DEADLINE: 29TH APRIL & 6TH MAY, 2025
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL ORIENTATION (NICO)
23, KIGOMA STREET, WUSE ZONE 7, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2025 CAPITAL AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION:
1.1 The National Institute for Cultural Organization (NICO) in furtherance of its statutory mandate, intends to embark on the implementation of its 2025 Capital and Constituency Project under various Works, Goods and Services for the financial year 2025 in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007.
1.2 Accordingly, the Institute invites qualified interested and eligible contractors to participate in the tendering process for procurement of Works, Goods and Services projects under the Institute’s 2025 Appropriation as specified in the summary tables below and detailed in the solicitation Standard bidding Documents to be collected from the Institute.
2. Brief Summary of Goods, Works and Services Projects for Tender
1.2.1 CATEGORY A: INVITATION TO TENDER (WORKS)
LOT NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION NPW01 CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR SHEHU SHAGARI MODEL ISLAMIC CENTRE AREA 1, GARKI, ABUJA (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW02 RENOVATION OF CLASSROOMS AND CONSTRUCTION OF SPORT AREA IN SHEHU GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL PERNIE AREA, FENCING WITH GATE HOUSE AT DOÑA NORTH PRIMARY STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW03 CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL, DOÑA, NASARAWA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY; SOKOTO STATE, GUDI/TANGAZA FEDERAL (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW04 RENOVATION OF DILAPIDATED SCHOOL BUILDING AND FURNISHING OF CLASSROOM WITH NORTHERN LAW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW05 PROVISION OF SOLAR LIGHT IN SOUTHERN IJAW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY; BAYELSA STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW06 INSTALLATION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHT IN PORT HARCOURT FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, RIVERS STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW07 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHT IN CLASSROOM AT RAFIN ZURFI PRIMARY OFFICE AT GOVERNMENT CONSTITUENCY PROJECT OFFICE AT GOVERNMENT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW08 CONSTRUCTION OF 2 BLOCKS OF TWO CLASSROOMS, BALUCHI STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW09 RENOVATION OF TWO SOLAR STREET LIGHTS ACROSS JIGREL COMMUNITY, SENATORIAL DISTRICT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW10 RENOVATION OF 2 BLOCKS OF 2 CLASSROOMS NOT STORE AT ST PETERS BOOKSHOP LOCATION, WASE LGA STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW11 CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY CULVERTS WITH DRAINAGE DRESSED LORRIES AT AMORI CHANNEL ROAD EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW12 CONSTRUCTION OF TAKAWA BALEWA, BOTH HIGHWAY WITH 2 UNITS OF CELL BOX CULVERTS, BAUCHI STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW13 PROVISION OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN EDO CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW14 RENOVATION OF GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL NYASHI IN RIVERS EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW15 INSTALLATION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHT IN ODE EKITI, ATEGERE LGA, EKITI STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW16 PROVISION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AREA AND OTHER ROAD AND BOX CULVERT WITH GUTTER/CONNECTED WATER WAY CHANNEL AT NEW EXTENSION ROAD, UNGUWAN LAYOUT OSOWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IMO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW17 REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN EDO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, IMO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW18 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLES AT ABONMELLE COMMUNITY, TWO (2) LGA, IMO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPW19 CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY HALL, OKWUABALA, IMO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT)
CATEGORY B: INVITATION TO TENDER (GOODS)
| LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| NPG01 | PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY VEHICLES FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
| NPG02 | PROVISION OF COSTUMES AND EQUIPMENT TO SELECTED CULTURAL TROUPES IN THE SIX GEO- POLYTICAL ZONES (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG03 | PROVISION OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH EQUIPMENT FOR CULTURAL ORIENTATION STUDIES IN SCHOOLS IN EVO LGA, EBONY STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG04 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF STATE FEARS TO VULNERABLE PERSONS IN KADUNA AND KOGI STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) LOT NG05A, B & C |
| NPG05 | SUPPLY OR DISCIPLICATION FURNITURE (DESK AND CHAIRS) IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKWERE LGA, RIVERS STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG06 | PROVISION OF FISHING NETS, ACCESSORIES AND EMPOWERMENT OF FISHERMAN IN SOUTHERN LAW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG07 | SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS IN PORT HARCOURT FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, RIVERS STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) LOT NG08A, B & C |
