOTE
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

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

(iii) This advertisement is published for information purposes and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the College;

(iv) Bidders are required to arrange their submissions in chronological order as contained in paragraph 3 above with Table of Contents and paginated;

(v) Bidders are to note that bidders who violate these rules shall be disqualified;

(vi) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;

(vii) All costs will be borne by the bidders;

(viii) 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;

(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 virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened; ‘

The FCE, Eha-Amufu 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:
P.M.S. NDAHI
DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT
FOR: PROVOST