Job Description
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2023 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State in the 2023 Appropriation Act for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the college.
Accordingly, the college invites reputable companies with relevant proven competence and experiences to submit tenders for the execution of the following projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
| LOT NO | PROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| W1 | Construction of 1no Modern Clinic of 20 bed space for Male and Female Students. | FGC Ikot, Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State |
| W2 | Completion and equipping of 1no Female Hostel | FGC Ikot, Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State |
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 02 and CAC07 or CAC1.1;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2023 with minimum average annual turnover of N70 Million;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 2023 (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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa-Ibom State or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of 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 years (2020, 2021 & 2022); duly signed and sealed by relevant firm and the turnover as reflected in the financial statements must correspond with that on the tax clearance certificate.
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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, QSDRBN, 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) 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 Certificates, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner);
n) All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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
The tender documents are to be collected from the office of the Vice principal special duties between the working hours of 08:00am and 4:00pm daily upon the payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot to Federal Government College, Ikot Epene, Akwa Ibom State through REMIAT platform in any reputable commercial bank, and present the teller for the college receipt. (The GIFMIS Code for tenders fee……. Should be indicated in the appropriate column while generating the RRR).
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies (Marked ‘Original & Copy’) each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel Format, packaged in two separately wax sealed envelopes clearly marked at the top right corner of each envelope stating the title of the project i.e “TECHNICAL BIDS FOR project title and Lot No & FINANCIAL BIDS FOR project Title and Lot no: and the reverse side the name of the company should be boldly written. Both envelopes shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and dropped in the appropriate tender box at the Vice-Principal Special Duties’ Office to be addressed to:
The Principal,
Federal Government College,
Ikot Epkene, Akwa Ibom state
The submission should be made not later than 12:00pm on Tuesday, 17th October, 2023.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Vice Principal Special Duties Office as the Federal Science and Technical College; Kuta- Shiroro, Niger State will not be held responsible for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Tuesday 17th October, 2023, in the College’s Examination Hall in the presence of Bidder or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the office of the Principal, FGC, Ikom, as FGC Ikom will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the principal.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders
d. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) lot;
e. The technical bids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives;
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. The Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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.
Signed:
THE PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE