DEADLINE: 26TH MAY, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL
PMB 6173 PORT HARCOURT
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1. INTRODUCTION
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and extant regulations on Procurement of Goods and Works hereby invites reputable and interested contractors with requisite competence and relevant expertise to submit bids for the following projects:
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CATEGORY A: WORKS
- Lot 1: Construction of Pedestrian Walkway from UPTH 1st Gate to Nuclear Medical Building
- Lot 2: Landscaping/Horticulture in Main Hospital
- Lot 3: Construction of Ophthalmology Building
- Lot 4: Construction of Medical Simulation Centre
- Lot 5: Construction of Oncology and Radionuclear Medicine Centre
CATEGORY B: GOODS
- Lot 6: Upgrading of Hospital Services
- Lot 7: Completion & Furnishing of House Officers Quarters.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 &2024) valid till 31stDecember,2025;
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31stDecember, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31stDecember, 2025 (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)
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31stDecember,2025
vi. Evidence of registration on National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. A Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
- that none of the directors has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence including fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
- that the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
viii. Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
ix. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2022, 2023& 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
x. Comprehensive Company’s profile including organizational structure with Curriculum Vitae of relevant key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional Qualifications;
xi. Verifiable Documentary Evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs completed in the last five (5) years with Certificate of Completion or on-going projects with Interim Performance Certificate with work status at least 70% completion and Letters of Awards and photographs of the projects
xii. Medical & Health Equipment: 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;
xiii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm letter headed paper bearing amongst others the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone number (GSM) and email address. The letter headed 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
4.1 Interested companies are to collect the bid solicitation documents from the Procurement Department of the Hospital within the working hours of 8am- 4pm (Monday-Friday) upon presentation of receipt of payment of non-refundable Tender Fee of N10,000.00 only per LOT.
4.2 Payment should be made in favour of FG- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt (TSA Account) on REMITA Collection Platform in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
i. Prospective bidders are to submit completed Technical and Financial Bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively with the company name and address indicated at the back of the envelope. The two envelopes should be enclosed in one big sealed envelope and marked (Technical and Financial), clearly stating the project name and LOT number at the top right hand corner of the envelope and addressed to: The Chief Medical Director University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt.
ii. All tenders should be deposited in the Tender Tamper-Proof Box at the office of the Head of Procurement Department within the working hours of 9am-4pm not later than 12:00noon 26th May, 2025.
6. OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENT
Only Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on 26th May,2025 in the Board Room, Administrative Block of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in the presence of bidders or their representatives while the financial bids shall be kept unopened. Bidders are required to sign the bid submission register at the procurement department of the Hospital.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Submission of Tender does not mean that University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital is under any obligation whatsoever to award your company any contract
b. All Bids submitted must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
c. Bids received after the deadline for submission shall be returned un-opened
d. Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot. Contravention is automatic disqualification.
e. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation shall be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned unopened;
f. University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed
Chief Medical Director
