Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Invitation for Pre-Qualification and Tender
The Obafemi Awolowo University is desirous of awarding contracts for the under-listed projects for Years 2010 Normal and Special Intervention Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), it therefore invites bids for pre-qualification and tender for the following projects. (Prospective Contractors who had submitted their Prequalification documents in respect of our earlier advertisement in the Federal Tenders Journal of 20th February, 2012, Tribune Newspaper of 21st, February, 2012 and Punch Newspaper of 23rd February 2012 are hereby requested to retrieve their submitted documents. Any inconvenience this may cause is highly regretted, but for the avoidance of doubt, all such contractors are free to submit pre-qualifciation and tender documents for this advertisement.
Tender Pre-qualification Requirement
Prospective Tenderers are required to submit their pre-qualification bid containing the under listed documents information in clearly marked envelopes to the office of the Registrar on or before Thursday, 28th June 2012.
The opening of the bids follows immediately after close of submission.
Breakdown of Projects under the Year 2010 Normal And Special intervention
Lot 1 Rehabilitation of existing space for Department of Philosophy Library
Lot 2 Supply and Installation of Computers and Internet Facilities for Department of Philosophy
Lot 3(a) Supply of Books for the Department of Philosophy
Lot 3(b) Supply of Books for the Department of History
Lot 4 Procurement and Installation of Sundry Office Equipment and Computer for Department of History
The pre-qualification document must contain the following:
(a) Company’s Tax Clearance for the last three (3)years
(b) Evidence of Company Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission
(c) Verifiable list of similar and other jobs successfully executed with their locations, together with letters of Awards and Certificates of Job Completion
(d) Verifiable list of plants/machinery with years of manufacture and locations, of the equipment to be used in the project. Please state whether the items of on equipment are on lease, hired or owned by the company with evidence of purchase where applicable.
(e) List of key staff who will execute the project with their Curricula Vitae and relevant positions.
(f) Company’s financial details and audited accounts for the last three years.
(g) Value Added Tax Certificate (VAT Certificate).
(h) Evidence of remittance of pension contribution of employees to PENCOM in line with section 16, subsection 8 (d) of the Procurement Act.
(i) An affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Obafemi Awolowo University or the Bureau of Public procurement is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidding company, and confirming that all the information it presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.
Tender Procedure
Tenderers are required to pay in respect of each project a sum of twenty thousand naira (N20,000.00) only to the University Bursary or enclose Bank Draft for similar sum payable to Bursar. Obafemi Awolowo University. Ile-lfe. The Bills of Quantity and other Tender documents are obtainable from the Office of the Director of Physical Planning and Development Unit of the University at the University Hall Extension between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00 p.m. daily upon the presentation of the evidence of payment.
Submission of Tender
Interested bidders are expected to put the technical bid in separate sealed envelope and financial bid in another sealed envelope, with each envelope distinctively labeled. while the two envelopes will be put in a bigger scaled envelope in line with the three envelopes system of tendering. Envelope for each project should be clearly marked “TENDER FOR THE PROJECTS UNDER THE YEAR 2010TERT1ARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND (TETFUND) NORMAL INTERVENTION AND SPECIAL INTERVENTION. It should be forwarded to the Secretary, Tenders Board, Registrar’s Office, Floor 3, University Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, not later than 12.00 noon on the closing date.
Closing date for submission of Tenders is Thursday, 28th June 2012 and the Opening of Tenders follows immediately thereafter in the Committee Room 05. Of the University Hall.
Please, note that only die Disqualification bid documents will be opened on the bid opening day and only pre-qualified bidders will be invited for financial bid opening while unsuccessful bidders will have their financial bids returned unopened.
Please Note:
The University reserves the right to reject any or all pre-qualification packages
The University will deal only with authorized officers of the tendering companies and not through individuals or agents acting on their behalf.
Ayorinde O. Ogunruku
Registrar and Secretary to Council
