Federal University Of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA)- Invitation To Tender And Expression Of Interest (EOI) For The Execution Of 2025 Capital Projects (18 Lots)

DEADLINE: 9TH & 23RD JUNE, 2025
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AZARE (FUHSA)
P.M.B. 45, KM 3, AZARE- POTISKUM ROAD,
AZARE – BAUCHI STATE.
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal University of Health Sciences Azare (FUHSA), wishes to invite interested and reputable Contractors/Suppliers, Service providers and Consultant(s) with relevant experience to express their interest and tender for the execution of the year 2025 capital projects as follows:

2. SCOPE: WORKS, GOODS AND SERVICES

CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: GOODS

CATEGORY C: SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and reputable Suppliers and Consultant(s) are required to submit their firm’s profiles, containing the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC, or CAC, and Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. 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 N500m and above particularly for bidders of LOT 1, and LOT 5).
e. Evidence of Nigeria 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 or Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
g. Evidence of Firm’s authorised letter from original manufacturers or their representatives in the case of firm bidding for Lot 12.
h. Evidence of Firm’s current practice Licence issued by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and other relevant bodies
i. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal University of Health Sciences Azare 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;

j. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024;
k. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
l. Firm applying for constructions, the companies profiles shall include the Curriculum Vitae of its Key Staff to be deployed for the project, shall also include copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON
m. In addition to the staff, the Company must be COREN certified and should present a practice licence of certification by COREN.
n. 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 Photographs of the projects;
o. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, NSITF Compliance 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 authorized officer of the firm.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
The submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) shall be submitted at the Office of the Vice Chancellor Federal University of Health Sciences Azare as stated (6) below.

5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Interested Companies/Firms are to collect Tender Documents containing detailed specifications from the Procurement Unit of Federal University of Health Sciences Azare, Bauchi State on payment of non-refundable tender fee of N15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Naira) only per Lot, paid into the Federal University of Health Sciences Azare’s TSA Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Completed tender documents and EOI must be submitted in two (2) copies each including one (1) original and one (1) photocopy in two (2) separate sealed envelopes clearly marked on the top-left hand side of the envelope “(state category and Lot No.)” and submitted not later than 12:00 noon of Monday 9th June 2025 for Expression of Interest (EoI) while for tender documents not later than 12:00 noon of Monday 23rd of June 2025. Submitted to the address below;
Vice Chancellor,
Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare
Km 3, Azare-Potiskum Road,
P.M.B.45, Azare, Bauchi State

All sections of the financial bids document must be filled in ink, every page of the bid document must be duly signed by an authorized person for your bid to be deemed completed.

7. OPENING OF Expression Of Interest (EOI)
The Expression of Interest will be open on Monday 9th June 2025 at the University Conference Hall in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

8. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday 23rd of June at the University Conference Hall in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

9. NOTES:
i) The University is not bound to accept submission that does not meet up with the requirement as specified or the lowest tender.
ii) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
iii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iv) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots
v) Only pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened.
vi) The Commission may verify any or all the claims made by the bidders, including requesting for submission of the originals of the documents for sighting, and shall disqualify any Company whose claim(s) is/are found to be false.
vii) Nothing in this advertisement shall be construed to be a commitment on the part of ICPC to undertake the project or entitle any company to make any claim (s) whatsoever in respect of any expenses incurred in preparing a tender response.
viii) ICPC 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 Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED
VICE CHANCELLOR
FEDERAL, UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AZARE