DEADLINE: 26TH JUNE, 2023
NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL ENUGU
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu a Federal Tertiary Health Institution by this notice, intends to execute the under listed projects as approved in the year 2023 Appropriation Act. In compliance with the Public Procurement Act of 2007, the Hospital invites reputable and experienced Contractors/Suppliers to tender for the following projects:
(2) SCOPE
The scope for the projects is detailed in the bidding documents and is categorized under the following lots:
Lot 1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 0.35T or 0.40T, or 0.45T or 0.55T Open System Lot 2 Construction of Twelve (12) Suit Operating/Surgical Theatre
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
(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 N50 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu 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;
(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 (in size, nature & complexity executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(l) Lot 2: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(m) Lot 1: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturer Listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
(n) All documents for submission must be ARRANGED SERIALLY as listed above and transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the companies/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 authorized officer of the firm.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Contractors are advised to obtain Tender Bidding Documents from the Procurement Department located at the ground floor of Main Administration Building on presentation of evidence o payment of non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira Only) direct to National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu TSA account.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are required to enclose their technical documents in an envelope (Marked Technical Bid) and the financial bid in another envelope (Marked Financial Bid) and the two separate envelopes shall be enclosed in one bigger envelope sealed and clearly marked INVITATION TO TENDER and addressed to:
THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, ENUGU
Furthermore, the back of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement office not later than 10:00am Monday, 26 June, 2023.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement, as the National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Interested Bidders, Civil Societies, Organizations and the General Public are invited to witness the opening of the bids on 10:00am Monday, 26 June, 2023, at the New Conference Hall of National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu
(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(c) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) Bid Documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(f) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be considered for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(g) The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu is not bound to pre-qualify 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.
(h) This advertisement must not be misconstrued as having awarded contracts to any company.
(i) The General Public is further informed that the Board. Medical Director, Management and Tenders Board Committee of National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu do not operate any Face book account nor request for money or any other benefits in order to award contracts. Anyone dealing with Facebook accounts or other social media purported to belong to any of the above mentioned does so at his/her own peril.
For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement Department on email noheadmin@nohenugu.org.og
SIGNED:
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, ENUGU
