DEADLINE: 26TH MAY, 2025
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KATSINA
P.M.B 2041, KATSINA STATE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE YEAR 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KATSINA
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Education, Katsina, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 intends to execute procurement of goods, works and services, under the Year Capital Appropriation.
Interested, experienced and competent Contractors and Consultants with proven track records of accomplishment are therefore invited to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) and bids for the execution of the Projects:
2. SCOPE OF PROJECTS
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY) S/N LOT DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT CATEGORY A YEAR 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 1 Lot 1 Consultancy services for the completion of Administrrative Block 2 Lot 2 Consultancy services for the Construction of Entrepreneurship Complex for School of Vocational Education 3 Lot 3 Consultancy services for the Construction with Drainage and Asphalting of 1.5 km Road in Oke Odan Egbado South Local Government Area, Ogun Oshun State 4 Lot 4 Consultancy services for the Construction and Asphalting of CAC Alapara Egun Road, Owode, Egbado South Local Government Area, Ogun State 5 Lot 5 Consultancy services for the Construction of Township Road at Ali Street, Alagbon, Egbado South Local Government Area, Ogun State. INVITATION TO TENDER (WORKS AND GOODS) S/N LOT DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT CATEGORY B YEAR 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION 1 Lot 1 Construction of Entrepreneurship Complex for School of Vocational Education 2 Lot 2 Development of College’s Master Plan 3 Lot 3 Construction with Drainage and Asphalting of 1.5 km Alakara New Road in Oke Odan Egbado South Local Government Area, Ogun Oshun State 4 Lot 4 Construction and Asphalting of CAC Alapara Egun Road, Owode, Egbado South LGA Ogun State 5 Lot 5 Construction of Township Road at Ali Street, Alagbon, Egbado South LGA Ogun State 6 Lot 6 Purchase of Pool Vehicles 7 Lot 7 Skill Acquisition and Supply of Laptops for the Youth, Magami/Hamcheta Wards, Katsina State.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7; Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024; with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million for Works;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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) Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Education, Katsina, 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;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024;
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 such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letter 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. Consultancy Services: Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, etc.;
n. Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the Vehicles;
o. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
p. ICT jobs: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
q. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
Note: 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 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 (CATEGORY B)
Standard Bidding Document (SBD) are obtainable from the office of the Director of Procurement, at Ground Floor, Administrative Block, Federal College of Education, Katsina upon presentation of evidence of payment of ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only via Remita Platform in favour of Federal College of Education, Katsina.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
A. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Interested firms are to submit two (2) hard copies of EOI documents duly signed, paginated separated by dividers and arranged in the order outline above (Eligibility requirements). Thereafter put them in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Provost, Federal College of Education, Katsina, Katsina State.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Department, FCE, Katsina, not later than 12:01 pm on Monday, 14th April, 2025.
B. INVITATION TO TENDER
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Provost, Federal College of Education Katsina, Katsina State and clearly marked with Title of the project and the Lot number.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Department, FCE, Katsina, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 26th May, 2025.
6. OPENING OF EOI & PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Expression of Interest will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 pm Monday 14th April, 2025 at the College Board Room in the presence of all the stakeholders. Only shortlisted firms will be invited for the second stage to collect Request for Proposals (RFP) documents.
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 26th May, 2025 at the College’s Board Room in the presence of all the stakeholders.
Please ensure that you sign the EOI/ Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the College, as FCE Katsina will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted documents. For further enquiries, please contact the Director of Procurement on email: salauabdulm@gmail.com.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids/EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. submitted of EOIs/ Bids to FCE Katsina is neither a commitment nor an obligation to award contract to any contractor or his agent;
c. this EOI/Invitation to Tender should not be construed as commitment on the part of FCE katsina or shall it entitle any contractor to make any claim whatsoever or seek any indemnity from FCE katsina;
d. Due diligence would be conducted on successful contractors as all documents submitted would be verified and any discrepancy found, would summarily disqualify the prospective bidder;
e. EOIs/Bids Submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
f. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
g. The EOI/pre-qualification documents will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies;
h. Category A: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
i. Category B: Only pre-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.
j. The Federal College of Education, Katsina is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any Applicant 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:
Director of Procurement
For Provost
