DEADLINE: 26TH JULY, 2022
FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI
PMB 1036, OWERRI, IMO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR HER YEAR 2021 TETFUND SPECIAL INTERVENTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
(1.0) INTRODUCTION:
(1.1) The Federal Polytechnic Nekede established by Imo State Edict No. 16 of 1978 as College of Technology, Owerri and taken over in April 1993, by the Federal Government, and saddled with the responsibility of producing manpower through functional/practical, technical, vocational and entrepreneurial education and training for the development of the individual and the economy, is desirous to utilize part of her Year 2021 Tetfund Special Intervention for the establishment of Centre of Excellence to execute the projects listed in section 2.0 below.
(1.2) Therefore experienced, competent and reputable contractors/suppliers are invited to submit bids for the execution of the projects.
(2.0) SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLIES
| Lot P1 | Furnishing of Centre of Excellence |
| Lot P2 | Procurement of Utility Vehicle |
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(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; with minimum average annual turnover of N200 million;
(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 Federal Polytechnic Nekede 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) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the Vehicle;
(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.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the:
The Director
Physical Planning and Procurement Unit
Rectory Building (Ground Floor)
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
PMB 1036, Owerri,
on evidence of payment of a non-refundable of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Treasury Single Account (TSA) through Remita into 0140468461017 in any Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each Lot desired, 2 (two) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with softcopy of the 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:
The Rector
Rectory Building
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
PMB 1036, Owerri,
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 dropped in the designated Tender Box located at:
Physical Planning and Procurement Unit
Rectory Building (Ground Floor)
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
PMB 1036, Owerri,
Not later than 12:00noon of Tuesday, 26 July, 2022.
(6.0) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 Noon of Tuesday, 26 July, 2022, in the:
Council Chambers
Rectory Building (Upper Floor)
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
PMB 1036, Owerri,
while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of:
The Director
Physical Planning and Procurement Unit
Rectory Building (Ground Floor)
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
PMB 1036, Owerri,
as the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Unit on email: pppu@fpno.edu.ng
(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(c) Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot;
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) 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;
(f) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through post (Courier Services);
(g) Only pre-qualified bidders at Technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened;
(h) The Federal Polytechnic Nekede. Owerri is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement Process at any time without incurring liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED:
E.C. ANUNA (MRS)
REGISTRAR
FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI
