DEADLINE: 25TH AUGUST, 2025
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, PLOT 04, PHASE II, BLOCK C, FLOOR 4TH, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY P.M.B, 456, ABUJA.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2025 CAPITAL AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
National Gallery of Art, Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, in furtherance of its statutory mandate, intends to embark on the implementation of its Year 2025 Capital and Constituency Projects under various Works, Goods and Services for the financial Year 2025 in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007. Accordingly, the parastatal invites qualified, interested, and eligible contractors to participate in the tendering process for procurement of Works, Goods, and Services under the 2025 Appropriation as specified in the summary tables below and detailed in the solicitation Standard Bidding Documents to be collected from the Parastatal.
(2.0) SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLIES/SERVICES
LOT PROJECT TITLE LOT 1 Provision of alternative water supply system for pottery craft in selected locations Nationwide LOT 2 Support for art and creative education in selected secondary schools, Nationwide: construction of blocks of classrooms with desks and chairs. LOT 3 Construction of blocks of classrooms with desks and chairs in support of creative education and calligraphy at the cultural revival center in Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State. LOT 4 Vocational training program on selected crafts and empowerment for youths and women In Kaduna South Senatorial District LOT 5 Modernization and completion of Yandoto-Dajimini stadium to support youths inclusion and creative economy LOT 6 Provision of empowerment materials for women and youths in some selected areas of Oyo State
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Agency shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in public procurement, whereby the following minimum eligibility criteria are expected to be met by all prospective bidders:
(a) Certificate of Incorporation by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with forms C02, C07 and Memorandum of Association;
(b) Evidence of current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last (3) years (2023, 2024 and 2025) expiring on 31st December, 2025; Consultancy projects.
(c) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December 2025;
(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate expiring on 31st December 2025;
(e) Evidence of NSITF Compliance Certificate expiring on 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) Unabridged company Audited Annual Report for the last (3) years (2022, 2023, and 2024)
(h) A Sworn affidavit:
(i) disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Gallery of Art 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.
(ii) that no partner/director has been convicted in any country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices, or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
(i) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications (in case of construction: COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.);
(j) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects
(k) For Services: Evidence of Firm’s registration with the Centre Management Development (CMD)
(l) For construction: List of plants and Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease
(m) For ICT jobs: Evidence of registration with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria;
(n) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) duly registered in High Court should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); Consortium of Firms is required.
(o) All documents for submission must be transmitted to the Agency with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the. company/ Firm’s Letter Head paper duly signed by the authorized Officer of the firm bearing amongst others the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM Number) and e-mail address. The letter Headed Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors at the bottom of the page.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
A non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) is payable by all bidders Into the Federal Government Single Treasury Account (TSA) (National Gallery of Art) with the following account details: –
- Account Name: NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART (NGA)
- Bank Name: CBN
- Account Number: RRR
- Service Type: Tender Fees
Interested bidders are to collect Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from Procurement Department, National Gallery of Art, Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Block E, 2nd Floor, Room 208, Abuja between 10am and 4pm upon presentation of evidence of payment of the tender fee.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed Technical and Financial bids (2 hard copies & 1 soft copy and the Soft Copies of Financial Bids must be in MS Excel) shall be submitted in two different sealed tamper proof envelopes and labelled ‘Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. The soft copies must not be scanned copies. All the three (3) envelopes should bear the Company name at the reverse side while the “Project Name” and Lot No. at the Top Right-Hand corner of the envelope and addressed to: The Director General, National Gallery of Art, Federal secretariat, plot 04, Phase II, Block C, Floor 4th, Shehu Shagari Way, P.M.B. 456, Abuja.
The documents should be deposited in the Tender BOX at the Tender Secretariat, Procurement Department, National Gallery of Art, Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Block E, 2nd Floor, Room 208, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 25 August, 2025
(6.0) OPENING OF BIDS
The Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission as follows: Monday, 25 August, 2025 at The Director General, National Gallery of Art, Federal secretariat, plot 04, Phase II, Block C, Floor 4th, Shehu Shagari Way, P.M.B. 456, Abuja, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the Agency (NGA) will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
(7.0) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please note that:
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by Official assigned by the bidder;
(ii) The Agency may verify any or all the claims made by applicants and shall disqualify/ any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary;
(iii) All costs incurred in responding to this advert shall be borne solely by the Bidders;
(iv) Two (2) hard copies and one (1) soft copy each for Technical and Financial bids are to be submitted for each lot applied for; softcopy for Financial Bid MUST Strictly be in Excel Format as issued In the Bid document;
(v) Bidders should not bid for more than (2) Lots; .
(vi) Noncompliance to any instructions in this advert and late submission of bid will lead to outright disqualification.
(vii) This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Agency to award a contract to any bidder; and
(viii) The National Gallery of Art is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves 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
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