DEADLINE: 21ST & 24TH JULY, 2025
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (FUTH)
P.M.B 007 SHENDAM ROAD, LAFIA, NASARWA STATE
INVITATION TO BID FOR THE EXECUTION OF PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (FUTH) LAFIA, is a Tertiary Health Institution which serves as a major centre for medical education, clinical training and research. The Hospital providing high-quality healthcare services to the public, a practical training ground for medical students, interns and resident doctors. In compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and extant regulations of Government on the Procurement of Works, Goods and Services as provided in the 2025 Appropriations, intends to procure the following Works, Goods and Services as detailed here below in their various categories.
Consequently, experienced, competent and reliable contractors are hereby invited to Bid for the following projects.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORKS, GOODS AND SERVICES
CATEGORY A: WORKS
| S/N | ITEMS | LOT NO. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Remodeling of Isolation Ward | A1 |
| 2. | Remodeling of Amenity Ward | A2 |
| 3. | Construction of House Officers Quarter | A3 |
| 4. | Electrification, Landscaping and Fire Safety Installation | A4 |
CATEGORY B: GOODS
S/N ITEMS LOT NO. 1. Purchase of 2 Ambulance Van B1 2. Furnishing and Equipping Office Accommodation B2 3. Purchase of 120 No. Computers for ICT/EMR B3 4. Purchase of 2 Generators B4 5. Purchase of 3 Utility Vehicles B5 6. Purchase of Theatre Equipment B6 7. Upgrade of Special Baby Care Unit B7 8. Procurement of Hospital Bed and Patient Monitors B8 9. Purchase of Vaccinology Diagnostic Equipment B9 10. Purchase of Dialysis Machine B10 11. Purchase of ICU Equipment B11 12. Provision of Medical Equipment and Fitting for Psychiatry Department B12
CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
ITEMS LOT NO. Consultancy Services for Electrical / Civil Engineering / Quantity Survey and Architectural and Consultancy on strategic development plan. C1
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
All interested Contractors and Consultants are expected to submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7. Business Name with Form BN 1 is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024) 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 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 University Teaching Hospital, Lafia 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;
h. Medical & Health Equipment: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria.
i. Category B: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria or other related professional body(ies).
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. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Certificates. The Team Leader should not have less than 10 years working experience in medical equipment;
m. 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;
n. For Supply of Other Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. Supply of computers: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
p. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
q. Electricity jobs: evidence of current license issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).
r. Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;
s. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among 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. Failure to meet any of the requirements listed above will result in disqualification of the bidder.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A&B)
Interested bidders are to collect tender documents from the Procurement Office of the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, between 8:00am-4:00pm (Monday-Friday) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N 10,000.00) only for Works, Goods and Consultancy per Lot. Paid into Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, REMITA account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A&B)
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies, two copy of technical and two copy of financial bid with soft copy of financial bids 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 Chief Medical Director, Federal University Teaching Hospital, Shendam Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State and clearly marked with the Name & Lot No. of the project. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Proof box at Room 52 Beside Procurement Office, Administrative Block, Ground floor, Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 24th July, 2025.
5.1 SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY C)
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as stated above and clearly marked with the Name & Lot No. of the project. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 21st July, 2025.
6. OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
Expression of Interest and invitation to Bids documents shall be opened immediately in the presence of the Bidder or their representatives in the Board Room, FUTHL after the deadlines for submission as follows:
S/No. Categories Date Time 1. Expression of Interest (Service) 21st July, 2025. 12:00 noon 2. Works and Goods 24th July, 2025 12:00 noon
NOTE: Bidders are to sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Room 52, Administrative Block, Ground Floor, FUTHL. FUTH will not be held liable for misplaced, wrong marking or wrongly submitted EOI/bid, while the financial bids will be kept unopened.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders
e. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
f. Category C: Only shortlisted Applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;
g. The Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia (FUHTL) is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any Applicant and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at anytime without incurring any liabilities to the bidders in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed
Management
Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia
