DEADLINE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 2023
FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROCUREMENT OF RADIOLOGY EQUIPMENT

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, a Tertiary Health Institution located along Ashaka Road Gombe, Gombe State wishes to execute under 2023 capital Budget.

The Hospital, therefore, invites experienced and competent contractors/suppliers to submit bids for execution of the under-listed supply.

2. SCOPE OF GOODS

LOT NO.DESCRIPTION
RE1PROCUREMENT OF RADIOLOGY EQUIPMENT

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2023;
c) 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).
d) 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);
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Letter of Authorization from the original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the approved policy for Procurement Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria.
h) Sworn affidavit

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe or 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
  • That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.

i) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 and 2022);
j) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k) 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, MDCN etc;
l) Verifiable documentary evidence of similar jobs executed at least five (50 in the last Seven (7) years from different states in Nigeria for medical outreach and construction of at least three (3) roads in the last five (5) years for works in different states in Nigeria including letters of awards , valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the projects;
m) 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);
Note: 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
The tender Document are to be collected from the Office of the SECRETARY MANAGEMENT TENDERS BOARD (Administrative block Upstairs) FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE after payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 for each lot, into Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
All completed Technical and Financial Tender shall be submitted in two (2) separate envelopes, clearly marked “Technical Bid for lot…. and Financial Bid for lot…. (Indicate the lot) which shall be inserted in a bigger third sealed envelope and addressed to the Chief Medical Director, FTH, Gombe. The project title, lot number and contractor’s name must be clearly written on top of each envelope, which must be dropped in the tender box located as the Administrative Building (Ground Floor) of the Hospital and later than 10:00am on Monday, 13th November, 2023.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 13th November, 2023 at the Hospital Conference Hall (Hospital Complex, G.O.P.D upstairs) in the presence of bidders and their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an authorized official;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) lot.
d. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
e. 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;
f. 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;
g. The Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe 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
CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE

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