DEADLINE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2025
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
MOOR PLANTATION, P.M.B. 5029, IBADAN, NIGERIA.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan is the foremost Agricultural Education and Training Institution in Nigeria and West Africa since 1921 when it was established. The College has the mandate to produce diplomats at both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels with high academic standard and sound practical skills to meet the demands of the Agricultural sector of the economy and to contribute towards achieving the goals of Nigeria in Agriculture through qualitative education and production of middle level man-power.
In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other extant regulations of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the College wishes to invite interested, experienced and reputable companies that possess requisite technical and financial capacities to submit bids for the execution of the following capital projects under the 2025 fiscal year:
2.0 SCOPE OF PROJECTS
LOT PROJECT TITLE CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 1 Construction/Provision of Electricity and Installation of Solar Power System for College Facilities CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 2 Construction/Furnishing of Ultra-modern Library CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 3 Rehabilitation/Furnishing of College Facilities (Halls, Offices, Classrooms, Laboratories, etc.) CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 4 Construction of the Agricultural Central Administrative Office Complex CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 5 Renovation of Students’ Hostels CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 6 Construction/Furnishing of Animal Production Laboratories CATEGORY A: WORKS Lot 7 Construction/Furnishing of Engineering Building Complex Category B: Goods Lot 8 Provision of Computers and ICT Facilities for College Use
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested contractors and service providers should submit the following documents/information, which will be subjected to verification and due diligence:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1, CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 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 the Bureau of Public Procurement.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan 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 no Director 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;
- That the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024);
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’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, TOPREC, etc.);
k. Verifiable documentary 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. For Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representatives of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
n. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
o. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR and Sworn_Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
Note: 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/mobile number and e-mail address. The letter headed must bear the names and nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the company/firm.
Note: 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
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Procurement Office of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan within the working hours of 10am-3pm Mondays to Fridays, upon the presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable Tender Fee of Ten Thousand Naira ( 10,000.00) only per Lot, paid into the College Remita Account (GIFMIS Code: 1000291973) in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. The teller for this payment should be converted to receipt at the Accounts Department of the College, while the receipt will be tendered on the collection and its photocopy attached on the submission of the Bidding Documents. The collection of the Bidding Documents starts from the date of this publication.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid for the Lot desired in two (2) hard copies each of the Technical Bid and Financial Bid with softcopy(flash drive) of Financial Bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two (2) sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, P.M.B. 5029,Ibadan and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and the Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Office, Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, October 27, 2025.
6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, October 27, 2025in the Auditorium of Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened.
Please ensure that you sign Bid Submission Register at the Procurement Office, as the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department on working hours or via procurement@fcaib.edu.ng
7.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the Bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for the submission would be returned unopened;
c. A Bidder is not allowed to bid for more than one (1) Lot;
d. All costs will be borne by the Bidders;
e. The Technical Bids will be opened, in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional Bodies, and will be covered by video recording, invitation link will be sent to Bidder who chooses to join the Bid Opening online;
f. 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 unopened;
g. The Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan is not to be bound 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 the 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed:
College Management
