DEADLINE: 15TH APRIL, 2025
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) UMUNZE
UMUNZE, ANAMBRA STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR YEAR 2024 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Education Technical Umunze, Anambra state, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other extant government regulations intends to undertake the procurement of goods for the implementation of YEAR 2024 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECT following the allocation of funds. Competent and experienced contractors/firms with relevant experience and good track record of prompt delivery of similar projects are hereby invited to submit bids for pre-qualification and tender exercise for the projects listed below:
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
- Lot 1: Procurement, installation, testing and commissioning OF SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
- Lot 2: Procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of furniture items
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 and CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the Last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025 with minimum average annual turnover of N150m and above;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs 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 2025;
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 college of education technical umunze, Anambra 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;
- That no director has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misinterpretation 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 -2022,2023 & 2024 ;
i. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional Qualification
j. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k. For supply of equipment: letter of authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
l. For joint Venture/ Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating lead Partner 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 standard bidding document (SBD) from the head of procurement (procurement department) of the college on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of ten thousand naira (10,000) only for the lot, paid into federal college of education technical umunze TSA in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, evidence of such payment is to be presented at the cash office. A copy of payment receipt must also be attached to financial documents
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” or “financial bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the provost, Federal College of Education Technical Umunze, Anambra state and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the lot number boldly written on top of the envelope). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated tender box at the office of the head procurement unit not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday 15th April 2025. Please ensure you signed the bid submission register, as the college will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bid will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday 15th April 2025 in the council chamber, Administrative Building Federal College of Education Technical Umunze Anambra state 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 head procurement unit Federal College of Education Technical Umunze, Anambra state, as the Federal College of Education Technical Umunze, Anambra state 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. Documents shall be verified and violators shall be returned to investigating authorities. All bid documents must be initialled and paginated;
d. The implementation of the advertised projects is subject to availability of fund;
e. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
f. Contractors with history of delay or abandonment of TETFUND projects need not to apply;
g. Delivery of bids by the courier service will not be accepted
h. 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;
i. failure to comply with the above requirements would automatically result in disqualification
j. 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;
k. The Federal college of education (technical), Umunze Anambra 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:
Head procurement
