1.
INTRODUCTION
The Federal Medical Centre, Bida is desirous of
executing various projects under the 2022 FGN Capital Project Appropriation. In
compliance with the section 25 (2) (ii) of the public
procurement Act. 2007, the Centre hereby invites interested, competent and reputable
bidders with relevant experience to tender under National Competitive Bidding for the under
listed Projects:
2.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECTS
LOT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CATEGORY A:
GOODS
LOT 1 Supply of
Specialized Medical Equipment
LOT 2 Supply of
Specialized Medical Equipment for Urology Unit
LOT 3 Supply of
Digital X-Ray Machines with Fluoroscopy
LOT 4 Supply of
Medical Equipment
LOT 5 Supply of Office Furniture and Equipment
(Laptops, Desktop Computers, and Photocopiers etc.)
CATEGORY B:
WORKS
LOT 6 Provision
of Dedicated 11/33 KVA Feeder Line from AP/Poly junction substation to
Main Hospital
LOT 7 Construction/Completion of Walkways and
Railings across the main Hospital
3.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a.
Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs
Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2, CAC7, Articles & Memorandum of
Association;
b.
Evidence of current CAC Annual return by inclusion of CAC’s letter of
acknowledgement of filing Annual Return(s)
c.
Evidence of Company’s
Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st
December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid
documents;
d.
Evidence of Pension
Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this
requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and
above);
e.
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);
f.
Evidence of Nigeria Social
Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st
December, 2022;
g.
Evidence of Registration
on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service
Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on
31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
h.
Sworn Affidavit:
–
disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Centre, Bida 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;
i.
Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019,
2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS);
j.
Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating
willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when
needed;
k.
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.;
l.
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;
m.
Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
n.
Lot 6: Evidence of certification to carry out electrical installation in
Nigeria by the Nigerian Electricity Services Management Agency (NEMSA);
o.
Lot 2, 3, 4 & 5: letter of authorisation from Original Equipment
Manufacturers listed in the approved policy for procurement of health and
medical equipment for tertiary hospitals in Nigeria;
p.
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)
q.
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.
4.
COLLECTION
OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are
required to collect bid documents at the procurement office (Room D 25), ground
floor Administrative building between the hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm after
presentation of evidence of the payment of N10,000.00
non-refundable tender fee, paid to the Centre’s TSA Account via REMITA.
5.
SUBMISSION
OF BID DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to
submit two (2) bound hard copies each of the Technical and financial bids in
sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”.
Thereafter the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger envelope.
The name of the tender should be clearly marked at the right hand corner of the
outer envelope with the name, telephone number and mailing address of the
bidding entity only indicated below and addressed to:
The Medical Director,
Federal Medical Centre, Bida
Etsu Yisa Area, P.M.B. 14 Bida, Niger State.
Furthermore, the reverse side
of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder boldly
written at the centre and delivered to the address indicated above not later
than 12:00 noon on Monday, 5th September, 2022.
6.
OPENING OF
TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will
be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on
Monday, 5th September, 2022, at the HCS/HOA Conference Hall of Federal
Medical Centre, Bida, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please,
ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of
Procurement (Room D25) Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Etsu Yisa Area, P.M.B. 14 Bida, Niger State, as the Centre
will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
i.
Detailed descriptions & specification shall be found in the STANDARD
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
ii.
The Centre may verify any or all the claims made by a bidder and shall disqualify
any company found to have given false information in addition to other
sanctions that may be deemed necessary.
iii.
Non-compliance with instructions will lead to disqualification.
iv.
Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned
un-opened;
v.
Attendees at the bid
openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and
observe physical distancing. The Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs
and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be
sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
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;
8.
DISCLAIMER
This advertisement is
published for information purposes only and does not constitute offer by the procuring
entity to transact with any party for the services, nor does it constitute a
commitment or obligation on the part of the procuring entity. The procuring
entity will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any
interested party(s) in connection with any response to this invitation and or
the preparation or submission in response to any inquiry. The Centre reserves
the right to annul the bidding process at any time without incurring any
liability thereof in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act,
2007.
For enquiry contact Head of
Procurement Unit on 08032918140
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT