DEADLINE: 5TH & 19TH AUGUST, 2024
AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL, KANO
P.M.B.3452, KANO
INVITATION TO TENDER AND REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST UNDER 2024 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1. IINTRODUCTION
The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano is established with the objective of providing postgraduate training for health personnel, research as well as offering tertiary health services for its catchment area and the country in general. The hospital is desirous of engaging a competent and reputable company with relevant experience, requisite expertise and good track record to submit the tender for procurement of Goods and Works under 2024 capital budget appropriation.
2. SCOPE OF GOODS/SUPPLIES
CATEGORY A: GOODS
LOT A1: Procurement of Medical Equipment (i.e Suction Machine, Multi-parameter Monitor, Nebulizer, Microscopes and others)
LOT A2: Purchase of Utility Vehicles and Ambulance
CATEGORY B: WORKS/CONSTRUCTIONS
LOT B3: Construction (Extension) of Histopathology Department
CATEGORY C:
LOT C4: Computerisation of Hospital Services
2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Each bidder must have the following as the minimum qualification that must be met to make the company eligible. Thus, the interested firm should submit two (2) bound documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined here under:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC, or CAC and CAC Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024:
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2024 (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 31 December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is #50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2024:
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano 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;
- that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
- that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2021, 2022 & 2023;
i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. 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, QSREN, ARCON, CORBON, NITDA & CPN, etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. Lot A1: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria,
n. Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;
o. ICT jobs: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, 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 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.
3. TENDER COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement Unit, Admin Annex, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira Only (10,000.00) only per Lot, paid into the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
4. TENDER SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of the financial bid 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 envelope sealed and addressed to the:
The Chief Medical Director,
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,
P.M.B. 3452,
Kano.
Each envelope should be 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 Box at the office of the Chief Medical Director stated above not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 19 August, 2024.
5. SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 5th August, 2024.
6. BIDS OPENING OF EOI & TECHNICAL
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 5th August, 2024 and 12:00 noon on Monday, 19 August, 2024, respectively, in the Board Room of the New Admin Block while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/ Bid Submission Register in the Office of the Office of Head of Procurement at Admin Annex Block, at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOI/ bid. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement Unit on 08034541886.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. EOIS/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All cost will be borne by the bidder; Bidder should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
iv. The EOIS/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 EOI’s/bid opening online;
v. The EOIS/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 EOI’s/bid opening online;
vi. Goods & Works: 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
vii. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals; vii. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and 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:
Engr. Isah Abdullahi Wudilawa MNSE
Head of Procurement
FOR: CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
