National Institute Of Construction Technology And Management (NICTM)- Invitation For Pre-Qualification And Expression Of Interest For The Implementation Of 2025 Capital And Zonal Intervention (Constituency) Projects (24 Lots)

DEADLINE: 14TH MAY, 2025
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (NICTM)
UROMI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2025 CAPITAL AND ZONAL INTERVENTION (CONSTITUENCY) PROJECTS

(1.0) PREAMBLE
The National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, Edo State, a Federal Polytechnic was appropriated funds in the 2025 Budget Appropriation Act. The budget covers provision for goods, training and empowerment, and construction activities to be executed in various parts of Nigeria under Capital and Zonal Intervention (Constituency) Projects. The various activities are grouped into LOTS under works, goods and services. Accordingly, the Institute hereby invites interested and qualified Contractors / Suppliers / Service Providers to submit pre-qualification documents for the execution of projects as listed below:

(2.0) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS
(2.1) A: WORKS

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and qualified Contractors / Suppliers / Service Providers are required to submit the following documents for evaluation:
(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, 2024;
(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) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
(f) 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, 2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, Edo 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 fare true and correct in all particulars;
• That no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
• That the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performing, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 and 2024; duly acknowledged by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
(i) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(j) Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Training: Evidence of Firm’s current accreditation by the Centre for Management Development (CMD);
(k) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(l) 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.;
(m) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(n) Works: List of Plants Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(o) 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;
(p) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(q) ICT Jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
(r) Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
(s) For Joint Venture Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(t) 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;
(u) Note, that Contractor should bid for at least two lots with the same company profile;

(4.0) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
All Tenderers are to submit Pre-qualification documents EOIs for each of the Lots desired in two hardcopies, each packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Invitation to Pre-qualification” or “EOI” and addressed to:
The Rector,
The National Institute of Construction Technology & Management (NICTM),
Uromi, Edo State.

The top left-hand corner of the envelopes shall bear the name of the Project/Lots for which you are applying and the reverse of each sealed envelope shall bear the name and address of the bidder. The documents shall be dropped in Tender Box Marked “TENDER 2025” in the Procurement Unit not later than 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 14TH May, 2025.

(5.0) OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
The EOI and the Pre-Qualification documents shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 14TH May, 2025, at the Institute’s Rector’s Conference Room in the presence of Observers, Bidders or their representatives.

(6.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) All submitted documents shall be referred to relevant agencies for verification
(b) This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Institute to award contract to any contractor, nor shall it entail any Contractor/supplier submitting documents to claim any indemnity from the Institute
(c) Arrangement of Technical documents, the hard copy should follow in the order of the list indicated above and should have a table of contents indicating the pages where the items could be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result to disqualification of the bidder.
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) Bidders can also submit through Post (Courier Services);
(f) Works and Goods: Only pre-qualified Successful bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
(g) Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(h) The National Institute of Construction Technology & Management 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:
Procurement Officer,
For Rector.