DEADLINE: 18TH NOVEMBER, 2024
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, JALINGO
OFF BARDE WAY, PMB 1061, JALINGO, TARABA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2024 FGN CAPITAL PROJECT

1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and extant regulations on the procurement of goods, works and services, the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, taraba state, in furtherance of its responsibility as a tertiary health institution in the country, at this moment invites interested, competent and reputable contractors with relevant experience, requisite expertise and good track record to submit bids for the under-listed projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS
LOT 1: Construction of administrative block (Scope will be shown in the standard bidding document/BOQ)

3. 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
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024; with minimum average annual turnover of (NXXX) million;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirements 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, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is ₦50Million and above);
e. Evidence of Nigerian social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate Valid till 31st December 2024;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit: Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the federal medical Centre jalingo, taraba 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 are true and correct in all particulars;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2021,2022 and 2023);
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, SURCON, etc.
k. 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.
l. list of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
m. 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)

Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Headed 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 Letter head 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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the standard bidding document (SBD) from the office of the procurement office old theatre complex FMC jalingo, within the working hours (Monday-Friday) upon presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only paid to the federal medical Centre jalingo’s remita account at any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of 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 Centre Jalingo, Taraba 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 drop in the designated tender box at the boardroom of the medical director, Federal Medical Centre, jalingo not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 18th November, 2024.

6. OPENING OF THE TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 18th November, 2024 at the boardroom of the medical director federal medical Centre, jalingo 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 medical director’s office, as the federal medical Centre, jalingo will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For enquiries, contact the tender office of the procurement department, federal medical Centre, jalingo, taraba state. P.M.B 1067 jalingo on fmcjalingo@gmail.com

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids received after the deadline for submission shall be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. Only The 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. 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. The federal medical Centre, jalingo, Taraba state 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 Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed:
Management
Federal medical Centre, jalingo, taraba state