Federal Medical Center Onitsha- Invitation To Tender For Capital Projects (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 24TH JUNE & 8TH JULY, 2025
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER ONITSHA
P.M.B 1513, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS

(2.0) PROJECTS DESCRIPTION

CATEGORY A: GOODS

The scope of work is as detailed in the Standard Bidding Documents to be issued to Bidders.

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are required to submit the following documents:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for consultancy 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, i.e. 2022, 2023 & 2024;

(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 N50m and above);

( 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 by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(g) Sworn Affidavit: disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, Anambra State 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 arc true and correct in all particulars

(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 a 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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, NITDA & CPN, MDCN, etc..

(k) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current License issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA): Motor Vehicle procurement: Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles;

(m) ICT Jobs: Evidence of current License /Accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) or National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);

(n) Consultancy Services: Evidence of the Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as MDCN, etc.;

(o) 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;

(p) Works, List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(q) For Joint Venture /Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (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, die 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.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bid Document (SBD) Prom the office of the Procurement Unit, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, Anambra State within the working hours of 8am-4pm (Monday -Friday) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal Medical Center, Onitsha’s TSA in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bid Document (SBD) from the office of the Procurement Unit, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, Anambra State within the working hours of 8 am-4 pm (Monday -Friday) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal Medical Center, Onitsha’s TSA in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CONSULTANCY SERVICES)

Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of the Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Medical Director, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, Anambra State, 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 be dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 24 June, 2025.

(6.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the lots desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with a softcopy of the 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 Medical Center, Onitsha, Anambra State, 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 be dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 8 July, 2025.

(7.0) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the EOI and technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday 24 June, 2025 and 12:00 noon Tuesday, 8 July, 2025, respectively, in the Boardroom of Federal Medical Center, Onitsha 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 Unit, Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, as the Federal Medical Center, Onitsha will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(8.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) EOI and Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;

(b) EOI and Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;

(c) All costs will be borne by the bidders.

(d) The EOI and 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;

(e) Goods and Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids; opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened.

(f) Consultancy services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for the collection of Request for Proposals; The Federal Medical Center, Onitsha, is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
FOR: THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR.