NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE CONTROL OF AIDS (NACA)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF OXYGEN PIPING AND FILLING MANIFOLD NEEDS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Ref No: NACA/PROC/2021/OXYGEN PIPING
Date of Issuance: 21ST JUNE, 2022
1. INTRODUCTION
The National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) seeks to engage the services of a consultancy firm in order to meet the growing demand and urgency from the country and states to increase the availability of good quality, affordable, safe and appropriate oxygen therapy systems, the purpose of this engagement is to;
• Undertake a preliminary needs assessment and provide evidence-based guidance to form the basis of the scoping, sizing, standards, components, product specifications, procurement use and maintenance of oxygen piping and manifold systems in selected hospitals across the country
• Provide harmonized and bespoke quality assurance and compliance management support to procured and installed oxygen manifold systems in selected hospitals and ensure adherence to technical standards.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
The major work activities to be dimensioned and reviewed within the context of the 44 selected hospitals include;
• To check the Network in the existing Hospitals and verify the integrity of the Network
• To check wards that are not included in the Network
• To liaise with the Hospital Management on the critical area required to be piped. The piping will be 10 bed heads per 10 wards in each of the 44 facilities
• You are expected to come up with a design of the piping system of either isolated or integrated central system
• You are expected to come up with a costed bill of engineering measurement of the materials
• You are expected to supervise the project from inception to the commissioning
• You are required to provide stage valuation certificate and job completion certificates
• To add SOW from PM for warehouse
LIST OF 44 FEDERAL TERTIARY HOSPITALS FOR THE OXYGEN PIPING SYSTEM ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja
2. University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state
3. Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State
4. Aminu Kano university Teaching Hospital, Kano
5. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno
6. Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
7. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna state
8. Abubakar Tafawa Belawa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi state
9. National Hospital Abuja
10. Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Gombe
11. Federal Teaching Hospital, Otukpo, Benue state
12. Federal Teaching Hospital (Rasheed Shekoni), Dutse, Jigawa
13. Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger state
14. Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State
15. Federal Medical Centre, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
16. Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State
17. Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Meta, Lago state
18. Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, Zamfara State
19. Federal Medical Centre,, Jabi, Abuja
20. Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State
21. Federal Medical Centre,, Kastina, Kastina State
22. Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa state
23. Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi state
24. Federal Medical Centre, Markurdi, Benue state
25. Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe state
26. Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa
LOT-2 SOUTH ZONE
1. University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo state
2. University of Calabar Teaching, Cross River State
3. University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state
4. Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun state
5. Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo state
6. University of Nigeria Teaching Jospital, Ituku-Ozailla, Enugu state
7. Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos
8. Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo state
9. Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo state
10. Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia state
11. Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state
12. Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra state
13. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers state
14. Federal Teaching Hospital, Ababakili, Ebonyi state
15. Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti state
16. University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state
17. Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta state
18. Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun state
3. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
• Evidence of company registration certificate of Incorporation including Forms CAC2 and CAC7
• Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2019, 2020, 2021) dully and stamped by a registered auditor.
• Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years(2019, 2020, 2021)
• Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021
• Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022
• Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
• Sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Agency for the Control of Aids 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;
• The minimum validity period of the tender should be one Hundred and twenty (120) days
• Evidence of financial capability to execute the contract by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
• 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;
4. COLLECTION OF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS
The Request for Proposal (RFP) can be downloaded from this link:
https://naca.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RFP-Oxygen-Pipping-assessment. pdf
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
a. Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the items desired, three (3) hard copies each (one original & one copy) of the requested documents are financial bid. Thereafter, the tenderer shall enclose the original of the financial bid with copy in another envelope, duly marking the envelops as “technical” and “financial”. The two (2) envelopes shall then be enclosed and sealed in one (1) single outer envelope.
b. Prospective bidders can submit their documents as a joint venture with relevant documents provided.
c. Bidders cannot submit for more than one lot/zone as submitting for both zones would lead to disqualification.
6. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
The deadline for the submission of Tender not later than 12:00 noon of Tuesday 5th July 2022 at the office of the Head of procurement, Ground Floor, NACA main building, 3 Zigunichor street, Wuse zone 4, Abuja. Bid opening will take place immediately after the close of submission
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
• Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
• Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
• NACA in the event of exigency may vary the quantities/quality of the items during the time of evaluation, award and execution of contract with respect to this invitation to tender.
• NACA is not bound to contract 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 Public Procurement Act 2007.
8. GLOBAL FUND CODE OF CONDUCT
The firm shall get acquainted with the global fund code of conduct for suppliers using this link below: https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/3275/corporate_codeofconductforsuppliers_policy_en.pdf responding to this advert shall serve as an acknowledgement to abide by the Global fund Code of conduct for suppliers.
Whistleblowing policy
Suppliers are encouraged to send information on any infraction or grievances to the dedicated email account: [email protected] or [email protected]
9. NOTES/DISCLAIMER
i. NACA shall verify any or all documents and claims made by applicants and will disqualify bidders with falsified documents and claims
ii. If it is determined that submitted documents and claims have been falsified, the bidder may face prosecution in a court of law.
iii. NACA shall not held responsible for any disqualified proposal because of any omission or deletion relating to the submission guidelines
iv. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on part of NACA to awards a contract to any contractors, nor shall it entitle any Contractor submitting documents to claim any indemnity from NACA.
v. NACA is not bound to shortlist any bidder, and reserves the right to annul the bidding process at any time without incurring any liabilities or providing reason.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT