David Umahi Federal University Of Health Sciences- Invitation For Pre-Qualification And Tender For Year 2025 Capital Appropriation

DEADLINE: 15TH MAY, 2025
DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
P.M.B 112 UBURU, EBONYI STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR YEAR 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

1. INTRODUCTION
The David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, pursuant to its mandate and in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and other extant government regulations wishes to invite interested, competent/qualified and experienced Contractors with relevant experience and good track records of prompt delivery of similar projects to bid for the following projects:

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company Income & Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024;
c. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024;
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
g. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022,2023,2024 with a turnover of 75m for works and 20m for procurement.
h. Company profile with Curriculum Vitae of technical/Management Staff and with evidence of previous work experience, detail clients, final users, location, nature of work/contract, contract sum and copies of academic and professional qualification. i.e COREN,QSRBN etc
i. Verifiable documentary evidence of similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years, including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates, and Photographs of the projects
j. Evidence of Financial Capability to execute the Projects, including reference letters from a reputable Commercial Bank, including willingness to provide Credit Facility for the Execution of the Projects when needed
k. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences 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.
l. A sworn affidavit that none of the Directors have been convicted in any country for any criminal offence, including fraud or financial impropriety.
m. List of Plants/Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease
n. 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), Contact address, Telephone number, and E-mail address. The letter-headed paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the company’s Directors duly signed by the authorized officer of the company/firm.
o. Document submitted shall be subject to due diligence without recourse to bidder

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Director of Physical Planning, Works and Maintenance, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences with evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira), through remita platform to any Commercial Bank of their choice in favor of David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences Evidence of such Payment must be presented at the cash Office, Bursary Department for official receipt.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit for each Lot, two (2) hard copies Technical and Financial Bids packaged separately in sealed envelopes and marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu Ebonyi State, and clearly marked with the name of the project (boldly written at the back of the envelope).

Furthermore, the reverse side of the envelope should be clearly marked with the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box at the Vice Chancellor’s Office, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, not later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, 15th May 2025. The working hours are 8:00 am-4:00 pm on weekdays, excluding weekends. Please ensure that you sign the tender register in the Procurement Unit of the University, as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bid.

6. OPENING OF BIDS
The Technical and Financial bids will be opened immediately after the submission closes by 12:00 noon on Thursday, May 15th, 2025, at Excellence Hall David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the firm;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be rejected and returned unopened;
c. Delivery by courier will not be accepted;
d. The bidders shall bear all costs incurred as a result of the bid invitation
e. The University is not bound to consider any bidder for an award and reserves the right to cancel the bidding process and proceeding, without incurring any liabilities to the bidders
f. Only prequalified bidders will be invited to submit their financial bids.
g. David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences is not bound to shortlist any bidder; It reserves the right to annul the Procurement process without incurring any liabilities under section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
h. The University is not obliged to award the contract to the lowest bidder.

Signed:
Registrar
David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences
Uburu, Ebonyi State