Invitation for Pre-Qualification and Tender years 2011/2012 (MERGED) Tetfund Normal Intervention Projects

1.) Preamble
Pursuant to the Tetfund 2012 BOT [Merged] Normal Intervention and Approval-in-Principle received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund [Tetfund] for the University to execute the under listed Projects, the University is desirous of inviting any Interested and Reputable Contractor(s) to submit their Pre-qualifications Documents and Tender for the following Projects:

Lot 1: Construction of 3-nos. Laboratory [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/01]
Lot 2: Construction of Agric Complex Phase II [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/02]
Lot 3: Construction of Entrepreneurship Development Centre [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/03]
Lot 4: Construction of Academic Staff Offices [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/04] Lot 5: Procurement of Equipment for Entrepreneurship Centre [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/05
Lot 6: Procurement of Laboratory Equipment [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11- 12/06&10]
Lot 7: Procurement of Furniture [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/1 1-1 2/07&1 2]
Lot 8: Procurement of Civil Engineering Equipment [KSUST/MUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/09]
Lot 9: Procurement of Equipment for Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences [KSUST/WUDIL/TETFUND/11-12/08 & 11]

2.) Pre-Qualification Documents:
All interested Companies are expected to submit the following documents:

• Evidence of Registration with the Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
• Evidence of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission by inclusion of Certificate of Incorporation and Article of Association
• Tax Clearance Certificate for the last 3 years
• Company Audited Accounts for the last 3 years
• Evidence of VAT Registration and Remittance Certificate for the last 3 years
• Evidence of Compliance with Pension Reform Act 2007
• Evidence of similar Projects Executed
• Verifiable Evidence of financial support by a Reputable Bank including 1-year Bank Statement of Account
• List of key Personnel of the Company and their CVs and verifiable evidence of Registration with Professional Bodies.
• A Statement of Declaration by a High Court Judge that:
• The Directors of the Company seeking for Pre-qualification had never been convicted by any Court of Law.
• None of the Key Procurement Officers of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil is former or present Director of the Company.

3.) Collection of Tender Doucuments
Tender Documents are to be collected from the Office of the Director, Physical Planning and Development, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil upon Presentation of Cash Payment Receipt of the Non-Refundable Fee of N150,000.00 Per Lot 1: and N100,000.00 Per Lot 2-9 to the Bursary Department, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil from Monday 4th February, 2013 to Friday 15th February, 2013 during Working Hours from 10:00am to 3:30pm

4.) Closing Date
12:00 noon of Monday 18th February, 2013

5.) Submission of Bidding Document 
The Technical Bid (Pre-Qualification Documents) and the Financial Bid (Filled Tender Documents) which must be bound in triplicate copies sealed in an A4 size envelope and clearly marked in separate envelope which will in turn be sealed together in a bigger envelope and clearly marked as either Tetfund 2011/2012 [Merged] Normal Intervention Project Lot. 1, Lot 2, Lots, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7, Lot 8 or Lot 9, and then addressed to:

The Registrar,
Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
PMB 3244- Kano www.kust.edu.ng

6.) Opening of Bids

• The Bids are scheduled to be opened during a Public Opening Ceremony on Monday 18th October, 2013 at 2.00 pm at the Council Chamber of KUST Wudil.
• All Prospective Bidders or their Representatives are invited to the Public Opening
• Ceremony and are advised to bring along, Relevant Original Documents for sighting.

7.) Disclaimer
Kano University of Science & Technology, Wudil is not obliged to Award the Contract to the Lowest Bidder, and will not necessarily go into correspondence with or offer explanation to any Rejected Bidder, and reserves the Right to verify all Pro-qualification Documents submitted. All costs incurred by any Company because of this Pre-qualification/Tendering Process and any subsequent request for Information shall be at the expense of the Company.

Signed
Usman Yakubu, FIPMA
Registrar and  Secretary to Council