DEADLINE: 4TH AUGUST, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL
P.M.B 6173, PORT HARCOURT
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER
(1) INTRODUCTION
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and the extant regulations on Procurement of Goods, Works & Services, hereby invites reputable and interested contractors with requisite competence and relevant expertise to submit bids for the following project:
(2) PROJECTS DESCRIPTION
Projects Category:
WORKS
Lot 1: Eradication of Mosquito Infestation, Sealing of Water Ingress Points in Tunnels & Basements, Fumigation and Pest Control.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
All Technical Bids should be submitted with the following documents:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services.
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021, 2022) valid till 31st December, 2023.
(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to Bidders whose number of staff is and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
(v) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
(vi) Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by Submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(vii) A Sworn Affidavit:
- Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State of the Bureau of Public Procurement is a Former or Present Director, shareholder, or has pecuniary interest in the Bidder and to confirm that all in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;-
- that none of the Directors has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offense including fraud or financial impropriety;
- that the Company is not in receivership, of insolvency or bankruptcy.
(viii) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(ix) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2020, 2021 &2022, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS)
(x) Comprehensive Company’s profile showing organizational structure with Curriculum Vitae of relevant key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional Qualification;
(xi) Documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs completed in the last five (5) years with Certificate of Completion or on-going projects with Interim Performance Certificate with work status at least 70 completion, Letters of Awards and Photograph of the projects;
(xii) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm letter headed paper bearing among others the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone number (GSM), and Email address. The letter headed 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
(4.1) Tender Documents are obtainable from the Procurement Department of the Hospital within the working hours 8am – 4pm (Monday –Friday) upon presentation of receipt of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only per LOT.
(4.2) Payment should be made to University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt through TSA Account REMITA Platform at any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
(i) Prospective bidders are to submit bid document of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of Technical and Financial bids with soft copy of financial in MS Excel format packaged separately in SEALED envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” (the name of the project and Lot number). Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope address to;
The Chief Medical Director
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
Port Harcourt
(ii) All tenders should be submitted in the Tender Box in the office of the Head of Procurement Department not later than 12:00 noon Friday, 4 August, 2023
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon on Friday, 4 August 2023 in the Board Room, Administrative Block of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital while the financial bids shall be kept unopened. Bidders should sign the bids submission register in the Procurement Department of the Hospital. For enquiries, contact the head of Procurement on tonyeogolo.14@gmail.com
(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Submission of Tender does not mean that University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital is under any obligation whatsoever to award your company any contract.
(ii) All Bids submitted must be in English Language.
(iii) Bids received after the deadline for submission shall be returned unopened.
(iv) Bidders/Representatives and members of the pubic are invited to the bid opening ceremony: two(2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisations in the areas of Anti-Corruption Transparency shall also be present.
(v) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).
(vi) Only prequalified bidders at technical evaluation shall be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned unopened.
(vii) University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act.
SIGNED
PROF. H. A. A UGBOMA
CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
