DEADLINE: 12TH DECEMBER, 2023
FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ISUOCHI
ABIA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2023 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Polytechnic, Isuochi, Abia State, wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit tenders for the execution of the following projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLIES
Lot 1: Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of office equipment and furnishing
Lot 2: Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Laboratory Equipment for various departments
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Prospective bidders must possess the under listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement.
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 (2019, 2020 and 2021) valid till 31st December 2023
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023.
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 as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
h) Sworn affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri 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
i) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (, 2020, 2021 & 2022);
j) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, 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 qualification;
l) 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;
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);
n) 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 office of the Chief procurement officer, Federal Polytechnic, Isuochi, Abia State within the working hours upon the presentation of evidence of payments of non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot paid into the Federal Polytechnic, Isuochi, Abia State REMITA account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to submit two (2) hard copies of each of completed technical and financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to: The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Isuochi , Abia State, and clearly marked with the name of the project and the lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box at the office of the registrar, not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday, 12th December, 2023.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 12th December, 2023, at the University’s Board Room.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. All submission must be made only in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. All bid received after the deadline for submission shall be returned unopened.
c. Contractors are not permitted to bid for more than one lot. any bidder that violates this rule shall be disqualified.
d. Technical and financial bids enclosed in one and same single envelope that will expose the technical and financial bids at the same time of opening shall be disqualified.
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 will be invited at later date for financial bids opening while financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. Federal Polytechnic, Isuochi, Abia State 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:
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