Federal Government College, Billiri, Gombe State- Invitation To Tender For 2022 Capital Projects (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, BILLIRI, GOMBE STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated Funds to Federal Government College Billiri Gombe State in the 2022 Appropriation Act for the execution of policies, programmes and projects toward achieving the mandate of the College. Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable Companies with relevant proven competence and experiences to submit tenders for the execution of the following projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7:
b. Evidence of Company’s Incomes Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 & 2021) valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover of N30 million;
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) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 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 Government College Billiri Gombe 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
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. 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 Vehicle;
n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); and
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 authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
The tender documents are to be collected from the Office of the Vice Principal Special Duties between the working hours of 08:00am and 04:00pm daily upon the payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot to FGC Billiri, Gombe State through REMITA platform in any reputable Commercial Bank, and present the teller for the College’s receipt.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two Hard copies (Marked ‘Original & Copy”) each for both Technical & Financial Bids with soft copy of Financial bid only in MS excel format, packaged in two separated wax sealed envelopes clearly marked at the top right corner of each envelope stating the title of the project i.e. TECHNICAL BIDS FOR project Title and LOT No.” & FINANCIAL BIDS FOR Project Title and LOT No.” and at the reverse side the name of the company should be boldly written. Both envelopes shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and be left in the appropriate Tender Box at the Vice-Principal Special Duties office to be addressed to:
The Principal,
Federal Government College,
Billiri Gombe State
The submission should be made not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 19 September 2022. Please make sure you signed Bid Submission Register at Vice Principal Special Duties office, as FGC Billiri will not be held responsible for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 19 September, 2022, at the College’s Library Complex. For further enquiries, please contact the Principal on:08036088744 and fgcbil@yahoo.com

7. PLEASE NOTE THAT
i. Bid 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 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 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. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
vii. 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;
viii. FGC Billiri, Gombe 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
The Principal Federal Government College
Gombe State