National Eye Centre- Request For Expression Of Interest (EOI) For 2024 Capital Project

DEADLINE: 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
NATIONAL EYE CENTRE
(NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY)
OFF NNAMDI AZIKWE EXPRESS BYE PASS, KADUNA, NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2024 CAPITAL PROJECT

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Eye Centre is a Federal Government Parastatal responsible for eye care delivery services. In line with the requirement for due process in the award of contracts, the Centre hereby invites suitable and qualified service providers with relevant experience and good records of accomplishments/performance, to submit expression of interest (EOI) for capacity building for the 2024 capital project.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICE

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Interested firms are required to submit the following documents and present original copies for sighting during the bids opening.
a. Verifiable Evidence of certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (Certificate)
b. Verifiable evidence of compliance with pension reform act 2014 by inclusion of current certificate of compliance from the national pension commission
c. Certificate from Centre for Management Development
d. Verifiable evidence of compliance with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (employee compensation act, 2010) by inclusion of current compliance certificate from NSITF.
e. Tax clearance certificates verifiable from federal inland revenue services (FIRS) for the past three years 2022,2023 &2024 expiring in December 2024
f. Verifiable evidence of vat registration with tax identification number (TIN) and up-to-date evidence of remittance
g. Verifiable evidence of past experience for similar job, by inclusion of award letters
h. Verifiable evidence of financial capability from a reputable bank (reference letter from bank).
i. Company profile including list of key personnel, academic/professional qualification, their CV’s and photocopies of certificates of staff.
j. Company’s audited account for the past three (3) years (2021, 2022 and 2023)
k. Bid security (not more than 2% of the bids price)
l. Verifiable evidence of payment of tender fees (copy of payment receipts)
m. Verifiable evidence of compliance with industrial training funds (ITF) amended act 2011 by inclusion of current compliance letter from ITF
n. Verifiable evidence of registration with BPP, National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by inclusion of current Interim Registration Report (IRR)
o. For joint venture/partnership, memorandum of understanding should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension clearance certificate, ITF compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance certificate, IRR and sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
p. For consultancy services, provide evidence of firms current registration with relevant regulatory professional body (ies) such as CMD, MDCN etc.
q. All other criteria which may be useful for the board during evaluation stages.

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 authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Tender documents shall be obtained from the procurement unit, Directorate of Administrative, National Eye Centre, Kaduna on the payment of non-refundable bidding fees of NGN 10,000 (ten thousand naira) only for each lot. The tender documents will be available for collection from 23rd August 2024 to 20th September 2024 within the working hours of 9:00am to 2:00pm (Monday to Friday)

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT
The technical and financial bids must be prepared as separate documents. Three (3) copies of technical bid and financial proposals must be separately packaged in a sealed envelope, clearly marked as “Technical or Financial Proposal” as appropriate and put together in a single (bigger) envelope. The same applies of the EOI. The name of the contractors or company should be written at the top right-hand corner of the envelope and addressed to:

The Chief Medical Director
National Eye Centre
P.M.B 2267, Kaduna

Please make sure you sign the EOI/bid submission register at the point of submission. The National Eye Centre, Kaduna will not be held responsible for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6. CLOSING DATE/TIME OF SUBMISSION
The bid documents should be deposited in the tender box at the Centre’s Board Room on or before four (4) weeks from the date of this publication.

7. OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS: DATE, TIME AND VENUE
The EOI/technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon Friday, 20th September 2024, as indicated in this publication at the Centre’s Board Room in the presence of bidders or their representatives who may wish to witness the exercise,

8. OTHER INFORMATION
a. Only firms whose technical bids fulfill the minimum requirements would have their financial bids considered.
b. Late submission of bid documents will be rejected
c. Any discrepancy found would summarily disqualify the bidder.
d. The management of National Eye Centre reserves the right to annual or cancel the bidding process at any time without incurring any liabilities or assigning any reason thereof in accordance with Section 28 of PPA 2007.
e. Due diligence should be followed as all documents submitted would be verified, past executed jobs and offices of the contractors or supplies may be visited
f. Further enquiries can be made from the office of the Head of procurement

9. DISCLAIMER
1. This advertisement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by the PTB to procure concession services.
2. The PTB will not be responsible for any cost (s) incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation or the preparation or submission of response to any inquiry
3. The PTB is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annual the selection process anytime without incurring any liability (ies) and assigning any reason thereof.

SIGNED:
E.D YASHIM (MRS)
HEAD, PROCUREMENT
FOR: AG CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR