Federal University Gashua- Invitation To Tender For 2022 Capital Projects (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 25TH AUGUST, 2022
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY GASHUA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Federal University Gashua, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and the extant regulations of government on the Procurement of Goods, Works and Services hereby invites interested suitable, qualified, reliable and competent contractors/suppliers with proven track record to undertake the under-listed 2022 Capital Projects:

(2.0) 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 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal University Gashua 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) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;

(n) 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);

(o) 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.

(3.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENT(S)
Interested companies are to obtain Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, after payment of non-refundable tender fee of 10,000.00 per Lot; into the Federal University Gashua, via REMITA and obtaining receipt from the Bursary Department.

(4.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to submit a copy each of the technical and financial bid packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to the Vice- Chancellor, Federal University Gashua, Nguru Road, Gashua, Yobe State and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number written at the top right corner of the envelope. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the company and to be delivered and deposited by hand in the Tenders Box at the Procurement Unit not later than 12:00 noon Thursday, 25 August, 2022.

(5.0) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Thursday 25 August, 2022, at the 500-Seater Lecture Theatre, Federal University’ Gashua, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Ag. Coordinator Procurement, as the Federal University Gashua will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Further information can be obtained at the address given above.

(6.0) 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) Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot;

(iv) All cost 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) Federal University Gashua 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
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA