DEADLINE: 21ST JULY, 2025
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GINDIRI
P.M.B 01000, GINDIRI, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2025 TETFUND ANNUAL AND MAINTENANCE INTERVENTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated funds to the College for the execution of the year 2025 TETFund Annual and Maintenance Intervention. The College in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and other extant government regulations hereby invites interested, competent and eligible contractors with proven strength and experience to submit bid for the following project, under the Year 2025 TETFund Annual and Maintenance Intervention.

2. SCOPE OF WORK
A. ANNUAL INTERVENTION

  • Lot 1: Proposed Construction (Completion) of Perimeter Fence (1,110M)
  • Lot 2: Proposed Construction of External Works and Mechanical Installation for Administrative Building.
  • Lot 3: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Office Furniture’s for Administrative Building.
  • Lot 4: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Office Furniture’s for Creative Arts Building.
  • Lot 5: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Solar Projects for Administrative Building and Upgrade in ICT.

B. MAINTENANCE INTERVENTION

  • Renovation of Male and Female Hostel (5 Prototype) Hostel Blocks Buildings.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Prospective bidders should submit the under listed documents to be able to participate:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 & CAC7.
b. Evidence of company income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025, with minimum average turnover of 300million;
c. Evidence of Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
e. Evidence of National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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 College of Education, Gindiri or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the Bidder and to confirm that 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 matters.
  • That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding.
  • That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a Bank, or other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.

h. Company’s Audited Account for the past Three years (2021, 2022, & 2023) duly acknowledged by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
i. Reference letter from any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
j. Company’s Profile with Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) of Key Staff to be deployed for the Project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualifications (ARCON, CORBON, COREN, QSRBN);
k. Verifiable documentary/evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the projects;
l. All documents for submission must be transmitted with covering/forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing among others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone number, (preferable GSM no.) and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationality of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Director of Procurement, College of Education, Gindiri, Plateau State on evidence of Payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 paid into College of Education, Gindiri remita account in any reputation bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies of the Technical and Financial bids with soft copies of financial bid, packaged separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope address to:
The Provost,
College of Education, Gindiri
P.M.B 01000, Gindiri,
Plateau State.
And clearly marked YEAR 2025 TETFUND ANNUAL OR MAINTENANCE INTERVENTION (Specifying the Lot Applied for).

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director of Procurement not later than 12:00pm of Monday 21st July 2025.

6. OPENING OF TENDER DOCUMENTS.
Bid will be opened immediately after the dateline for submission by 12:00 noon of Monday 21st July, 2025 in the College Academic Board Room. Ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and Duly Signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
iv. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
v. College of Education, Gindiri, 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:
The Provost,
College of Education, Gindiri