DEADLINE: 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OWERRI, IMO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2021 TETFUND SPECIAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, is desirous of undertaking a pre-qualification and tender exercise for the establishment of Centre of Excellence projects under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) Year 2021 Special Intervention Projects.
Consequently, the College wishes to invite reputable interested contractors/ companies to submit their technical and financial bids for the project.
(2) SCHEDULE OF WORKS
| Lot S1 | Renovation/Partitioning of Lecture Rooms |
| Lot S2 | Supply, Installation of Furniture and Equipment |
(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;
(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 Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri 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) Lot S1: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(m) Lot S2: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(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.
(4) COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Contractors are to collect Financial Bid documents from the office of Director, Head Procurement Unit of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State upon payment of a Non-Refundable Tender fees of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only to the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, TSA Account Number: 0142449661016 in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BID DOCUMENTS
Two (2) copies (each) of both Technical and Financial Bid Documents must be in two different sealed envelopes tagged “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively with the Company’s name on the reverse side and must be addressed to “THE HEAD PROCUREMENT UNIT, the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State. The Document should be dropped in a tamper proof box provided at the HEAD PROCUREMENT UNIT of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 5 September, 2022. Please note that the two copies of Technical Bid Documents should be bound with a table of contents in order of listing above.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 5 September, 2022, at the Council Chambers of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State. All bidders are invited to attend. Interested Members of the Public and Private Sector Professionals in the construction industries, Non-Governmental Organisations and Journalists are invited to witness the opening.
(7) PLEASE NOTE
(a) The participation in the bid process does not guarantee any contractor or bidder the right to be selected or awarded any contract.
(b) That by the submission of tender documents, the Alvan Ikoku Fed College of Education, Owerri, Imo State is neither committed nor obligated to award any contract to a Contractor/Supplier/Agency.
(c) That this advertisement for invitation to tender should neither be misconstrued as commitment on the part of the College nor should it entitle any Contractor/Company to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from the Polytechnic.
(d) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
(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) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(g) The Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State 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:
BARR. B. F. ANYANWU
REGISTRAR
