DEADLINE: 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH)
OFF AIRPORT ROAD BY CUDA, CALABAR
INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
(1) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital came into existence in 1979 following the need for a Tertiary Health Institution that will tender Clinical Services at a level that meets the requirements for the training of medical students of the College of Medical Sciences of the University of Calabar. Clinical services are available in all specialized medical areas such as Surgery, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology, Anaesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chemical Pathology, Family Medicine, Orthopaedics/ Traumatology, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Haematology, Accident and Emergency, Psychiatry, Medical Social Works and Medical Health Records etc.
(1.2) In pursuit of the enumerated mandate above, the University sought and obtained fund through the National Assembly under year 2022 Capital Appropriation to execute some key projects namely:
Lot 1 Completion of Accident and Emergency Building Phase 1 Lot 2 Re-Roofing and Control of Structural damage in Hospital Building Phase 1
(1.3) The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital is therefore seeking for interested, reputable, and competent contractors with requisite experience in the field of Construction to participate in the procurement process for the projects.
(2) SCOPE OF WORKS
The detailed scope of works is as contained in the Standard Bidding Document/Bills of Quantities (BoQ) prepared for the projects and would only be issued to the technically prequalified bidders.
(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 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid documents;
(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 31s’ 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 University of Calabar Teaching Hospital 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;
(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) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit technical profiles; two (2) hard copies of the technical bids packaged in a bigger envelope and addressed to the office of the Chief Medical Director, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. Furthermore, the reverse of sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at Procurement Department of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, not later than 1:00 pm Monday, 5 September, 2022.
(5) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The Pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 1:00 pm Monday, 5 September, 2022, in the Board Room, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital off Airport Road by Cuda, in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid submission Register in the Office of the Head of Procurement, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, as the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “Head of Procurement’ on 08163259920, 08056573230 or ihwopaul@gmail.com.
(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
(iii) Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot (note: this maximum ceiling is important in order not to over-stretch bidder’s capacity, and causing delay in project delivery);
(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 will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
(vi) Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(vii) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
(viii) The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital 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:
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT
FOR CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL, CALABAR.
