Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (Addendum)

DEADLINE: 17TH OCTOBER, 2023
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, MAKURDI
No.1 ATIKU ABUBAKAR ROAD, OLD G.R.A. P.M.B 102004, MAKURDI BENUE STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION (ADDENDUM)

This addendum is in reference to our earlier advertisement for various works published in The Vanguard and Daily trust newspapers of 21st August 2023. Therefore, interested and reputable companies that meet the initial eligibility criteria advertised in the above mentioned dailies are invited to bid for the under listed goods.

SCOPE OF WORK
CATEGORYA: WORKS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31th December, 2023;
iii. 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);
iv. 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 tumover is N50m and above):
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31th 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
vii Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi 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;
• None of the Directors of the company has been convicted for criminal offence involving financial impropriety in any Country:
• The Company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy

viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2020, 2021 & 2022;
ix. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. 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.;
xi. 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:
xii. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
xiii. Lot 3&4: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
xiv. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
xv. 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.

1. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are to collect tender documents from the office of Head of Procurement Department (Upstairs) between 8:00am – 4:00pm (Monday-Friday) on evidence payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per LOT, paid into Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

2. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies, one copy of technical and one copy of financial bid with soft copy of financial bids 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 the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, No.1 Atiku Abubakar Road, Old G.R.A, P. M. B 102004 Makurdi, Benue State and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Proof box at the above address not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday, 17th October, 2023.

3. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 17 October, 2023, in the Board Room of Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Bidders are to sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi (Mission Ward). For further enquiries contact the Head of Department, Procurement on johnakough@gmail.com

4. 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 bome by the bidders
e) 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;
f) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
g) 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;
h) Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities to the bidders in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed
Management