DEADLINE: 5TH OCTOBER, 2022
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, NISE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2022 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to Federal Government College, Nise, Anambra State, for the execution of policies, programmes and projects toward achieving the mandate of the College.

Accordingly, the College wishes to In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the College invites interested and eligible Vendors and Contractors with relevant the bidding process of the following projects:

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK

(2.1) CATEGORY A: WORKS

LOT NOPROJECT TITLELOCATION
W1Provision of one hundred (100) of Solar Street LightsFGC Nise
W2Construction of One (1) Block of Boys’ HostelFGC Nise
W3Construction of One (1) Block of Girls’ HostelFGC Nise

CATEGORY B: GOODS

LOT NOPROJECT TITLELOCATION
G1Supply of VanFGC, Nise

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
Prospective bidders must possess the under listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement:

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

(g) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the (state name of the procuring entity) 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 Certificate and Photographs of the project

(l) List and verifiable evidence of construction equipment with proof of Ownership or 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 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 Office of the Vice-Principal Special Duties, Federal Government College, Nise, Anambra State with evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal Government College, Nise’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid document of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of Technical and Financial bids with soft copy of financial in Ms Excel format packaged separately in SEALED envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” (the name of the project and Lot number). Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope address to:

The Principal,
Federal Government College, Nise

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the V.P SD’s office not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 5 October, 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 5 October, 2022, in the College’s premises and in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bid will be kept un-opened. For further enquiries, please contact the Desk Officer on (08037370551).

(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) All submissions must be made only in English Language and signed by an officer authorised by the bidder;

(b) Bid submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;

(c) Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot.

(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;

(e) 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;

(f) Only the Pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them unopened;

(g) The Federal Government College, Nise 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.

PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, NISE