College Of Medicine, University Of Lagos – Invitation To Tender For The Supply Of Metal Bunk Beds And Mattresses (2 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH JANUARY, 2025
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Ρ.Μ.Β. 12003, LAGOS
WEBSITE: www.cmul.edu.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF METAL BUNK BEDS AND MATTRESSES.

Introduction:
The College of Medicine, University of Lagos, a Medical Institution established by an Act of parliament on the 13th of April 1962, having its campuses at Idi-Araba and Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria is desirous of procuring metal bunk beds for use in the Medical Students Hostel of the College. Technical and Financial Tender documents are hereby invited from competent Contractors/Suppliers for the supply of metal bunk beds and mattresses. The source of funds shall be from the Institution’s budget.

2. Scope of Work

3. Eligibility requirements
Prospective bidders must possess the underlisted requirements to be eligible for the procurement process:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;

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:

i. disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba 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;

ii. 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,

iii. 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;

iv. 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) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2022, 2023 & 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

(i) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide 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

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.

(l) 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);

4. Collection of Tender documents
Prospective bidders are to obtain the tender documents from the office of the Acting Director of Engineering Services at the Engineering Department of the College with evidence of payment of non-refundable fee of N10,000 paid into the Treasury Single Account (T.S.A) of the College at any Commercial bank in Nigeria and the receipt issued at the Finance Department of the College.

5. Submission of Tender Documents
The Technical and Financial Bids must be submitted in two separate envelopes marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and enclosed in a bigger envelope and boldly marked with the name of the bidder, Lot 1 or Lot 2 or both and project name to be submitted not later than 12 noon on Monday, 5th, January, 2026 (28 days’ notice) To the office of:

The Provost, College of Medicine,
University of Lagos,
Idi-Araba, Lagos.

6. Opening of Tender documents
Only the Technical Bid will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12 noon on Monday, 5 January, 2026 in the new Board room of the Administration building of the College in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids shall be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos as the College would not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Acting Head Procurement Unit of the College via phone number 08023436530.

7. General information
a. The tender documents for submission must be type written in English language and must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead.

b. The tender documents submitted after the deadline will be returned unopened.

c. Failure to comply with the above requirements shall automatically result in the disqualification.

d. The College Management reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any claim made in the Tender documents submitted by bidders.

e. The College of Medicine, University of Lagos shall not be responsible for any cost incurred by the bidders in connection with response to this advertisement.

f. Participation in this process and any related process neither creates any commitment nor establishes any legal relationship with the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. It is merely a precondition for further consideration of the Tender.

g. The College of Medicine, University of Lagos 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.

h. All interested bidders are to note that 14.5% of the total contract sum will be deducted as statutory tax (i.e. 7.5% VAT, 5% WHT, 1% Endowment Contribution, 1% stamp duty).

Dr. Olayinka A. Obafemi-Moses, FNIM
College Secretary & Secretary to the Court of Governors