Invitation for Technical and Financial Bids for Tertiary Education Trust Fund Intervention Projects at the Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda

Invitation for Technical and Financial Bids for Tertiary Education Trust Fund Intervention Projects 

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has allocated firnds to the Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda Zamfara State under the following interventions:

• Year 2012 Normal Intervention for Library Development,
• Years 2009 - 2013 (Merged) Normal intervention in Academic/Researces journal Publication Development.

The Polytechnic intend to utilize part of the funds to execute the following projects.

Scope of Work
LO1: Procurement of Assorted Text and Reference Booklets
LOT 2: Printing of 2000Nos Digital Colour Posters and 2000 Nos journal Books

Invitation of Bids
Eligible and competent Contractors are hereby invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids in respect of the projects listed above.

Technical Bid Requirements
Interested Contractors wishing to carry out the jobs are required to submit the following documents,

1. Certificate of lncorporation/Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
2. Company Tax Clearance Certficate for the last three years (2010. 2011 and 2012)
3. Evidence of VAT registration with TIN No and past remittances for the last three years (2010, 2011 and 2012)
4. Company Audited Accounts for the last three years (2010 2011 and 2012) Showing annual turn-over
5. Evidence of financial capability to execute the protect from a reputable bank.
6. Comprehensive company profile showing qualifications of the Management and Technical stall including evidences of their experience on the executions of similar jobs.
7. Verifiable list of similar prolects successfully executed and supported with evidence(s) of letters of award.
8. Evidence of Contribution to the Industrial Training fund (ITF) in accordance with ITF Amendment Act of 2011.
9. Evidence of Certification/Exemption from PENCOM in accordance with the Pension Reform Act, 2004 including evidence of remittances of Employee’s Pension Contribution Deductions.
10. Letter authorizing the Polytech to make enquiry into the documents submitted.
11. A sworn affidavit confirming that all information presented are true and correct of the Company and no Officer of the Polytechnic is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary in interest in the Bidder.

Collection of Bids
A complete set of Tender Documents are to be collected by interested Bidders from the office of the Ag. Director, Physical Planning, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda on presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee as follows:

Lot 1: N 10,000.00
Lot 2: N5, 000.00

Submission of Bids
The Technical and Financial Bids must be prepared as separate documents. One original copy and two photocopies should be separately packaged in sealed envelopes clearly marked ‘Technical” and “Financial” Bids as appropriate. Both envelopes shuId be put in another bigger envelope marked with the appropriate Project Title and LOT No at the top right hand corner of the envelope. The sealed Bids are to be addressed and submitted to.

The Registrar
Federal Polytechnic,
Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara State

Closing Date for Submission and Opening of Bids
The closing date for submission of bids is 21st November 2014 by 12:00 noon prompt.

The Technical bids will be publicly opened immediately after the close of the Bids’ submission date and lime as stated above in the presence of the Bidders or their representatives, invited relevant professional bodies and NGOs.
Only Bidders who scaled through the technical bidding exercise will be invited to the opening at heir Financial Bids.

Note:

• A bidder can only bid for one out of the two (2) Lots.
• The Polytechnic will not enter into any correspondence with any unqualified bidder and is not bound to accept the lowest bid,
• This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the Polytechnic nor halI it entail; any bidder to make any claim(s) whatsoever and/or to seek any indemnity from the Polytechnic by the virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement.
• The Polytechnic Is not bound to accept bids sent by courier or post
• Electronic bidding is not allowed.