Federal Government College Okposi, Ebonyi State- Invitation To Tender For The Execution Of 2024 Appropriation (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH OCTOBER, 2024
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, OKPOSI, EBONYI STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2024 APPROPRIATION

1. INTRODUCTION
The federal government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the federal government college okposi ebonyi state in the 2024 appropriation act for the execution of projects towards achieving the mandate of the college.
In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the college invites interested and eligible contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to participate in the bidding process of the following projects;

2. SCOPE OF WORKS

CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B:

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax clearance certificate for the Last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024; with minimum average annual turnover of N150 million for works while for good N100 million;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirements 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, 2024 (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 Nigerian social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate Valid till 31st 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 federal government college okposi 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;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2021,2022 and 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 and the turnover as reflected in financial statements must correspond with that on the tax clearance certificate;
j. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/professional certificates such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON 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. Works: list of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
m. Lot G2: only companies included in the national automotive design and development council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicle.
n. For supply of laboratory equipment: letter of authorization from the original equipment manufacturers listed in the approved policy for procurement of health and medical equipment for tertiary hospitals in Nigeria;
o. 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, 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 Headed 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 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 document (SBD) from the office of the PRINCIPAL OFFICE FGC okposi between the working hours of 08:00am and 04:00pm daily upon the payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot to federal government college, okposi’s REMITA account in any commercial bank and presented copy of college’s receipt.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
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 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 sealed envelope addressed to the principal, federal government college, okposi and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the 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 vice principal office, FGC Okposi not later than 12:00 noon, 29th Tuesday, October, 2024

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, 29th Tuesday, October, 2024 in the college office in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the office of the vice principal, FGC okposi as FGC okposi will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the vice principal on 07030056313 or e-mail fgcokpoi@education.gov.ng

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. 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;
e. only pre-qualified bidders at a 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; and
f. The Federal Government college, okposi, ebonyi state 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 Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed:
THE PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE,
OKPOSI EBONYI STATE