University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu- Invitation For Expression Of Interest And Tender For Projects Execution (29 Lots)

DEADLINE: 20TH SEPTEMBER & 18TH OCTOBER, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL (UNTH), ITUKU/OZALLA
P. M. B. 01129, ENUGU
INVITATION FOR EXPRESION OF INTEREST AND TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) is one of the first generation Tertiary Hospital designated as Cardiothoracic Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, which provides specialized medical services to the whole South East region and beyond. Therefore, in line with BPP’S guideline and provision of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Management of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu hereby invites credible, competent and experienced Bidders/Contractors and Service Providers to submit their technical and financial bids for the under-listed projects:

(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION

CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: SUPPLY

CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent contractors, suppliers, and service providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the projects listed above are required to submit the following documents in their technical bids/proposal.

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 orCAC2 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 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 Nigeria Teaching Hospital, ITUKU/OZALLA, 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) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(n) Lot 1G: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;

(o) Category C: Evidence of current licenses for all the medical personnel involved e.g. Doctors, Pharmacist, Nurses, Laboratory Scientist etc.;

(p) 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)

(q) 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 TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A&B)
Interested bidders on presentation of an evidence of payment of a NON- REFUNDABLE tender fee of TEN THOUSAND NAIRA (N10,000) per Lot, paid into the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital’s Remita e-collection Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, shall collect Standard Bidding Documents during working hours at the office of the Head, Procurement Department, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla.

Note that Consultants/Service providers interested in category C-Expression of interest (EOI) are not required to pay for bidding documents except when/after being shortlisted for Request for Proposal (RFP).

ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE COLLECTED BID DOCUMENTS SHALL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO PLEASE.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Category A & B:
Invitation to Tender (Works and Goods)Interested bidders are to submit their bids for each of the Lots desired; Two(2Nos.) hard copies (one original and one photocopy) for each of the technical and financial bids, then package them separately in sealed Bag envelopes clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”, also enclose a soft copy of the financial Bid prepared in MS Excel format. Thereafter put the two (2) sealed Bag envelopes and the soft copy of financial Bid together in a bigger sealed envelope with the Project Name and Lot number of interest clearly written on the top right-hand corner, addressed to:

The Chief Medical director
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla,
P.M.B 01129 Enugu, State.

Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelopes shall be written the names and addresses of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender box at the office of the Head, Procurement Department, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 18 October, 2022.

(6) SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Consultants are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 20 September, 2022.

(7) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(7.1) Category A&B Invitation to Tender (Works and Goods)
Only the Technical bids will be publicly opened immediately following the deadline for submission at 12:00noon on Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 at the UNTH Board Room, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids shall be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the office of the HOD, Procurement, as the management of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For Further enquiries, please contact the HOD Procurement on 08037416943.

(7.2) Category C Expression of Interest (EOI) Consultancy Services
Expression of interest (EOIs) documents shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 20 September, 2022, at the UNTH Board Room, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

(8) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an authorized officer of the firm/company.

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission shall be returned to the owner unopened.

(c) Bidders are not allowed to Bid for more than (2) Lots

(d) All technical bids documents shall be accompanied by duly signed submission letters in company letterhead papers. Any unsigned Bid(s) documents shall be disqualified. 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) Category A&B: 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;

(g) Services: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(h) The conclusion of the procurement process for all projects listed above is subject to budgetary releases from the Treasury Account under the FY2022 appropriation of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

(i) The management of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital is not bound to prequalify any bidder(s) and so reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance to Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
PROF. OBINNA D. ONODUGO
CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ITUKU-OZALLA, ENUGU