Federal College Of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State- Invitation To Tender/Request For Expression Of Interest For The Execution Of 2023 Appropriation (Constituency) And 2023 ZIP (Constituency) Project

DEADLINE: 30TH MAY & 14TH JUNE, 2023
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EHA-AMUFU, ENUGU STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER / REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2023 APPROPRIATION (CONSTITUENCY) AND 2023ZIP (CONSTITUENCY) PROJECT

(1.0) INTRODUCTION

(1.1) Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds for the Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State in the 2023 Appropriation Act for the execution of S Constituency Projects aimed at uplifting citizens out of poverty, which is being embarked upon by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

(1.2) Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) and bids for the execution of the under-listed projects:

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORKS

(2.1) 2023 APPROPRIATION (CONSTITUENCY) PROJECTS

(2.2) 2023 ZIP (CONSTITUENCY) PROJECTS

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commissions (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1). Business Name is acceptable for Training;

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 & 2022) valid till 3 Is1 December, 2023; with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million:

(c) Evidence of 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 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) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 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, Eha- Amufu 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 company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.

• None of the Company’s Director has been convicted in any court for any criminal offence including fraud and financial impropriety;

(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 if required;

(j) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed on the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications(Certificates) as shown below: –

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years (2017 – date) including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects

(l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(n) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(o) 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 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 Director Procurement, F.C.E. Eha-Amufu, Enugu State on presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten thousand Naira only) per Lot, paid into the F.C.E. Eha-Amufu Treasury Single Account (TSA) in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. Interested Firms in Training will not submit at this stage until after shortlisting.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to Tender for only two Lots, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical Bid and Financial Bid 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 to Provost, Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name, address of the bidder, and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday June 13, 2023.

(6) SUBMISSION OF EOI (SERVICE)
Interested Finns in Training are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023

(7) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 and 12:00 noon on Tuesday June 13, 2023, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register, as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(8) PLEASE NOTE
(i) EOI/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

(ii) EOI/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened

(iii) This advertisement is published for information purposes and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the College;

(iv) Bidders are required to arrange their submissions in chronological order as contained in paragraph 3 above with Table of Contents and paginated;

(v) Bidders are to note that bidders who violate these rules shall be disqualified;

(vi) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;

(vii) All costs will be borne by the bidders;

(viii) Good & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;

(ix) Service: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(x) The FCE, Eha-Amufu is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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
P.M.S. NDAHI
DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT
FOR: PROVOST