DEADLINE: 26TH MAY & 11TH JUNE, 2025
OGUN-OSHUN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (O-ORBDA),
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION
ALABATA ROAD, PMB 2115, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROJECT UNDER THE FY 2025 APPROPRIATION
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (O-ORBDA) is a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (FMWR/S) responsible for the Development and Management of Water Resources for multipurpose usage in Domestic, Industrial, Agricultural and Flood Control purposes. The Parastatal in furtherance of this statutory mandate intends to undertake the Procurement of various Works, Goods and Services under the 2025 Capital Appropriation and in accordance with Extant Provisions of Section 25 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
1.2 The Authority therefore invites all experienced, qualified and competent Contractors and Suppliers with relevant experience for consideration for the execution of the underlisted Projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS AND SUPPLIES
Interested Contractors and Suppliers are invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the following categories of Projects.
2.1 CATEGORY A: WORKS (IRRIGATION)
- Lot A1: Establishment of Drip Irrigation System at Osasa Farm Project, Odogbolu LGA, Ogun State
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SOLAR POWER WORKS
- Lot A2: Supply and Installation of Solar Powered Street Lights in Town/Villages in Ijebu Central Federal Constituency, Ogun State.
- Lot A3: Supply and Installation of Transformers in various Communities in Abeokuta, South Federal Constituency, Ogun State
HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL PROJECTS
Lot A4: Provision of Hydrometeorological Monitoring and Hydrogeological Stations in O-ORBDA Catchment States.
GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (BOREHOLES)
- Lot A5: Construction of Boreholes in Alimosho Federal Constituency, Lagos State.
- Lot A6: Construction of Boreholes in Agege Federal Constituency, Lagos State.
- Lot A7: Construction of Boreholes for selected Communities in Ogun Central Senatorial District, Ogun State.
- Lot A8: Construction of Borehole in Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, Oyo State
CATEGORY B: GOODS (SUPPLIES)
- Lot A9: Supply of Empowerment Materials for Vulcanizers and Road Transport Workers in Somolu Federal Constituency, Lagos State
- Lot A10: Supply of Agricultural Products to various Communities of Abeokuta South Local Government, Ogun State.
- Lot A11: Strategic Empowerment for Youths and Women and People with disability in Abeokuta South LGA, Ogun State
3. CATEGORY C (EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI))
(CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Interested firms (Service Providers) are invited to submit expression of interest (EoI) for the following categories of Projects.
Lot A12: E-Commerce Solution System at O-ORBDA Hq, Abeokuta, Ogun State
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the Projects under the above three (3) categories should submit the following documents in their Technical Bids:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025;
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) Clearance 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 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority 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 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;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2022, 2023 and 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
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 (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. Company’s valid training license/certificate issued by Centre for Management Development (CMD)-for Consultancy Services.(Training).
m. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, IRR & Swom Affidavit ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Swom Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
O. 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 authorised officer of the firm.
NOTE that all Documents/Information required must be paginated and submitted in the Sequence/Order as listed above.
5.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS:
5.1 Interested companies on presentation of an evidence of payment of a NON-REFUNDABLE tender fees of N10, 000.00 per Lot into the OORBDA Remita E-Collection Account Number 025204500100 with GIFMIS 1000114209 in any Commercial Bank shall collect Bidding Documents (Standard Bidding Documents) Reference Code between 9.00am and 3.30pm from Monday to Friday, at the:
Procurement Unit, (Rooms 32 & 33),
Office of the Managing Director/CEO
Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority,
Headquarters, Alabata Road, Abeokuta,
Ogun State.
5.2 All Terms and Conditions in the collected Documents MUST be strictly adhered to please.
6.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS:
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, Two (2Noss) hard copies (one original and one other copy) each of the Technical and Financial bids with softcopy of financial bid in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope, with the Project Name and Lot number clearly written on the top right corner and address to:
The Managing Director/CEO,
Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority,
Alabata Road, PMB 2115,
Abeokuta, Ogun State.
7.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
7.1 Category A&B – Invitation to Tender (Works and Goods)
Only Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday 11th June 2025, at the O-ORBDA Training School Auditorium of Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Bidders, relevant Professional Bodies and Civil Society Organisations in the area of Anti-Corruption and Transparency are invited to witness the bid opening.
7.2 Category C – Expression of Interest (EoI) Consultancy Services
The Expression of Interest (EoI) will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 Noon on Monday 26th May 2025, at the O-ORBDA Training School, Auditorium of Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority, Alabata Road, Abeokuta.
7.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please ensure that you provide functional GSM Number when signing the Bid submission Register at O-ORBDA Training School Auditorium. Detailed Title and Projects locations are contained in sections of the projects Bidding Documents to be issued for the Procurement Process. Ensure that the Bid submission Register is signed at the O-ORBDA Training School Auditorium, as Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority will Not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids. For further enquiries please contact the Head of Public Relations or Head of Procurement on any of these mobile telephone numbers: 08038413530 & 08032229748.
8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be un-opened and returned to bidder.
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots.
iv. All the Financial cost will be borne by the Bidders.
v. All Bid documents (Technical and Financial) MUST be accompanied with duly signed submission letters by the Bidders. Any unsigned documents will be disqualified.
vi. All Bidding Documents submitted will be subjected to Due Diligence (registration with CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, etc.) checks in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007.
vii. The Technical Bids Opening will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bid opening online:
viii. Bid documents can be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services). However bids submitted through post must be received before the deadline otherwise the bid will be rejected.
ix. Goods & Works: 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.
x. Consultancy Services: Only pre-qualified bidders at the EoI evaluation will be invited at later date to pick request for proposal (RfP).
xi. Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority 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)
Engr. Dr. Adedeji Ashiru FNSE, FNIMechE, FNIWE
Managing Director/CEO
