DEADLINE: 29TH SEPTEMBER & 13TH OCTOBER, 2025
OLUSEGUN AGAGU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OKITIPUPA (OAUSTECH)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EXECUTION OF 2024 ICT TETFUND INTERVENTION FUND PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa hereby invites interested, competent and reputable contractors, suppliers with relevant experience and good track records to make submissions for tender of the following. In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the University hereby invites experienced and competent contractors, suppliers and consultants to submit bids and Expression of Interest (as the case may be) for execution of 2024 ICT TETFund Intervention Fund projects.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK
CATEGORY A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (ΕΟΙ) LOTS DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SOURCE OF FUND LOCATION LOT A1 NETWORK DEPLOYMENT TETFUND OKITIPUPA CATEGORY B: INVITATION TO TENDER LOT B2 HARDWARE PROCUREMENT TETFUND OKITIPUPA
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including forms CAC and CAC7 (orCAC1.1);
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024) valid till 31st December, 2024;
c. Evidence of Current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology Okitipupa Ondo State 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;
- that the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any Country for criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
- that the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- that all Documents/Information submitted are both GENUINE and UP-TO DATE
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024) duly acknowledged by the 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. Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body e.g. Cleaning NITDA/CPN/Information Technology.
k. 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 Certificate and Photographs of the Projects.
l. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead 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 Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies (for category B) are to obtain Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, Olusegun Agagu University Of Science and Technology Okitipupa Ondo State, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000 into Olusegun Agagu University and Science and Technology Okitipupa Ondo State via REMITA (www.remita.net) and thereafter obtain receipt from the cash office commencing from 15th September, 2025 (8 am – 4 pm daily)
5.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI/TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each Lot desired (“Expression of Interest” or “Invitation to Tender”), Two (2) hard bound hard copies of the technical (Tender documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above) and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” Financial Bid” (Clearly marked with the project title and the Lot number). Thereafter, put the Two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to: The Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University and Science and Technology Okitipupa Ondo State. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box located in The Vice-Chancellor Office not later than 12noon on Monday 29th September, 2025 for Category A (EoI) and 12noon on Monday 13th October, 2025 for Category B (Invitation to Tender).
6.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS/TECHNICAL BIDS
The Eol and Tender documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission by 12noon on Monday 29th September, 2025 for Category A and 12noon on Monday 13th October, 2025 for Category B respectively in the Vice-Chancellor Conference Room in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the EoI/Tender (as the case may be) Submission Register in the Vice-Chancellor office as the Olusegun Agagu University Of Science and Technology Okitipupa Ondo State. will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement office on e-mail: fcetprocurement@gmail.com
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EoI/Tender must be in English Language and signed by the official authorized by the bidder;
b. Eol/Tender submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot.
d. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
e. Only the shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
f. Olusegun Agagu University Of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State is not bound to 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.
Signed
Abiodun P. Okunniga, FITD, MNIM
Registrar
