National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna- Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest For Projects Execution (2 Lots)

DEADLINE: 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
NATIONAL EAR CARE CENTRE, KADUNA
NO. 3, GOLF COURSE ROAD/INDEPENDENCE WAY KADUNA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna was established to offer quality and reliable Ear, Nose and Throat specialist Services based on international best practices, standards and to promote deafness prevention activities in communities. In compliance with Section 25(2)(ii) of the Public Procurement Act 2007, National Ear Care Centre Kaduna hereby invites interested, competent and reputable bidders with relevant experience to tender for the following procurements:

(2) SCOPE OF PROJECT

(3) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7;

(ii) Evidence of current CAC Annual Returns by inclusion of CAC’s Letter of Acknowledgement of filing Annual Returns(s);

(iii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 & 2022) valid till 31st December, 2023;

(iv) 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);

(v) 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;

(vi) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;

(vii) 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;

(viii) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna 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 the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged;

-that no Director of the Company has been convicted of procurement fraud in any Country;

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

(x) Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;

(xi) Detailed company profile with Curriculum Vitae of key personnel’s to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications: &

(xii) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/ Forwarding letter under the Company/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.

A bidder is not allowed to bid for more than one lot.

(4) COLLECTION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are required to collect bid documents at the procurement office (Room A11), first floor Administrative building between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm after presentation of an evidence of the payment of N10,000.00 non-refundable tender fee per Lot, paid to the Centre’s TSA Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5) SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) bound hard copies of each of the Technical and financial bids separated by dividers in a sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number) and addressed to:

The Medical Director,
National Ear Care Centre,
No 3 Golf Course Road/Independence Way, Kaduna.

Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder boldly written at the center. The deadline for submission of bids is 12:00 noon of Monday, 11 September, 2023.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 11 September, 2023 at the Conference Hall of National Ear Care Centre Kaduna, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head of Procurement (ROOM A11) National Ear Care Centre Kaduna No. 3, Golf Course Road’ Independence way Kaduna, as the Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Detailed descriptions & specifications shall be found in the STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS (SBD);

(b) The Centre may verify any or all the claims made by a bidder and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary.

(c) Noncompliance with instructions will lead to disqualification

(d) The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(e) Bid documents submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened; and

(f) Only pre-qualified bidders at 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.

(8) DISCLAIMER
This advertisement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by the procuring entity to transact with any party for the services, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the procuring entity.

The procuring entity will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(s) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry.

The Centre reserves the right to annul the bidding process at any time without incurring any liability thereof in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT