Federal College Of Education (Special), Oyo- Invitation To Tender For Projects Under Year 2023 Revitalization Fund (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 20TH MARCH, 2023
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL), OYO
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS UNDER YEAR 2023 REVITALIZATION FUND

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State intends to execute Year 2023 Revitalization Fund Projects to enhance teaching, learning and towards realization of the set goals. In view of the above, the College is inviting interested and reputable bidders to tender for the project described below.

2.0 SCOPE OF PROJECTS
WORKS

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a.) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1)
b.) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2023; with minimum average annual turnover of N100 million;
c.) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d.) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023 (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, 2023;
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 December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g.) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo 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 of the firm has been convicted by anyCountry 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 bankruptcy proceedings or the subject form of winding up petition or proceedings.

h.) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2020, 2021 & 2022;
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 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);
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 authorised officer of the firm.

Note: Arrangement of the technical documents in hard and soft copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical documents should have a table of content indicating the pages on which these items are to be found.
Each page of the financial Bid should be duly signed by the tenderer or else the bid will be disqualified.

4.0 COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Tender documents are to be collected from the Directorate of Procurement from the date of this advertisement between the hours of 10:00a.m.- 4:00p.m daily, upon presentation of authenticated payment details of non- refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the F.C.E (Special), Oyo, Oyo State’s Remita account at any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria and teller converted to receipt at the cash office of the College Bursary Department.

5.0 SUBMISSIONS OF BID DOCUMENTS:
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each Lot desired, two hard copies each of the Technical and Financial documents with softcopy of the Technical document, packaged separatelyin sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope and it should show the Company’s name, particulars and name of the project, and should be dropped into the tender box at the Provost’s Office of the College not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th March, 2023.
The completed package should be addressed to:
The Provost,
Federal College of Education (Special),
P.M.B. 1089,
Oyo Town, Oyo State.
Note: Evidence of Bid Security at 2% of the tender price should be packaged in a separate envelope and addressed as stated above.

6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
Only the technical bids documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 20th March, 2023, at the New Council Chamber of the College, in the presence of bidders and their representatives while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

7.0 PLEASE NOTE
i. Certificates shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication.
ii. Any Technical and Financial bids enclosed in a single envelope that will expose the financial bids at time of the opening shall be disqualified.
iii. Incorrect address or labeling of submitted bids shall be rejected and returned un-opened.
iv. Late submission will be returned un-opened
v. Each parcel should have a table of contents indicating the pages or folios in which these items are to be found
vi. This advertisement of invitation to tender shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State nor shall it entitle any company to make any claim
vi. This advertisement of invitation to tender shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State nor shall it entitle any company to make any claim whatsoever or compensation having responded to this advertisement.
vii. All expenses incurred in preparing the documents associated shall be borne solely by the prospective company.
viii. 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;
ix. All submission must be made in English Language.
x. Failure to comply with the instruction(s) above will result to invalidation of such tender
xi. The College reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any stage without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007.

SIGNED: PROVOST