DEADLINE: 11TH APRIL, 2023
ACHIEVING HEALTH NIGERIA INITIATIVE (AHNi)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN NGALA LGA OF BORNO STATE
TENDER REFERENCE: GF-RFQ-AHNİ-07-2023
(a) BACKGROUND:
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a not-for-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions in health, education, nutrition, economic development, gender equality, research, humanitarian services and technology – creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. With funding from Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF), FHI360 is collaborating with Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative(AHN) to support the Borno State Government strengthen humanitarian assistance and resilience of affected population by improving access to and utilization of WASH services for the conflict affected population by ensuring safe and equitable access to sanitation infrastructures like latrines and bath shelters for practicing good personal hygiene that would help slow down the contagion of epidemic and illness and keep the vulnerable population safe. Consequently, Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNI) is inviting competent and qualified engineering companies to submit sealed quotation for Infrastructure Upgrades including construction of latrine, construction of shed and drilling of borehole in Ngala LGA of Borno State.
(b) REQUEST:
Interested bidders should visit this website using any web browser: https://bit.ly/3JP8Ixc to access and download Bill of Quantities (BOQS) titled as LOT 1 -3.
(c) MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
| No | Tender Requirement |
| 1 | Company Profile, registered address(s), official/functional emails, telephone numbers and point of contact for the company |
| 2 | Evidence of legal registration document of the company (CAC registration, FORM CO7, FORM CO2 or stamp copies of business name registration document) |
| 3 | Latest Tax Clearance Certificate |
| 4 | Evidence of Financial Capability (most recent audited account) |
| 5 | Bank Reference Letter duly signed and addressed to AHNI Procurement Committee |
| 6 | Current Registration with Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) |
| 7 | Evidence of experience in award(s) of infrastructure upgrades of similar scope, complexity, and value within the last 3 years: Bidders must provide copy(ies) of Contract and Job Completion Certificate (JCC) etc. |
| 8 | Financial Quotation and requisite Commercial Terms |
(d) EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA:
Bidders must ensure that all requested information in (c) are included in the submission documentation. Proposals will be evaluated as follows:
STAGES OF BID EVALUATION EVALUATION DESCRIPTION EVALUATION APPLICATION 1ST STAGE Complete Conformity to Tender Submission Requirement PASS OR FAIL 2ND STAGE Conformity to Minimum Eligibility Requirement listed 1-7 PASS OR FAIL 3RD STAGE Financial Bid Opening to review Conformity to Financial Quotation listed 8 (i.e., Clear Specification, Delivery Leadtime, Price and Aftersales Warranty) PASS OR FAIL 4TH STAGE Consideration for Award Price Reasonableness, Acceptable Quality,
Acceptable Delivery Leadtime and Warranty
(e) SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS:
Technical Documentation (Criteria 1-7), and Financial Quotation including commercial terms (Criteria 8) MUST be submitted in 2 separate envelopes, signed by authorized representative for those that require same, properly labeled with your company name on one side of the envelop as well as its content on the other side of the envelope (E.g., Envelop 1-Technical Document, Envelop 2-Financial Quotation). You are expected to submit these two (2) envelopes inside one bigger envelope, addressed and submit same in hard copy to:
The Procurement Committee,
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNİ),
Plot 512, Cadastral Zone B09(#23 Celina Ayom Crescent),
Behind NAF Conference Centre, Kado 900108, Abuja FCT-Nigeria.
(f) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS:
For clarification on any aspect of this RFQ, please send an email reflecting tender reference to Abuja.Procurement@Ahnigeria.org
- AHNI is Value Added Tax (VAT) exempted but deducts withholding tax (WHT) in compliance, with relevant Nigerian Tax Laws;
- Delivery Location: These three (3) Lots shall be implemented in Ngala LGA, Borno State;
- Participating bidders must be conversant with the security situation in these area before participation. AHNi will not be responsible for securing security clearance with regards to movement of personnel and materials to the construction sites. Bidders must have the requisite capacity and experience in securing necessary security clearance for this works;
- Participating bidders can quote for one or all the LOTS. However, such attempt should be based on capacity experience and excellent past performance;
- Variation of cost after award is not permitted except where it is obvious that there was error of omission or commission from the part of AHNI while developing the BOQ;
- All proposal document submitted including prices must be valid for a period of three (3) month from the RFQ due date. This include but not limited to cost, terms, conditions, and service level agreement.
(g) CLOSING DATE:
Tender document must be hand delivered or couriered to the above address on or before Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 5:00pm GMT.
DISCLAIMER
AHNI reserves the right to select and negotiate with those company it deems in its sole discretion to be qualified for competitive bid and to terminate negotiation without incurring any liability. Issuance of bid document does not constitute a commitment by AHNI to award a contract.
