LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES AND ANCILLIARY SUPPORT STRUCTURES
IFPQ/LSMOH/01/2021
DATE OF ISSUANCE MONDAY 26TH APRIL, 2021

INTRODUCTION
Lagos State Ministry of Health is anticipating Capital Projects in the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Levels, ranging between rehabilitation and green field new build.

SCOPE OF WORK
The Lagos State Ministry of Health now invites sealed applications from eligible contractors for the contract categories, as detailed in the schedule below:

INTENT OF PRE-QUALIFICATION
The intent of this pre-qualification is to select a short list of Contractors which:
i. Meet the eligibility and qualification requirements as stipulated herein for the various categories
ii. Have financial resources and overall financial capabilities to perform the work as will be described in the Project Description
iii. Have technical expertise, management and workload capacity to perform the work in a timely manner

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i) Evidence of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with inclusion of Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Association.
ii) Company profile and Organizational structure with full name of organization and contact person, postal address, telephone/fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.
iii) Evidence of company tax clearance for the last 3 years (2018. 2019 & 2020)
iv) Audited financial statements of the company for the years 2017, 2018 & 2019.
v) Evidence of 3 years development levy for two directors.
vi) Copies of VAT Registration with TIN number and evidences of VAT remittances for the last 3 years.
vii) The Applicant must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the overall cash flow requirements for the contract and its concurrent commitments.
viii) Verifiable experience as a contractor in the construction of at least three (3) Medical Projects in Nigeria or West Africa with government, private or non-governmental organizations. (Within a minimum of 7 years) of a nature and complexity (proving international hospital experience in all disciplines including: MEP, Biomedical Engineering, Hospital Planning, and Architecture). To comply with this requirement, works cited should be at least 70 percent complete (applicant to categories 1, 2 & 3only), certificates of completion for the completed projects or employer/client progress reports for the ongoing ones shall be provided by the Applicant.
ix) The Bidder can bid as part of a Joint Venture or consortium where parties can jointly submit their qualifications for consideration. However, the bid document should state specifically the roles and responsibilities of all members of the consortium.
x) The Bidder shall provide details of the proposed personnel and their experience records that meet the following requirements: At least 1 Senior Hospital Planning Expert with extensive experiences to be proven by a CV and at least Senior Biomedical Engineer with at least 5 years of experiences to be proven by a CV (applicable to Categories 1, 2 & 3 only). 11).
xi) The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have access to the key Contractor’s equipment and shall provide further details of proposed items of equipment
xii) Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last 3 years prior to the deadline for application submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the bidder have been exhausted.
xiii) The bidder should provide information on their current commitments on all contracts that have been awarded, or for which a letter of intent or acceptance has been received, or for contracts approaching completion, but for which an unqualified, full completion certificate has yet to be issued
xiv) Evidence of registration with Lagos State Government (PPA) in the appropriate class

NOTES:
a. All claims must be adequately substantiated with documents and must be verifiable.
b. This pre-qualification exercise shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Ministry of Health to award the contracts to anyone or even award any contracts at all.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
The Applicant shall:
• Enclose the original in one (1) envelope and all the 2 other copies of the application in another envelope, duly marking the envelopes as “ORIGINAL” and marked as “COPY.”
• The two (2) envelopes shall then be enclosed and sealed in one (1) single outer envelope.
• The inner and outer envelopes shall bear the name and address of the Applicant.
• The outer envelope shall be clearly marked “IFPQ-(Indicate Category as applicable)”, “Construction and Renovation of Medical Facilities and Ancillary Support Structures”.
• All request for clarifications should be directed to the Head of Procurement via email at orolatunji@lagosstate.gov.ng or WhatsApp (08090990090) on or before Friday 7th May, 2021.