DEADLINE: 4TH AUGUST, 2025
UPPER BENUE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
MBAMBA – FUFORE ROAD, P.M.B 2086, YOLA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRBDA), a Parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in furtherance to its statutory mandate intends to undertake the Procurement of various Works and Goods under the 2025 Capital Appropriation and in accordance with extant Provisions of Section 25 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Section 68 (2) (b) of the Finance Act, 2020.
1.2 The Authority therefore invites experienced and competent Contractors and Suppliers with relevant experience to tender for the Core/Zonal Intervention Projects for execution under approved 2025 capital appropriation.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/SUPPLIES/SERVICES
The Scope of Works/Supply for the projects earmarked for execution are as contained in the various Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs) and Bills of Quantities (BoQ)/BEME prepared by the Authority. The summary of the projects are as follows:
2.1 CATEGORY A–WORKS
Interested Contractors/Suppliers are invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the following Projects:
| LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| A5-1 | Supply and installation Drones for spraying of herbicides and insecticides within the catchment of the Authority |
| A5-2 | Development of Semi Smart Agricultural Scheme and fencing work in Gembu in Sardauna LGA Taraba State |
| A5-3 | Development of Semi Smart Agricultural Scheme in Tallum Irrigation Project with (Drip Agriculture, Planting of Economics trees and fodder grasses, screen house) in Guyuk LGA of Adamawa State |
| A5-4 | Development of Semi Smart Agricultural Scheme Project (Drip Agriculture, Planting of Economics trees and fodder grasses, screen house) in the headquarters, yola |
| A5-5 | Development of Semi Smart Agricultural Scheme Screen in Gassol Irrigation Project with (Drip Agriculture, Planting of Economics trees and fodder grasses, screen house) in Gassol LGA of Taraba State |
| A5-6 | Development of model farm for training on modern agricultural farming skill and empowerment of youth and women in Fufore LGA, Adamawa State |
| A5-7 | Development of model farm for training on modern agricultural farming skill and empowerment of youth and women in Gassol LGA, Taraba State |
| A5-8 | Development of model farm for training on modern agricultural farming skill and empowerment of youth and women in Gombe/Bauchi States |
| A5-9 | Development of Minor Irrigation Scheme at Bantaje Irrigation Project in Wukari LGA of Taraba State |
| A5-10 | Expansion of Geriya Irrigation Project, Adamawa State |
| A5-11 | Provision of portable drinking water to farming communities of Gassol, Completion of Semi-Urban Water Treatment plant and reticulation works in Gassol |
| A5-12 | Development of 100Ha at Banjiram on the banks of Kiri Dam Reservoir in Guyuk LGA Adamawa State |
| A7 | Construction of Water Supply Across Akko Federal Constituency |
| A8 | Grading of Road and Culvert in Some Selected Areas In Madagali/Michika Federal Constituency Adamawa State |
| A12 | Completion of Bazza Dam Project, Michika LGA, Adamawa State |
| A18 | Provision of Solar Powered Borholes with Overhead Tanks at Selected Locations of Jalingo, Taraba State. |
| A20 | Reconstruction of Cottage Hospital, Garba Chede Bali, LGA Taraba Central Senatorial District, Taraba State |
| A22 | Construction of Earth Dam In GulI, Dukku LGA of Gombe State |
| A45 | Perimeter Boundary Demarcation of Selected Undemarcated Authority’s Projects |
| A70 | Construction of Culverts for Flood Control at Kem, Shelleng LGA Adamawa State |
| A77 | Provision and Installation of Solar Power Back-Up at the Authority’s Headquarters Yola |
| A80 | Upgrade of Irrigation Scheme at Cham Dam and Irrigation Project Balanga LGA, Gombe State |
CATEGORY B–GOODS: Interested Contractors/Suppliers are invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the following Projects:
LOT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION B2 Supply of Irrigation Pumps to Farmers in Yamaltu Deba Federal Constituency. BA5-1 Supply of rain gun sprinkler irrigation system with accessories for smart irrigation farming at selected locations of Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe and Bauchi States BA5-2 Supply of solar water pumping machines for irrigation farming within the catchment areas of the Authority for food security BA5-3 Supply of Complete borehole drilling rig package to the Headquarters of the Authority B9 Development and Establishment of Farmer-Managed Irrigation System and Sensitization on Formation of Water Users Associations (WUA) within the Catchment Area of the Authority
3.0 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 are required to submit the following documents in their Technical Bids or Expression of Interests as applicable:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 & 7. Business Name is also acceptable for Category C;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three years (2022, 2023, 2024); valid till 31st December 2025.
iii. Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025.
iv. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025.
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate (2025) valid till 31st December 2025;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers; by submission of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) Expiring on 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Yola 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;
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023, 2024);
ix. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial Bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. 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.;
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence for 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;
xii. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership or Lease Agreement;
xiii. For Supply of Equipment: Evidence of being Original Equipment Manufacturer or Authorized Representative
xiv. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
xv. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
xvi. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter headed 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 letter headed papers must bear the names and nationalities of the Directors of the Companies at the bottoms of the page duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
NOTE that all documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the Sequence/order as listed in i–xv above.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from 7th July, 2025, upon presentation of evidence of payment of tender fee from: The Office of the Head of Procurement, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Mbamba–Furore Road P.M.B, 2086-Yola, Adamawa State Interested bidders are advised to contact their respective Banks for the code upon which payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, per Lot, is to be paid into the Treasury Single Account of the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Yola (UBRBDA).
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
5.1 Invitation to Tender (Works, and Goods)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Managing Director, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Mbamba – Furore Road, Yola, Adamawa State and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and should be deposited in the Tender Box at the address above, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 4th August, 2025.
6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 on Monday, 4th August, 2025 respectively, at the Authority’s Conference Hall, while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the address stated in 4.0 above, as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
ii. Bid Submission must be submitted unopened.
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots,
iv. All costs will be borne by the bidders as the Authority will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;
v. Non-Compliance with the conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process.
vi. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
vii. 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
viii. The Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority 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.
ix. For further enquiries, please contact The Procurement Department between 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 pm (Mondays—Fridays) at the following address:
Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority,
Mbamba – Furore Road
P.M.B, 2086 – Yola,
Adamawa State
Signed:
Dr Mahmud Sanusi Mohammed
Managing Director
Upper Benue River Development Authority
