FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KUMO, GOMBE- INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION/TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF PROJECTS

FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KUMO
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION/TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal Medical Centre Kumo, a Tertiary Health Institution located along Gombe – Yola Road at Kumo, Gombe State wishes to Execute Projects under 2026 Capital Budget.
1.2 The Centre therefore, invites experience and competent contractors/suppliers to submit bids for execution of the under listed works, supplies and Services.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS, SUPPLY AND SERVICE

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Including Form CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC1.1;
b. Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the Last 3 Years Valid Till 31st December, 2026;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by Submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) Expiring on 31/12/2026 or Valid Certificate Issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Medical Centre, Kumo or the Bureau of Public Procurement 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;
– that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
– that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
– that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with any bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last Three (3) Years 2023, 2024, 2025 duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualifications (In case of construction: COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc);
k. 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;
l. Works: List of Plants/ Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. Lot A3: Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid;
n. Lot A4: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
o. Lot A5&A6: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
p. Lot A7: Evidence of Firm’s current Licence issued by Pharmacists Council of Nigeria or other related professional body(ies);
q. Lot A9: Only Company’s or Individual Consultant’s with relevant experience in the field with Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the service and Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant professional body(ies);
r. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner).
s. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (Preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the Bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Tender documents can be obtained from the Office of the Secretary Management Tenders Board located at the Procurement unit of the centre Administrative Block (Upstairs) Federal Medical Centre, Kumo after payment of non-refundable tender fees of N10,000.00 for each Lot, into Federal Medical Centre Kumo’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Pre-qualification and Expression of Interest (EoI) document in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Pre-qualification” and “Expression of Interest” for Lot … (Indicate the Lot Number) and addressed to the “Medical Director” Federal Medical Centre, Kumo. The projects title, lot number and contractor’s name must be clearly written on top of each envelope, which must be dropped in the Tender Box located at the Administrative Building (Upstairs) of the Centre not later than 10:00am on Monday, 27th July, 2026.

6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
All Completed Technical and Financial Tender shall be submitted in Two (2) separate sealed envelopes, clearly marked “Technical Bid” for Lot … and Financial Bid for Lot—- (Indicate the Lot Number) which shall be inserted in a bigger third sealed envelope and addressed to the “Medical Director” Federal Medical Centre, Kumo. The projects title, lot number and contractor’s name must be clearly written on top of each envelope, which must be dropped in the Tender Box located at the Administrative Building (Upstairs) of the Centre not later than 10:00am on Monday, 10th August, 2026.

7. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION, EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The Pre-qualification /EoI document and Only Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 27th July, 2026 and Monday, 10th August, 2026 respectively at the Centre Conference Hall located at the Administrative Block (upstairs) in the presence of Bidders and their Representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. Only Technically Pre-qualified and Short-listed bidders will be invited for collection of Financial bid and Request for Proposal;
f. Only Technically qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. The Federal Medical Centre Kumo is not bound to pre-qualify 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.

SIGNED
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KUMO

This tender expires at 10:00am on Monday August 10th, 2026