Federal College Of Education (Technical) Gombe- Invitation For Pre-Qualification For Projects Execution (18 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH MAY, 2025
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) GOMBE
ASHAKA ROAD, P.M.B 60 GOMBE, GOMBE STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe intends to undertake the procurement of various works and goods for its Year 2025 Capital Project and the Year 2023 TETFund Intervention in ICT Support. In view of this, the College hereby invites interested competent and reputable companies/firms for prequalification submission in respect of the following projects:

Year 2023 TET Fund Intervention in ICT Support

2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders shall enclose in their submission a clear colored photocopy or scanned colored copy of the following items:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1 or CAC2 and CAC7 (Only a Limited Liability Company). A copy of written list on a company letter headed paper with a clear names and address of company directors, Nationality and a registered office shall be included;
b. Evidence of filing of Company’s current Annual returns;
c. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Pension Compliance/Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs is 15 and above);
e. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 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);
f. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
g. Evidence of Registration on the 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.
h. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe 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;
• that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

i. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024, the turnovers should correspond with those in the Tax Clearance Certificate;
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. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project (In case of construction project), including copies of their Academic/Professional Certificates such as COREN (Electrical, Mechanical and Structural), QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.; with evidence of renewal of annual practicing licence of the current year.
l. 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 Certificates and coloured Photographs of the projects; (valid e-mail address and phone numbers of the institution where the project claimed was executed or is being executed for confirmation).
m. ICT jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
n. For Vehicle procurement, only companies listed under the National Automobile and Design or their Authorised Dealers are allowed to bids.
o. For Supply of Equipment (Classrooms, offices, Medicals and Laboratories): must be original equipment manufacturers; or, a Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
p. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
q. A written letter of authority from a company through their legal adviser to the College to verify all documents submitted with relevant agencies/persons
r. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating amongst others the Lead Partner (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 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 authorised officer of the firm.

3. SUBMISSION OF BIDS DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit their technical bid for a particular lot desired in Two (2) hard copies each marked ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’. The Two hard copies each be put in one separate envelope each marked ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’. The two separate envelopes are put in one big/large common envelope and marked appropriately. The common scaled envelope is marked: CONFIDENTIAL: “TECHNICAL/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR “STATING THE NAME OF THE ONE PARTICULAR PROJECT APPLY FOR” at the Top left hand corner of envelope; and also indicate the company’s name, telephone number and the mailing address at the reverse side of envelope and address to:

The Provost
c/o The office of the Secretary Tenders Board,
Procurement Department,
New Administrative Block,
Federal College of Education (Technical)
Ashaka Road, P.M.B 60, Gombe, Gombe State.

All completed bid documents must be submitted on or before 12:00pm on Thursday, 29th May, 2025 at office of The Secretary Tender’s Board, Procurement Department, FCE (T) Gombe, Gombe State. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the above named office, as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongful submitted Bid.

4. OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS:
All Prequalification Documents would be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00pm on Thursday, 29th May, 2025 in the College’s Academic Board Room of the New Administrative Block.

5. PLEASE NOTE:
a. For effective and timely project delivery, interested company shall bid for ONLY TWO (2) Lots please.
b. The College shall carry out post qualification (Due diligence) on all the claims made. In the process, all original documents including those whose copy are requested above may be required for sighting and the College, without hesitation can disqualify any company whose claims are found to be doubtful, false or misleading.
c. Bidders who have worked for the College and have a history of poor, or none performance, abandonment, termination and or prolonged contract execution period without any reason need not apply.
d. No two or more companies with same Directors/shareholders or same address registered office shall be entertained.
e. All copied of Professional certificates shall be in colored form, stamped/sealed and signed by the relevant and respective professionals for each project. The name and membership number on seal/stamp embossed ‘original’ on membership certificates/credentials by the respective professionals shall corresponds with the name and membership number on the professional certificate.
f. The College will not accept any other professional on project site without any strong and convincing reason, but the ones presented originally by the successful contractors in their submissions.
g. Any company found to have contain in their profile: a name, C.V, or professional certificate of any staff of the College would be outrightly disqualified.
h. All expenses incurred associated with the preparation of the bids documents shall be borne by the prospective bidder.
i. The documents shall be arranged and submitted neatly in the order listed above.
j. None compliance to the instruction shall lead to outright disqualification.
k. The College reserves the right to disqualify any, or all of the prequalification submissions that appears questionable or dubious.
l. This invitation to pre-qualify shall not be construed to be commitment on the part of Federal College of education (Technical) Gombe nor shall it entitle any company to make any claims whatsoever and seek indemnity from the College by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.
m. 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. Members of the public and bidders or their representatives who chooses to may join the bid opening;
n. Only pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
o. The Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe is not bound to shortlist 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,
The Provost,
Federal College of Education (Technical)
Ashaka Road, P.M.B 60 Gombe,
Gombe State.