Federal Ministry Of Industry, Trade And Investment (FMIT&I)- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2025
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT (FMIT&I)
LAGOS INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR COMPLEX MANAGEMENT BOARD
P.M. B. 0199 FESTAC POST OFFICE, LAGOS BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY, LAGOS NIGERIA
E-MAIL: servicedesk@litfcmb.gov.ng;
WEBSITE: www.litfcmb.gov.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMIT&I), in fulfilment of its statutory mandate and strict compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, as well as other applicable government regulations, hereby announces its intention to execute capital projects under its 2025 Appropriation. These projects will be undertaken through the procurement of Works, in line with the approved budgetary provisions and procurement guidelines.
Accordingly, the Board hereby invites interested, competent, and reputable contractors to submit bids for the execution of the following projects:

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must meet the following requirements to qualify for the procurement process:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Form CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2022, 2023 and 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025;
iii. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid 31st December,2025;
iv. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) clearance certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
v. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Data Base of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the job, by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank with willingness to provide credit facility when needed;
viii. Sworn Affidavit
(a) Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board 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;
(b) That the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
(c) That the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety;
ix. Company Profile with the Curriculum vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academics/Professional qualifications;
x. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024) duly signed by a reputable Auditing Firm;
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs successfully executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates and/or Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
xii. List of plants and Equipment with proof of ownership or lease agreement.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, Room 204, 2nd Floor, Admin Block, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, Badagry Expressway, Lagos upon presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable Tender Fee of N20,000.00 per Lot into the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board Remita’s account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and financial bids packaged separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope.
The envelopes should be addressed to the Executive Director/CEO, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, Badagry Expressway, Lagos 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 drop in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Room 204, 2nd Floor, Admin Block, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, Badagry Expressway, Lagos not later than 12:00 noon on 8th September 2025.…. The Board will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6.0 OPENING OF BID DOCUMENTS
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 8th September 2025 at Staff Conference Room 193, 2nd Floor, Admin Block, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board, Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
Tenderers’ designated representatives and interested members of the public, including relevant professional bodies, civil societies and non-governmental organizations, are hereby invited to witness the opening.
For further inquiries, please contact +234 708 813 2390 or via email: servicedesk@litfcmb.gov.ng from 9:00am to 3:00pm during working days.

7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION:
i. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering /Forwarding Letter under the Company’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC), as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Numbers (preferable GSM No) and valid e-mail address and official company’s address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names, Nationalities and telephone numbers of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page.
ii. All Tendering Forms and other Relevant Documents Specified in the Tender Document shall be used as criteria for evaluation.
iii. Certificates may be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication.
iv. Electronic Tenders are not permitted.
v. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be rejected and returned unopened.
vi. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot.
vii. The Tenderer shall paginate the submitted Tender Documents.
viii. Bids wrongly packaged will be rejected.
ix. The bidders will bear all costs of submission of the tender document;
x. All prequalified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened.
xi. Submit all required documents as stated in the Tender Document;
xii. The Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board is not bound to prequalify 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,
xiii. All submissions must be made only in the English language.

Signed
Executive Director/CEO
Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board