| NPG08 | SUPPLY OF RICE TO CONSTITUENTS IN SOUTHERN LAW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG09 | PROVISION AND SUPPLY OF EDUCATION MATERIALS TO SELECTED SCHOOLS IN RUEKPEH COMMUNITY AND OTHER AREAS IN ESAN WEST LGA, EDO STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG10 | PROVISION AND SUPPLY OF EDUCATION MATERIALS TO SELECTED SCHOOLS IN IRUEKPEN COMMUNITY AND OTHER AREAS IN ESAN WEST LGA, EDO STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
| NPG11 | PROVISION AND SUPPLY OF FIRM IMPLEMENTS FOR ESAN WEST, ESAN CENTRAL, IGUEBEN ESAN MONTH EAST AND ESAN SOUTH EAST IN EDO CENTRAL SEMATORIAL DISTRICT, EDO STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) LOT NPG12A & B |
| NPG12 | SUPPLY OF FARMING EQUIPMENTS FOR YOUTHS AND WOMEN IN SOKOTO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) LOTNPG12 A & B |
| NPG14 | PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ACROSS YOBE EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, YOBE STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) LOT NPG14A,B & C |
| NPG15 | PROVISION OF SOLAR STRETCH LIGHT IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN EDO CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, EDO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) |
CATEGORY C: INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – CONSULTANCY SERVICES
LOT NO PROJECT/PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION NPC01 SEMINAR ON VALUES, ETHICS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE SIX GEOPOLITICAL ZONES OF NIGERIA. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC02 GLOBAL CULTURAL TOURISM: ORISHA NPC03 GLOBAL CULTURAL TOURISM (DUDU PLUGS) NPC04 SKILL ACQUISITION EMPOWERMENT AND TRAINING OF WOMEN AND YOUTH ON TAILORING, SHOE AND BAG MAKING IN JIGAWA NORTH EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, JIGAWA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC05 VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABLITY ACROSS JIGAWA NORTH EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, JIGAWA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC06 TRAINING OF YOUTH OF JABA AND ZANGO KATAF ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMING IN NTA JOS AND PROVISION OF STARTER PACKS AS EMPOWERMENT. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC07 EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH AND WOMEN IN ALIMOSHO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY OF LAGOS STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC08 PROVISION OF GRANTS TO RESIDENTS OF MABUHU IN KADUNA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC09 CASH GRANT TO THE RURAL FARMERS AND MARKET WOMEN IN SHIRORO/RAFI/MUYA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC10 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SELECTED COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR PEACE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMGO KATAF/JABA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KADUNA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC11 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SELECTED ROYAL FATHERS IN COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP OF YOUTH AND WOMEN IN ZANGO KATAF/JABA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KADUNA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC12 CAPACITY BUILDING/TRAINING IN MINI LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN IN ITAPAJI AND IYEMERO COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONS, IKOLE LGA, EKITI STATE, EKITI. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC13 PEACE AND COMPLICITS RESOLUTION FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC14 PEACE AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS ACROSS JIGAWA SOUTH WEST SENATORIAL RULERS ACROSS JIGAWA SOUTH WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, JIGAWA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC15 TRAINING ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SKILLS AND PROVISION OF START UP GRANTS FOR EMERGING ENTERPREMIERS (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC16 TRAINING IN PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS ACROSS KADUNA NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, KADUNA STATE. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC17 MODERN TECHNICS ON PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS FOR THE TRADITIONAL RULERS IN KOGI CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT. (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC18 CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME FOR SELECTED JSS STUDENTS IN OREDO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY EDO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC19 CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME FOR SELECTED SSS STUDENTS IN OREDO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY EDO STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC20 PROVISION OF GRANTS/EMPOWERMENT MATERIALS FOR YOUTHS AND WIDOWS IN IKWERRE/EMOHUA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, RIVERS STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC21 TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT OF SELECTED WIDOWS IN KOGI EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, KOGI STATE (CONSTITUENCY PROJECT) NPC22 ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE NPC23 ANNUAL ROUND TABLE ON CULTURAL ORIENTATION (ARTCO) NPC24 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CULTURE OF PEACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Institute shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in public procurement whereby the following minimum eligibility criteria are expected to be met by all prospective bidders:
i. Certificate of Incorporation by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with forms CO2, CO7 and Memorandum of Association;
ii. Evidence of current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last (3) years (2023, 2024 and 2025) expiring on 31st December, 2025;
Consultancy projects.
