DEADLINE:13TH JULY, 2022
FEDERAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, CALABAR (FNPH, Calabar)
123 CALABAR ROAD PMB 1052, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE
www.fnphcalabar.gov.ng
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar (FNPH, Calabar), a specialist Hospital under the Federal Ministry of Health, in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites all interested, qualified and reputable contractors with relevant experience and track record to tender for the following projects.
2. SCOPE/DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE 1 Construction/Furnishing of 3 wing Out-Patient Department/Administrative Block at the Permanent Site 2 Construction/Furnishing of Clinical Services Block at the Permanent Site 3 Construction of Drainage/Culverts for Erosion Control at the Permanent Site 4 Drilling of Borehole /Reticulation of Water at the Permanent Site
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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 31″ December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2022 (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, 2022 (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, 2022;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar 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. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, 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 such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
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. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 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)
m. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the 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 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.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
The tender documents are to be collected from the Procurement of the Office, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar between the working hours of 08:00 am and 04:00pm daily upon the payment of none refundable Tender Fee of N10,000.00 per LOT into the Hospital’s REMITA’s Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria and presentation of the copy of Hospital’s Receipt. The Photocopy of the receipt should be attached to the Tender Documents.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDERS DOCUMENTS
Completed Tender Documents should be in two hard copies (Marked “Original” & “Copy”) each for both Technical & Financial Bids with Soft copy of Financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged in two separate sealed envelopes clearly marked at the top right corner of each envelope stating the title of the project i.e. “TECHNICAL BIDS FOR LOT … & “FINANCIAL BIDS FOR LOT…”: and at the reverse side the name of the company should boldly be written. Both envelopes shall then be put in a large envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and the name and address of the company at the reverse side and be dropped in the appropriate Tender Box at Hospital’s Conference Hall Administrative Building not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 13 July, 2022. The envelope should be addressed to:
The Medical Director
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital
PMB 1052, Calabar,
Cross River State
Please make sure you sign Bid Submission Register at the point of submission as the Hospital will not be responsible for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 13 July, 2022, at the Hospital’s Conference Hall; in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
7. NOTATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and duly signed by official authorised by the bidder;
ii. This Publication is for information purpose only and does not constitute an offer by the Hospital to transact with any party for the project, nor does it constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of the Hospital to award the contract to any contractor or agent.
iii. The Hospital will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested company(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and/or preparation or submission of the documents;
iv. Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
v. Bid Documents can also be collated in soft copies and Bidders can submit through post(Courier Services).
vi. 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;
vii. The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar 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;
viii. For further clarifications/enquiries please contact the Procurement Officer – 08033546628, (10:00am to 03:00pm, Monday to Friday) Email: okonulo20@gmail.com.
Signed
Head of Procurement
For: Medical Director
