DEADLINE: 26TH JULY, 2022
NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA
(PROCUREMENT AND TENDERS DIVISION)
PLOT 132 CENTRAL DISTRICTS (PHASE II) GARKI, ABUJA.
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS) FOR THE UPGRADE OF PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES (LOT Y2A & Y2B) ON 2022 CAPITAL PROJECT
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
In line with the guideline and provision of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the National Hospital, Abuja intends to execute the approved Capital Project in the Year 2022 Appropriation and hereby invites competent, experienced and reputable Companies to submit technical and financial bids for the under listed project.
(2.0) PROPOSED PROJECTS
Lot Y2A Upgrade of Histopathology Laboratories Lot Y2B Upgrade of Haematology and Chemical Pathology Laboratories
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are required to submit the following documents in their technical profiles with their written application:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(ii) 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 N150 million;
(iii) 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);
(iv) 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);
(v) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(vi) 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.
(vii) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Hospital, Abuja 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;
- the Company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt;
- none of the Directors of the company has been convicted in any Court for any criminal offence including fraud and financial impropriety
(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
(ix) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(x) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years in the sum of N150 Million and above including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the projects;
(xii) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(xiii) 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 BID DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Tenders Office (Room D.0.14) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00, per Lot, paid into the National Hospital Abuja’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed tenders documents must be neatly bound and sealed in two separate envelopes clearly marked, at the top right corner of each of the envelopes with the title of the project. E g. Technical Bid for Lot Y2A: Upgrade of Histopathology Laboratories and Financial Bid for Lot Y2A: Upgrade of Histopathology Laboratories. Both envelopes shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corners as Technical & Financial Bids for: name of Lot for which a company is bidding and addressed to:
The Chief Medical Director
National Hospital
Plot 132 Central District (Phase II
P.M.B. 425 Garki, Abuja.
and drop in the Tender Box in front of the Chief Medical Director’s Office not later than 12:00 Noon, on Tuesday, 26 July, 2022.
(6.0) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The envelopes containing the Technical Bid documents shall be open at 12:00 Noon, on Tuesday, 26 July, 2022, at the Conference Hall (Trauma Centre), National Hospital, Abuja and representatives of interested Companies and the general public are invited to witness the exercise. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the National Hospital Abuja will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “PROCUREMENT DIVISION”. Please note that only Companies that are successful in the Technical Evaluation exercise shall have their financial bid open.
(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(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) All documents submitted shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication;
(iv) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(v) 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;
(vi) 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;
(vii) The National Hospital Abuja 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.
(8.0) DISCLAIMER:
This advertisement is published for information and invitation only. The National Hospital, Abuja will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party/parties in connection with any response to this invitation and or other preparation or submission of the bids.
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
