National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (2 Lots)

DEADLINE: 3RD FEBRUARY, 2025
NATIONAL EAR CARE CENTRE, KADUNA
NO. 3 GOLF COURSE ROAD/INDEPENDENCE WAY KADUNA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna was established to offer quality and reliable Ear, Nose and Throat specialist services based on international best practices, standards and to promote deafness prevention activities in communities. In compliance with section 25 (2)(ii) of the Public Procurement Act 2007, National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna hereby invites interested, competent and reputable bidders with relevant experience to tender for the following:

2. SCOPE OF PROJECT

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1).
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024;
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 N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) 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 National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidd4er 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 & 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. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
k. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
l. 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;
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
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD), from the Procurement Office (Room A11), first floor Administration between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Centre’s TSA Account via REMITA account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid in 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 Medical Director, National Ear Care Centre, No. 3 Golf Course Road/Independence Way, Kaduna, and clearly marked with the Lot bidded for. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Office of the Chief Medical Director not later than 12:00 noon of Monday, 3rd February, 2025.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 3rd February, 2025 at the Conference Hall, of National Ear Care Centre Kaduna while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Meanwhile. Please, ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head of Procurement (Room A11) National Ear Care Centre Kaduna No. 3 Golf Course Road/Independence Way, Kaduna, as the Centre will not be held liable for 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 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;
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 National Ear Care Centre Kaduna 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:
Management