DEADLINE: 11TH NOVEMBER, 2024
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, POTISKUM
YOBE STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EXECUTION OF PROJECTS IN 2024 APPROPRIATION
1. INTRODUCTION
The federal government of Nigeria has appropriated funds for the federal government college potiskum, yobe state in the year 2024 appropriation for the execution of projects towards achieving the mandate of the college, accordingly, the college wishes to invite competent contractors/suppliers to submit tender for the execution of the following projects:
2. SCOPE OF WORK
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE LOCATION W1 CONSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS MULTIPURPOSE CENTRE FGC POTISKUM
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement process:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by 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 turnover of N150 million:
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st 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 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 ₦50Million 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 Potiskum, yobe state 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;
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 SURCON, COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON 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. For joint venture/partnership, memorandum of understanding (MoU) should be provided (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 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 FGC potiskum on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per lot, paid into the federal government college potiskum’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
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 softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the principal, federal government college potiskum, yobe state 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 special duties, federal government college potiskum not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 11th November, 2024.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 11th November 2024, at the college hall, 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 special duties as the federal government college potiskum will not be held liable for any 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. Bids received after the deadline for submission shall 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;
e. 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;
f. The federal government college potiskum, yobe 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 POTISKUM, YOBE STATE
