Cross River State College of Education Akamkpa Invites Bids for 2024 TETFund Projects
The Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State is a beneficiary of the Year 2024 TETFund Special Intervention. Accordingly, and in line with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Polytechnic hereby invites interested and reputable Contractors/Suppliers with relevant experience and track record to submit Technical Bid as mentioned below:
SCOPE OF WORKS
Proposed Renovation of Existing Fence/Gate House and Construction of New Perimeter Fence
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company’s income tax clearance for the last three (3) years valid till December 31st, 2024; with minimum average annual turnover of N1 Billion.
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (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 December 31st, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to staff whose number is staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50Million and above.);
(e) Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till December 31st, 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 Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State or 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 provided in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
(h) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years – 2021, 2022 & 2023;
(i) Reference letter from a reputable bank in Nigeria including willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(j) Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature and complexity), executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificate, 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 and sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner).
NOTE: All documents for submission must 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 Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the Firm.
SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit 3nos. Technical bids packaged in a sealed envelope addressed to: The Registrar, Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State and clearly marked YEAR 2024 TETFUND SPECIAL INTERVENTION with lot number and lot description. Furthermore, the reverse of the sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender box at the Office of the Registrar, not later than 12:00 noon Monday 28 October, 2024.
OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday 28 October, 2024 at the Council Chamber of the Polytechnic in the presence of bidders or their representatives.
(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and must be signed by an authorized official;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission will be returned un-opened;
(c) All costs will be borne by the bidder;
(d) The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional Bodies;
(e) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
(f) The Polytechnic 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 2007 Public Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED:
REGISTRAR