Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware Sokoto- Invitation To Tender For The Bakcution Of Capital Projects Under The 2025 Appropriation Act (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 14TH APRIL, 2025
FEDERAL NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, KWARE SOKOTO
NO. 1 KWARE, ILLELA ROAD, SOKOTO STATE.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE BAKCUTION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDER THE 2025 APPROPRIATION ACT

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware –Sokoto in the 2025 Appropriation Act for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the Hospital. The Hospital therefore invites you to submit Tender for the execution of the following projects:

2. SCOPE OF GOODSAVORK SERVICES
Interested Companies are invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the following:

The scope of the above-mentioned projects are detailed in the bidding documents, which will be issued to interested bidders.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must meet the under-listed requirements to be eligible to participate in this procurement:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC, or CAC, and CAC; Business;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF); Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2025;
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 31-12-2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware –Sokoto 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 misrepresentation 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. 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 COREN, QSRRN, 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 Certificate and Photographs of the projects;
l. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
m. List of Plants/Equipment with product Ownership/Lead Agreement;
n. For joint Venture Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoL) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRRR Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each IV partner).
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 (GOODS AND WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBDP) from the office of the Head of Procurement, Admin Block, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, No. 1 Kware, Illela Road, Kware, Sokoto State or evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of $10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto’s Remuneration in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORK)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with solicopy 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, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, No. 1 Kware, Illela Road, Kware, Sokoto State, P.M.B. 2196, Kware, Sokoto 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 office of the Head of Procurement between the hours of 9:30am-3:30pm Monday-Friday not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 14 April 2025.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 14 April, 2025 at the Bafarawa Hall, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto, 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 Procurement Officer, Admin Block, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, No. 1 Kware, Illela Road, Kware, Sokoto State, as the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware –Sokoto 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. Applicants should not bid for more than one (1) Lot;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. 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;
f. 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;
g. The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto is not bound to pre-qualify any applicant 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:
Medical Director,
Federal NeuroPsychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto.