DEADLINE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA
P.M.B. 1515, ILORIN
WEBSITE: www.unilorin.edu.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) BEDROOM BUNGALOW BLOCK ‘A’ AND PERIMETER BLOCK WALL FENCE INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS FOR COMMUNITY BASED EXPERIENCE SERVICES (COBES), ARAN-ORIN
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The University of Ilorin, Ilorin was established in the year 1975 as a public University. The University intends to utilize fund approved for the Year 2009 Tetfund Special Intervention for the construction of a COBES Office in Aran-Orin
1.2 Experience and competent Contractors are invited to submit bids for the Construction of the project.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
LOT NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION H1 Construction of four (4) Bedroom Bungalow Block ‘A’ and Perimeter Block Wall Fence including Associated External Works for Community Based Experience Services (COBES), Aran-Orin
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7, or CAC1.1;
b. Evidence of Firm’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2022;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 31 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 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 University of Ilorin, Ilorin 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 indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (e.g. 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;
I. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided 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 each JV partner);
m. 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
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Directorate of Procurement, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, on evidence of payment of a non- refundable tender fee of No10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the University of Ilorin’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed/delivered to;
The Registrar,
University of Ilorin,
Ilorin
and labelled with the “PROJECT NAME/TITLE” and “LOT NUMBER” clearly written on the top Right-Hand corner.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th February, 2023
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only theTechnical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th February, 2023,in the presence of Observers, bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Registrar, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for the submission would be returned un-opened.
iii. All costs will be borne by bidders.
iv. Only the 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.
v. Tendering with false document is an offence, which will lead to disqualification and prosecution.
vi. The University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria 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
Dr. Fola M. Olowoleni
Registrar and Secretary to Council
