DEADLINE: 14TH APRIL, 2025
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION PANEL (IAP)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOUR, PRODUCTIVITY & EMPLOYMENT
FUTURE VIEW PLAZA, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2025 CAPITAL AND ZONAL PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP), in the 2025 Appropriation for the execution of its Projects towards achieving its mandate of the PANEL.
Accordingly, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and Extant Regulations of Federal Government on Procurement of Goods, Works and Services, the PANEL wishes to invite Tenders from suitable and qualified Contractors/Suppliers and Consultants/Service Providers with proven experience to undertake the under listed Projects:
| LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| LOT 1 | CONSTRUCTION & REHABILITATION OF RURAL, DRAINAGES, MINI STADIUM, SOLAR WATER BOREHOLES RENOVATION OF CLASSROOMS AND COMPLETION OF CIVIC CENTER | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 2 | CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN SCIE4NCE LABORATORIES & EQUIPPED WITH LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AT OYUN LGEA SECONDARY SCHOOL, KWARA STATE | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 3 | FABRICATION AND EQUIPPING OF LECTURE HALL FOR SELECTED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHERN STATES | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 4 | RENOVATION/FURNISHING OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH-SOUTH ZONAL OFFICES | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 5 | SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHTS | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 6 | SUPPLY OF EMPOWERMENT ITEMS: FERTILIZERS TO FARMERS, RICE, FURNITURE, COMPUTERS AND FARM IMPLEMENTS | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 7 | SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF HEALTH EQUIPMENT IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN KWARA STATE | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 8 | SUPPLY OF TRICYCLES TO YOUTHS IDO COMMUNITIES | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 9 | TRAINING, MEDICAL OUTREACH & EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN, ELDERLY ANY YOUTHS, WIDOWS AND PEACE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PAYMENT OF SURSARY TO UNDERGRADUATWE STUDENTS/GRANT FOR INDIGENTS | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| LOT 10 | PURCHASE OF 1 NO. SUV FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR | ABUJA |
| LOT 11 | DIGITALIZATION OF IAP’S OPERATIONAL/PROVISION OF ICT EQUIPMENT FOR BUDGET PREPARATION/E-LIBRARY AND PUBLICATION OF IAP ANNUAL LAW REPORT | ABUJA |
| LOT 12 | SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED INVERTS IN SOME POLICE STATIONS IN ADO/IREPODUN-IFELODUN, FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, EKITI STATE | EKITI STATE |
| LOT 13 | SUPPLY AND EQUIPPING OF SKILL ACQUISITION CENTRES IN KWARA SOUTH WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT FOR TECHNICAL AND ARTISANAL TRAINING | KWARA STATE |
| LOT 14 | PROVISION OF MINI BUSES AND UTILITY VEHICLES (NIGERIA USED) FOR YOUTHS IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA | ENUGU AND KOGI STATE |
2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7;
- Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024;
- Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024;
- Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
- Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025.
- Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
- Sword Affidavit at the Federal High Court with current passport disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Industrial Arbitration Panel or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder of has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and no confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
- Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2021,2022 & 2023;
- Evidence of financial capability to execute the project including original Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank for Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project;
- • 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, MNSE etc.;
- Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed from January 2021 to March, 2025 including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects (GPS);
- List of Plant-Equipment with proof of Ownership Lease Agreement duly signed not less 2024 by both parties;
- Evidence of accreditation/Registration with Centre for Management Development (CMD) for Lot 9.
- Evidence of Original Equipment Manufactural (OEM) Representative Dealership for Lot Ten (10) only.
- 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 Letterhead 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.
3. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement, Room 01, Ground Floor, Industrial Arbitration Panel, Future View Plaza, Central Business District, Abuja, on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of (Ten Thousand Naira) N10,000.00 only per Lot, paid into the Industrial Arbitration Panel’s Remita Account through any commercial bank in Nigeria. Firms will not pay for Lot 9 at this stage until after shortlisting.
4. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, in two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with soft copy 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 CHIEF REGISTRAR,
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION PANEL (IAP),
FUTURE VIEW PLAZA, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
The envelope should be clearly marked with (the name of the project & lot number). Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope is located in the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated tender box at the Room 01, Ground Floor, Industrial Arbitration Panel, Future View Plaza, Central Business District, Abuja not later than 9:00am on Monday 14th April, 2025.
5. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Lot 9: Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above, the documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as stated above, and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the lot number) furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidders and drop in the designated tender box not later than 9:00am on Monday 14th April, 2025.
6. OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 9:00am on Monday 14th April, 2025 and 9:00am on Monday 5th May, 2025 respectively, at Room 01, Ground Floor, Industrial Arbitration Panel in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Room 01, Ground Floor, as the IAP procurement unit will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongful submitted bids.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the Bidders.
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened.
e. Lot 9: Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for proposals;
f. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will form the basis for the disqualification of the bidders;
g. The Bids Opening will be publicly with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organization in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency; and
h. The Procurement Unit 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
Chief Registrar
