DEADLINE: 20TH MARCH, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR THE REMODELING OF THE SPESSE BUILDING
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standard Enhancement Project(SPESSE) in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007, invites interested, competent and reliable Contractors with proven experience and good track record of performance for the execution of this project.
(2.0) SCOPE OF PROJECTS: WORKS
The Project for which the bids are invited is:
A. WORKS
Projects Description Remodeling of SPESSE Building
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Interested and Reputable Companies are required to possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible for this project:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 AND CAC 7.
(b) Evidence of Current Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the past three (3) years valid to 31st December 2022.
(c) Evidence of Current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.
(d) Evidence of Current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022
(e) Evidence of Current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers (NDCCSPS) by submitting Interim Registration Report (IRR) valid till 31 December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).
(g) Company Profile showing Organizational Structure, Names and Resume of Key Administrative/Technical Officers and their Phone Numbers, Certificate of Academic & Professional qualifications of the officers should also be included. And also evidence of company registration with relevant professional bodies.
(h) Sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, EDO STATE or the Bureau for Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the firm expressing interest and, to confirm that all information presented are true and correct in all particulars, not earlier than the date of advertisements.
(i) Financial Resources: The Bidders shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirement /reference letter from a reputable Financial Institution.
(j) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (i.e. 2019, 2020, 2021)
(k) Evidence of previous jobs executed between 1st January, 2018 and application deadline with any reputable National and International Organization should be attached. Letters of Awards and Job Completion Certification and Photographs of the Projects should also be attached.
(l) For joint ventures/partnership, memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance 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 Letterhead paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number(RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC), Contact Address Telephone (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 authorized officer of the firm.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Tender Documents from the office of the DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT, (PROCUREMENT OFFICE, ROOM 2 (UPSTAIRS) UNIBEN WATER SCHEME, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, UGBOWO CAMPUS, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE on evidence of a non-refundable fee of ten thousand naira (N10,000.00) only through the REMITA platform and changed to receipt at the Bursary department A copy of payment receipt must also be attached to financial documents. Bid documents will be collected from 6 March 2023
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) copies each of the Technical and Financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “TECHNICAL BID” and “FINANCIAL BID”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to The Director of Procurement, University of Benin and clearly marked with the name of the project, (SUBMISSION SHOULD BE IN HARD AND SOFT COPIES).
Furthermore, 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 Office of the DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT OFFICE, ROOM 2 (UPSTAIRS) UNIBEN WATER SCHEME, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, UGBOWO CAMPUS, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE not later than 12:00noon on 20 March, 2023. The working hour is 8:00am to 4:00pm on weekdays, excluding weekends. Please ensure that you sign the Bid submission register as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids
(6.0) OPENING OF BID
The Technical Bid will be opened at 12:00 noon on 20 March, 2023 in the Senate Chambers, Senate Building, University of Benin, Edo State.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Bids must be in English Language and signed by an authorized official of the Company.
- Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened.
- Delivery by courier will be not be accepted.
- All cost shall be borne by the bidders.
- Only prequalified bidders at the 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
- The University is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reverse 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)
SIGNED
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