DEADLINE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2023
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (ABU), ZARIA
INVITATION FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS FOR TETFUND INTERVENTION PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria is an Educational Institution under the Federal Ministry of Education, experienced and competent contractors/suppliers/vendors are to submit pre-qualification (Technical Bid) for the projects under TETFUND Interventions.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY
The scope of the Supply is as follows:
CATEGORY A: SUPPLY
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE 1 Procurement, Installation, Testing, Training and Commissioning of Items in Laboratory I; Clothing, Sewing, Equipment and Accessories 2 Procurement, Installation, Testing, Training and Commissioning of items in Laboratory II; various culinary equipment & Accessories 3 Procurement, installation, testing, training and commissioning of items in Laboratory III; Office Equipment
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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 Annual Returns to CAC;
iii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years (valid till 31st December 2023 with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million;
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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
viii. Sworn affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Ahmadu Bello University 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.
ix. Unabridged Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2019, 2020, 2022);
x. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
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. Letter of authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturer (OEMs);
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
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the procurement office on evidence of payments of a non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot, paid into the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for each of the lot desired in two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids packed in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “TECHNICAL BID” and “FINANCIAL BID” addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1045, Zaria, Kaduna State. No 3 VONTRAC Building Site II. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelopes should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box in the address above, not later than on or before 12:00 noon on Monday, 11th December, 2023.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BID DOCUMENTS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Monday, 11th December, 2023 at No 3. VONTRAC Building Site II Procurement Unit Hall.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid submission Register in the office of the Head of procurement, ABU Zaria, as the University 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 bidder;
b. Bid 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 covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil society organization in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents for the financial bids.
g. ABU Zaria reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any claims made on documents submitted and shall disqualify any company who claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary;
h. ABU Zaria 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
VICE-CHANCELLOR
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
