DEADLINE: 11TH JULY, 2025
NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL (NSC)
NO 5 MARY SLESSOR ASOKORO OFF UDUOMA STREET ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds in the 2025 Appropriation to the National Steel Council. In pursuit of its mandate, the Commission desires to utilize part of the funds to procure Goods, Works and Services.
1.2 The Commission in compliance with the principles of Public Procurement Act 2007, invites experienced and reputable Suppliers, Contractors and Services providers to tender for the underlisted projects.
2.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE CATEGORY A: GOODS NIW-G-A1 Procurement of Official Vehicles – Phase (1 No PICKUP AND A MINI BUS) NIW-G-A2 Computerization of the Technical Department with computer hardware and softwares peripherals and accessories.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7; Business Name with Form BN1;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal income Tax clearance certificate for all partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Compliance 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 Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g. Sworn Affidavit:
i. disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committee of the National Steel Council or in 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 the bid are true and correct in all particulars;
ii. that no Director have 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;
iii. 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, 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, COMEG, NITDA & CPN, etc.;
k. Verifiable Documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature or complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificates;
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional bodies (For ICT);
n. For supply of equipments:Letter of Authorization, as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. 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 compliance certificate, IRR and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
p. For Vehicles Procurement: only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approval list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized rep should bid for the vehicle;
q. All documents for submission shall be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) AT THE FAR RIGHT as issued by CAC, Contact Address, GSM No. and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper shall 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 company.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Interested Contractors and Suppliers are to collect the Unpriced Quotation Document for the various projects from the Procurement National Steel Council, 5 Mary Slessor by Udo Udoma Street Asokoro District, FCT-Abuja. Bidders are to pay the sum of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only through the remita before obtaining bidding documents.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS(GOODS)
Prospective bidders are expected to submit their bids to the Procurement Office of the National Steel Council No 5 Mary Slessor by Udo Udoma Street, Asokoro District, FCT – Abuja, within working hours of work days. Both Technical and Financial bids should be packaged and enclosed in an envelope marked with the project title at the top right hand corner and the company’s name indicated at the back of the envelope, addressed as follows:
The Executive Secretary,
National Steel Council,
5 Mary Slessor by Udo Udoma Street,
Asokoro District, FCT – Abuja.
The Bids should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon, Friday, 11 July, 2025.
8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. The NSC will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bid;
c. Name of Bidder on each of the enclosed document with phone number and email address
d. All copies of the documents shall be duly signed by authorized representative of the bidder in the event of any discrepancy between copies, the original shall govern;
e. Bid must be received on or before 12 noon on the deadline date;
f. Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot;
g. Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
h. Goods Only;
i. The National Steel Council is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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.
Disclaimer:
a. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
b. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
c. This advertisement is published for information purpose and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the NSC to award contract.
for further clarification on the advertisement, please contact: info@steelcouncil.gov.ng
Signed
Executive Secretary
National Steel Council
