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

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.

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 an Isolated or Integrated Central System.

You are expected to come up with a costed bill of Engineering measurement of the materials.

Provide technical support to the procurement process of engagement of the implementing firm(s).

Enforce compliance with quality, standards and scope towards delivering standard piping works in the facilities.

Draft the term of reference/Scope of work for the firms to handle the piping works. Certifies or otherwise and presents the completed wards for commissioning and use.

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• • ii. Company Audited Accounts for the last 3 years (2019, 2020 and 2021) Duly signed

and stamped by a registered auditor. iii. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2019, 2020 and 2021).

Evidence of Current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 Evidence of Current 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 the National Agency for the Control of Aids 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; viii. The minimum validity period of the Tender should be One Hundred and Twenty

(120) Days ix. Evidence of financial capability to execute the contract by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating a willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.

Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff

Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs(mechanical, gas piping) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects. iv. v.

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The Request for Proposal (RFP) can be downloaded from this link; https://naca.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022.04.05-RFP-Oxygen-Pipping-v2. pdf.