Invitation to Tender for the Design and Implementation of Medical Software for Nigerian Ports Authority

The Nigerian Ports Authority hereby invites reputable and competent contraCtors to submit tenders for the Design and Implementation of Medical Software for Nigerian Ports Authority.

Invitation to Tender for the Design and Implementation of Medical Software for Nigerian Ports Authority

Scope of Supply
The scope of the project shall be the Design and Implementation of Medical Software for Nigerian Ports Authority as detailed in the Standard Bidding Document.

Tender Requirements
Interested companies should submit three (3) HARD COPIES (One original & two duplicate Copies) and a SOFT COPY (In MS Word/Excel/PDF) of the bid documents. The Hard copies must be bound, duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

Mandatory Requirements

1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
2. Evidence of Company Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2011, 2012 & 2013).
3. Current Pension Clearance Certificate from PENCOM.
4. Evidence of Compliance Certificate with Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act No.19 of 2011.

Other Requirements

1. Evidence of similar projects executed in the past including letters of awards, completion certificates etc.
2. Company profile to include names qualifications and experience of key personnel.
3. Evidence of financial capability from a reputable bank.
4. Certification by IT professional Body (Computer society of Nigeria, CPN, HP, MS etc).
5. All relevant information concerning contacts, addresses, telephones, fax and e-mail address of company or representative(s)
6. For Joint Venture (CV)/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided.
7. Bids must be in English language, in clear HARD & SOFT COPIES and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.

Collection of Standard Bidding Documents
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents from the office of the General Manager, Procurement, Room 029, Ground Floor, Corporate Headquarters, 26/28 Marina, Lagos on evidence of payment of non-refundable fee of N30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) only, in bank draft in favour of Nigerian Ports Authority. All tender sums from N100 Million and above are to be accompanied with a bid bond of 2% of the tender sum.

Closing Date:
December 15th, 2014

Submission of Prequalification Documents
Prospective bidders are to submit, One (1) soft copy and Three (3) hard copies of TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS which should be packaged in SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPES and clearly marked as “Technical or Financial Bid” for the Design and lmplementation of Medical Software. The reverse side of the sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and thereafter put sealed envelopes in a bigger envelope addressed to “The Secretary to the Tenders Board, Nigerian Ports Authority and clearly marked “INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL SOFTWARE FOR NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY” Public Notice No. 3887 and dropped in the designated Tender Box located on the ground floor, Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters at 26/28, Marina Lagos not later than 11.00 am on Monday, December 15th, 2014.

All received bid documents will be opened immediately at the Conference room, 1 Joseph Street, off Marina, Lagos in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the office of the General Manager, Procurement, room 029 ground floors, as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “General Manager (Procurement)” on e-mail: info.procurement@nigerianports.org.

Note that this invitation to tender does not place any obligation on the Authority to consider any bidder for award of contract or acceptance of any tender.

All costs incurred as a result of this tender invitation and any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies. Late submission will not be entertained and only short-listed companies will be contacted.