DEADLINE: 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (YABATECH)
P.M.B. 2011 YABA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
www.yabatech.edu.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2023 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (FGN) CAPITAL PROJECTS ALLOCATION
1. INTRODUCTION
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007 hereby invites competent and reputable Contractor for Pre-qualification and subsequent tendering for Year 2023 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Capital Projects Allocation.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
Lot 1: Proposed Construction of Classrooms and Office Building for the School of Science at Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus.
Lot 2: Proposed Construction of Classrooms and Office Building for the School of Technology at Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC,, or CAC, and CAC;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023;
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) Clearance 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 Yaba College of Technology 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;
-that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
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 executed in the last five (5) years 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 Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
n. 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 authorised officer of the firm.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, 1st Floor, Seven Storey Building, Yaba College of Technology on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000:00 per Lot, paid into the Yaba College of Technology, Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in waxed-sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes must be together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Rector, YABATECH, Yaba Lagos. The envelope should be clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and hand-delivered in the designated Tender Box in front of the Receptionist Office, Administrative Building, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State not later than 11:00am on Monday, September 18, 2023.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00am on Monday, September 18, 2023, and representative of companies that submitted bids are hereby invited to witness the opening at the address below:
Syndicate Room,
1 Floor Administrative Building,
Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos.
7. NOTE
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
iv. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
v. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
vi. That by the submission of the bid documents, YABATECH is neither committed nor obliged to award any contract to any company or its agent.
vii. That this advertisement for invitation to bid shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of College, nor shall entitle any company to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from YABATECH.
viii. That due diligence would be followed as all the documents submitted would be verified and the past executed works and contractor’s offices shall be visited. Any discrepancies found would disqualify the contractor
ix. 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;
x. The Yaba College of Technology 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
Signed
Oyebanji, Ademola Peter
Ag. Registrar
