DEADLINE: 28TH JUNE, 2022
AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY (AKSU)
P.M.B. 1167, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
OBIO AKPA CAMPUS
MAIN CAMPUS IKOT AKPADEN.MKPAT ENIN L.G.A.
OBIO AKPA, ORUK ANAM L.G.A.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2021 NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROJECTS REVITALIZATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
(1) INTRODUCTION
Akwa Ibom State University hereby invited eligible Contractors, Suppliers, Vendors and the General Public to submit bids for the following procurement:
| S/N | PROPOSED PROJECTS |
| Lot 1 | Construction and furnishing of 9 classroom Block |
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover of N10Omillion;
(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) Clearance 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 Akwa Ibom State University 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 has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter; that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
(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 for the 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 qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years 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 Agreement;
(m) 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)
(n) 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.
(3) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Director, Physical Planning Directorate, Akwa Ibom State University, Main Campus, Mkpat Enin on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only per Lot. Payments are to be made at the Bursary Department of the University at the Main Campus and a receipt obtained for presentation in the office of the Director, Physical Planning.
(4) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please note that bidders are mandated to submit Technical Document and Financial Document separately as stated below:
(a) Technical Document:
(i) Two (2) sets of Technical document should be submitted, original and a copy version in A4 sized paper, spiral bound, numbered serially with document arranged orderly and duly signed by your company authorized signatories.
(ii) The original technical document should be enclosed in one (1) envelope and copy version in another envelope, clearly marking the envelopes as “ORIGINAL TECHNICAL DOCUMENT FOR (Title of Project)” and “COPY TECHNICAL DOCUMENT FOR (Title of Project)”
(iii) Please, ensure that you sign the Bid submission Register at the point of submission, as the Akwa Ibom State University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Registrar, Akwa Ibom State University.
(b) Standard Bidding Document (Financial Bid):
The original standard bidding document should be enclosed in one (1) envelope and copy version in another envelope, clearly marking the envelopes as “ORIGINAL- STANDARD BIDDING FOR (Title of the Project)” and COPY-STANDARD BIDDING FOR (Title of Project)”
(c) The sealed Technical document envelope and the sealed financial document shall be enclosed and sealed in one (1) single outer envelope. The inner and outer envelope shall bear the Name, Address of the Tenderer, Title of the Project and Contact Number.
(d) The deadline for submission of bids shall not be later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, June 28,2022 The bids are to be submitted to:
The Registrar
1st Floor,
Administrative Building
Akwa Ibom State University Main Campus,
MkpatEnin Akwa Ibom State.
OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids shall be opened immediately following the deadline for the submission of bids at 12:00 noon Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in the Senate Chamber of Akwa Ibom State University, Main Campus, MkpatEnin in the presence of all bidders and interested members of the public.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder
(ii) The University shall not be responsible for any loss incurred by the bidders in connection with response to this advertisement.
(iii) Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online
(iv) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened
(v) Participation in this process and any related process neither creates any commitment nor establishes any legal relation with the Akwa Ibom State University. It is merely a precondition for further consideration of the tender.
(vi) The Akwa Ibom State University 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
REGISTRAR & SECRETARY TO COUNCIL
