DEADLINE: 17TH OCTOBER, 2022
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, JALINGO
OFF BARDE WAY, PMB 1061, JALINGO, TARABA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 FGN CAPITAL PROJECT
(1) INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and extant regulations on the Procurement of Goods, Works and Services, the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba State, in furtherance of its responsibility as a tertiary health institution in the country, hereby invites interested, competent and reputable contractors with relevant experience, requisite expertise and good track record to submit Technical/Financial Bids for the under-listed projects:
(2) SCOPE OF WORKS
Lot K1: Renovation of Abubakar Barde First Referral Hospital at Kpantisawa, Yorro L.G.A of Taraba State.
The Scope is as Contained in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) that will be issued on Purchase.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested companies are required to submit the following documents:
(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 31st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) Sworn Affidavit.
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba 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;
-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) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provide indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for 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 authorized officer of the firm.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
(4.1) Tender Documents are obtainable from the Procurement Office Room 1 Finance Block FMC Jalingo, within the working hours of 8am- 4pm (Monday – Friday) upon presentation of evidence of payment of non- refundable Tender Fee of N10,000.00 only.
(4.2) Payment should be made to Federal Medical Centre Jalingo through TSA Account REMITA Platform at any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
(i) Prospective bidders shall submit completed Technical and Financial Bids in two (2) hard copies, one copy of technical and one copy of financial bid with soft copy financial bids in MS EXCEL format packaged separately in sealed envelopes and labelled Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively with the company name and address indicated at the back of the envelope. The two envelopes should be enclosed in one big sealed envelope and marked (Technical and Financial), clearly stating the project name and LOT number at the top right hand comer of the envelope and address to:
The Medical Director
Federal Medical Centre,
Jalingo, Taraba State
(ii) And drop the envelope in the designated Tender box at the above address not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 17 October, 2021
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission of bids at 12:00 noon on Monday, 17 October, 2022 at the Boardroom of the Medical Director Federal Medical Centre Jalingo in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids shall be kept unopened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Medical Directors office, as the Hospital will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids. For enquiries, contact the Head of Procurement Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba State. PMB 1067 Jalingo on fmcjalingo@gmail.com or fmcjalingoprocdept@gmail.com
(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Submission of Tender does not mean that Federal Medical Centre Jalingo is under any obligation whatsoever to award your company any contract
(ii) All required documents shall be referred to the Security Agencies, Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), PENCOM, ITF and other relevant bodies for verification
(iii) Bidders that does not adhere to instruction shall be disqualified from the process:
(iv)All Bids submission must be in English Language.
(v) Bids received after the deadline for submission shall be returned un-opened.
(vi) 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;
(vii) Bid documents can also be collected in soft and or hard copies and Bidders can submit through Post Courier Services);
(viii) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation shall be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned unopened.
(ix) Federal Medical Centre Jalingo reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, JALINGO