iii. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December 2025;
iv. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December 2025;
v. Evidence of NSITF Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December 2025;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December. 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Unabridged company Audited Annual Report for the last (3) years (2022, 2023, and 2024)
viii. A Sworn affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Institute for Cultural Orientation 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
- that no partner/director has been convicted in any country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices, or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
ix. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (in case of construction, CONTRY, OSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.);
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) submissions executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects
xii. For Services; Evidence of Firm’s registration with the Visitors Management Development (CMD)
xiii. For construction: List of Plants and Equipment with use of Ownership/Lease
xiv. For ICT jobs: Evidence of registration with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria;
xv. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) duly registered in High Court should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); Consortium of Firms is required.
xvi. All documents for submission must be transmitted to the Institute with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm bearing amongst others the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM Number) and e-mail address. The letter-headed paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors at the bottom of the page.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A, B & C)
a) A non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) is payable by all bidders into the Federal Government Single Treasury Account (“ISA”) (National Institute for Cultural Orientation) with the following account details:
- Account Name: National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO)
- Bank Name: CRN
- Account Number: RRR
- Service Type: Tender Fees
b) Interested bidders are to collect Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from Ground Floor, Procurement Unit, 23, Kigoma Street, Wuse Zone 7, National Institute for Cultural Orientation Headquarters, Abuja, between 10am and 4pm upon presentation of evidence of payment of the tender fee.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
a) Completed Technical and Financial bids (2 hard copies & 1 soft copy and the Soft Copies of Financial Bids must be in MS Excel) shall be submitted in two different sealed tamper proof envelopes and labelled “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. The soft copies must not be scanned copies. All the three (3) envelopes should bear the Company name at the reverse side while the “Project Name ”and Lot No. at the Top Right-Hand corner of the envelope and addressed to: The Executive Secretary National Institute for Cultural Orientation Headquarters, 23, Kigoma Street, Wuse Zone7, Abuja
The documents should be deposited in the Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat, Procurement Unit Ground Floor, NICO Qtrs, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 6th May, 2025.
6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Prospective bidders are to submit EOI documents for each of the Lot desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids/EOI packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “EOI”; 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 have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat, Procurement Unit, Ground Floor, NICO Qtrs. Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 29th April, 2025
Companies or their representatives, Civil Societies, NGOs, Professional Bodies and members of the public are invited to witness the bids opening exercise.
7. OPENING OF BIDS/EOI
The Bids and EOI will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission as follows:
Category C: 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 29th April, 2025 While A and B: Tuesday 6th May, 2025
at Boardroom 3rd floor, National Institute for Cultural Orientation, 23, Kigoma Street Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the Institute (NICO) will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please note that:
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by Official assigned by the bidder.
ii. The Institute may verify any or all the claims made by applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary.
iii. All costs incurred in responding to this advertisement shall be borne solely by the Bidders;
iv. Two (2) hard copies and one (1) soft copy each for “Technical and Financial bids are to be submitted for each lot applied for; soft copy for Financial Bid MUST Strictly be in Excel Format as issued in the Bid document;
v. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
vi. Noncompliance to the instructions in this advert and late submission of bid will lead to outright disqualification;
vii. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Institute to award contract to any bidder; and
viii. The National Institute for Cultural Orientation 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:
Management
