DEADLINE: 11TH AUGUST, 2022
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
P.M.B 1010, ORLU ROAD, OWERRI, IMO STATE
INVITATION TO TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Medical Centre, Owerri a Tertiary Health Institution in fulfilment of her mandate to provide quality and painless Health Care Services, in implementation of her 2022 Appropriation Act and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites interested, qualified and reputable Contractors with relevant experience and track record to tender for the following Projects:
(2) SCOPE OF PROJECTS:
CATEGORY: WORKS
| LOT NO. | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| Lot W1 | Construction, Furnishing and Equipping of Hospital Central Storage Facility |
| Lot W2 | Development of Food Court / Patients Relaxation Guest House |
| Lot W3 | Development of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Interested Companies are requested to submit the following Documents / Information with verifiable evidence for assessment /consideration:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022;
(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 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;
(g) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri 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) 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.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect standard Bidding Document from the Office of the Head, Procurement Unit, First floor of ABC (Admin.) complex, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri on presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable sum of N10,000.00 only, per Project into the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri’s REMITA Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. The teller for this payment should be converted to the Hospital’s receipt at the Finance & Account Department of the Hospital. Photocopy of the receipt should be attached to the Standard bidding Documents (SBD).
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit hard copies of the Technical and Financial Bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri and clearly marked with the name of the LOT.
Furthermore, the back of each sealed Envelope should have the Name and Address of the Bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box not later than 1:00pm on Thursday, 11 August, 2022 at Procurement Unit, Upstairs, ABC (Admin) Complex Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS:
Only the Technical Bids will be opened at the close of submission at 1:00pm on Thursday, 11 August, 2022 at the Laboratory Training Centre, 1st floor (back) of the Diagnostic Centre, FMC Owerri, in the presence of Bidders or their Representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Note that, the Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids.
(7) GENERAL INFORMATION:
(i) Bids must be Naira Currency
(ii) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an Officer authorized by Bidder.
(iii) Bids submitted after the dateline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(iv) Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot;
(v) All costs will be borne by the Bidders
(vi) This advertisement for invitation shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, nor shall it entitle any Contractor to make any claim whatsoever and / or seek any indemnity from the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.
(vii) Attendees at the bid openings 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 bidders who chooses to join the bid Opening online;
(viii) 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;
(ix) Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, 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
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
