DEADLINE: 20TH MARCH, 2023
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE
DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR YEAR 2020/2021/2022 (MERGED) TETFUND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION
(1) INTRODUCTION
Federal University Dutse in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and other extant government regulations, the University intends to undertake the Procurement of Goods for the implementation of Year 2020/2021/2022 (Merged) TETFund Entrepreneurship Development Intervention following the allocation of funds. Competent and experienced Contractors/Firms with track record of prompt delivery of similar projects are hereby invited to submit bids for the project below:
(2) SCOPE OF SUPPLY
Lot Ed 1: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Water Unit Equipment under Centre for Entrepreneurship Development.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and reputable Companies are required to submit the under-listed documents to be eligible:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1, or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023; with minimum average annual turnover of N25 million;
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 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 University Dutse 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 -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) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(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.
(4) COLLETION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Tender Documents from the Procurement Unit Block “K”, Room 11, Take-off site, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass. Dutse, Jigawa State, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (10,000.00) Naira only per Lot, into the Federal University Dutse’s REMITA platform:
(5) SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit their bid in two (2) copies each of the Technical and Financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as ‘Technical Bid’ and ‘Financial Bid’. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope with the Name/Title of the Procurement clearly marked and addressed to: The Vice- Chancellor, Federal University Dutse, Block K, Room 11, Gate 2, Take-Off Site, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass, Dutse, Jigawa State.
The reverse side of the envelope should be clearly marked with the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box at the Reception Area. Ground Floor, Senate Building, Federal University Dutse, Gate 1, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass, Dutse, Jigawa State not later than 11: 00a.m on Monday, 20 March, 2023. The working hour is 8:00a.m to 4:00p.m on weekdays, excluding weekends. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission register as the University will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00a.m on Monday, 20 March, 2023, in the Senate Chambers, Senate Building. Federal University Dutse, Gate 1, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass, Dutse, Jigawa State, in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
(7) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(i) Bid must be in English Language and signed by an authorised official of the company;
(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
(iii) All costs shall be borne by the bidders:
(iv) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened; The University is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 (as amended);
(v) For further inquiries, contact procurementunit@fud.edu.ng
SIGNED:
VICE CHANCELLOR/CEO
