DEADLINE: 21ST APRIL, 2025
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ASABA
PMB 1044, ASABA, DELTA STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXECUTION OF YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECT
1.0. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, The Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State hereby invites experienced and competent Contractors to submit Pre-qualification documents for the below project:
2.0. SCOPE OF WORK: WORKS
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE N1 Construction of Road Extension with Drainage
3.0. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025; with minimum average annual turnover of N100 million;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (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, 2025 (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 (Technical), Asaba, Delta State 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, etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. 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.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit Pre-Qualification Documents, two (2) Hard copies (1 original, 1 copy) packaged in sealed envelope and clearly marked as “PREQ” addressed to the Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State and clearly marked with (the name of the project). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop it in the designated Tender Box at the office of the Administrative Building, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State not later than 12:00am Monday, 21st April, 2025.
5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00am Monday, 21st April, 2025, in the Council Chamber, Administrative Building. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Registrar, Administrative Building as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head, Procurement Unit on E-mail address carolineodu@gmail.com.
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
d. The 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.
e. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Tender documents.
f. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
g. The Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State 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:
Odu Caroline
Secretary, tenders’ Board
For: Provost
