Federal Ministry Of Water Resources And Sanitation (FMWR&S)- Invitation For Tenders And Expression Of Interest (EOI) For Projects Execution (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 21ST & 28TH JULY, 2025
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION (FMWR&S)
INVITATION FOR TENDERS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
TENDER PACKAGE NO.: FMWR&S/PROC/2025/01-03

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided funds in the 2025 Appropriation for the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. The Ministry, in pursuance of its Mandate, desires to utilise part of the funds to procure Goods, Works and Services.

1.2 To this end, experienced and reputable Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants/Service Providers are hereby invited to tender for the under-listed projects:

2.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY, WORKS AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the projects listed in the Three (3) Categories above are required to submit the following documents in their Technical Proposals. Failure to fulfil any of the under-listed requirements shall render a bid disqualified:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by 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 31^st December, 2025; with Minimum Average Annual Turnover as stated in the Tender Documents for each Lot in Categories B & C
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2025;
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st 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 31^st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g. Sworn Affidavit:
i. disclosing whether or not any officer of relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
ii. that none of the Directors 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;
iii. that the company is not in receivership, subject to any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
h. Company’s Audited Account 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 Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the projects, including copies of their Academic and Professional Qualifications such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, QSRBN, etc;
k. Verifiable evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement (where applicable – for Categories B;
m. For Category C – Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, TOPREC, QSRBN (for Construction Industry), NITDA/CPN (for Information Technology) etc.
n. For all projects related to Computers: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Council of Nigeria and/or National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
o. For vehicles procurement: only companies included in the National automotive design and development councils approval list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized rep should bid for the vehicle.
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC), Pension Compliance Certificate, Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate, National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate, BPP’s IRR and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each Joint Venture Partner)
q. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Headed bearing amongst others; the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Numbers (preferably GSM Numbers), and e-mail address. The Letter head must bear the Names and the Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized representative of the Company; and
r. All documents for submission should be arranged and submitted in the order as listed above and clearly separated by dividers and paginated for ease of reference.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Categories A, B & C (Goods and Works):
Prospective Bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD’s) from the Ministerial Tenders Board Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Room 114, New Block, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1-Garki, Abuja, on presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable Tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, per Lot, paid into the TSA of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. (The TSA Account Number is to be obtained from the Ministry’s Central Pay Office).

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
5.1 Categories A, B – Goods and Works:
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid for each of the desired Lot as follows; two (2) hard copies each of the Technical Bid and Financial Bid with soft copy (in a flash drive) of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, place the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to “the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1-Garki, Abuja” and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should indicate the name and address of the Bidder and should be deposited in the designated Tender Box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 28th July, 2025. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the address in 4.0 above as the Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

5.2 Category C – Expression of Interest:
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents, separated by dividers and arranged as indicated in 3.0 above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to “the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1-Garki, Abuja” and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Bidder and should be deposited in the designated Tender Box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 21st July, 2025. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the address in 4.0 above as the Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6.0 OPENING OF DOCUMENTS
6.1 Categories A & B – Goods and Works:
The technical Bids will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 28th July, 2025., at the Ground Floor of the Welfare Building, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1-Garki, Abuja, in the presence of bidders or their representatives while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened.

6.2 Category C – Expression of Interest:
Expression of Interest (EoI) documents will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for the submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 21″ July, 2025, at the Ground Floor of the Welfare Building, Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1-Garki, Abuja, in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bidders are to ensure that they fill and sign the Bid Issuance Registers during collection of Bid Documents, failure to do so renders a Bid invalid;
ii. Bids and Expressions of Interest documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
iii. The authorized official shall be introduced to the Ministry by a Letter of Authority duly signed by the Director and Secretary of the Company;
iv. Bids and Expressions of Interest documents submitted after the deadline for submission would be rejected and returned unopened;
v. Bidders should not bid for more than Two (2) Lot in all the Categories. Violators shall be disqualified;
vi. All costs will be borne by the bidders as the Ministry will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;
vii. Category A & B: Only pre-qualified bidders at the technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for the financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
viii. Shortlisted bidders for Categories C will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
ix. Further details on the Specific Locations of the projects are as specified in their respective Bidding Documents and each shall be evaluated and awarded as a separate Lot/Project as indicated therein;
x. Contractors/Service Providers who have worked for the Ministry and have history of poor performance, abandonment or prolonged contract execution/extension need not apply as they will be disqualified;
xi. The Ministry is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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;
xii. Non-compliance with the Conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process;
xiii. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department between the hours of 9.00 am to 3.30 pm (Mondays-Fridays) at the following address:
Ministerial Tenders Board Secretariat,
Room 114, New Block,
Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation,
Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1 – Garki, Abuja.

Signed
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation