DEADLINE: 6TH NOVEMBER, 2023
ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ATBUTH), BAUCHI
HOSPITAL ROAD OFF YANDOKA STREET, PMB 0117, BAUCHI
EMAIL: email4atbuthbauchi@gmail.com
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2023 ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi hereby invites reputable and competent companies with relevant experience and good track records for the execution of its 2023 Capital Projects as follows:
2. SCOPE OF THE PROJECTS
LOT NO DESCRIPTION LOCATION 1 Completion, Construction & equipping of Sandigalau Primary Health Centre in Zaki Federal Constituency, Bauchi State Zaki Federal Constituency, Bauchi State
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested companies should submit the following documents:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7
ii. Evidence of Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2023 with minimum average annual turnover of N30M;
iii. 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).
iv. 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);
v. Evidence of current 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Sworn affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital Bauchi or the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
- That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 & 2022);
ix. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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, QSDRBN, 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. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement.
xiii. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner);
xiv. All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head 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
Tender documents are to be collected from the office of the Head of Procurement Unit, Old admin building, office No. 7 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital Bauchi on 3rd October between the 8:00am and 4:00pm daily upon presentation of a non-refundable tender fee of payment of N10, 000.00 into the Hospital’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of the financial bid in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Chief Medical Director Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital, off Yandoka Road, Bauchi PMB 0117, Bauchi State with their company name and contact numbers written boldly on it and dropped in the temper proof tender box located at the Board Room, New administrative building, of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital, Bauchi between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm daily not later than 12:00noon on Monday 6th November, 2023.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission of 12:00noon on Monday 6th November, 2023 in the presence of bidder or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the procurement office, as the Hospital will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Failure to comply with all instructions shall automatically lead to disqualification
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 later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
h. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital, Bauchi, is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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
Head of Procurement Unit
ATBUTH Bauchi
For: Chief Medical Director
