University Of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (9 Lots)

DEADLINE: 8TH AUGUST, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UYO TEACHING HOSPITAL (UUTH), UYO
P. M. B. 1136, UYO, AKWAI-BOM STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
The University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is desirous of utilising its 2022 Capital Budget and pursuant to Section 25(2) (ii), Public Procurement Act 2007, hereby invites sealed tenders from experienced and competent contractors and suppliers for the under listed projects:

(2) SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY
A-WORKS:

B- Goods

(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’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31^st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid documents;

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st 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 31^st 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 31^st 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^st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 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) Letter of Authorisation 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 4,5,6,7& 8;

(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 the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital on evidence of payment of a non- refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids 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 The Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, P.M.B 1136, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and clearly marked with (the name of the Project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Conference Room 2nd Floor, Administration Block not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, August 08, 2022.

Bidders should sign the Bid Submission Register at the point of submission.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, August 08, 2022 in the Conference Room 2nd Floor, Administration Block, UUTH, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept unopened.

(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) All prequalification documents shall be referred to relevant Government Agencies;

(b) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an officer authorised by the bidder;

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

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

(e) All costs will be borne by the bidders; and

(f) 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;

(g) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(h) 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;

(8) DISCLAIMER
The University of Uyo Teaching Hospital is not bound to pre-quality 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:
CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
UNIVERSITY OF UYO TEACHING HOSPITAL