Nigerian Institute Of Medical Research (NIMR)- Invitation For Tender For Construction Works, Supply/Installation Of Goods (2 Lots)

DEADLINE: 20TH OCTOBER, 2025
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL)
6, EDMUND CRESCENT YABA LAGOS NIGERIA – P.M. B 2013, YABA, LAGOS.
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS, SUPPLY/INSTALLATION OF GOODS

1. INTRODUCTION:
In compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research intends to undertake the procurement of works and goods for its year 2025 Capital Project. In view of this therefore, the Institute in pursuance of her mandate hereby invites interested competent, eligible contractor with demonstrated capacity and relevant experience to tender for the execution of the following projects.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY

3. ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENT
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC 1 or CAC 7.
(b) Evidence of filling of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years.
(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 N50 million and above.
(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025. (f) Evidence of Registration on the database of Federal contractors, consultants and service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2025
(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of Nigerian Institute of Medical Research or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or 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 criminal misrepresentation or falsification or facts related 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 proceeding.

(h) Company’s Audited Financial Statement for the last three (3) years- 2022, 2023 and 2024
(i) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
(j) Company’s profile with the curriculum vitae of the key staff to be displayed for the project including copies of their academic/professional qualifications such COREN, QSRBN, ABCON, CORRON etc.
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job completion Certificates and photographs of the projects;
(l) List of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
(m) Bidders for Lot 2 must provide Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Authorization for the Solar/inverter brands used

NOTE: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affair Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number ( probably GSM no) and email address. The Letter head paper 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 firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENT (GOOD & WORKS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Secretary to Tenders Board (Head of Procurement Unit) Nigerian Institute of Medical Research on evidence of payment of a non refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 for each Lot, paid into the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research TSA, in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. The teller for this payment should be converted to the Institute’s receipt at the Finance and Accounts Department of the Institute. Photocopy of the receipt should be attached to the Standard Bidding Document. (SBD)

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT (GOODS AND WORKS)
Prospective Bidders to submit bid for the LOT desired two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial Bids with soft-copy of the Financial Bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two (2) sealed envelope together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos and clearly marked with the name of the Project and LOT number (eg, LOT 1 Procurement and Installation of …………) furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of your company and drop in the designated Tender Box to the undersigned not later than 12.00 noon Monday, 20th October, 2025.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS.
Only the Technical bid will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12.00 noon, Monday 20th October, 2025 in the Institute Auditorium in the presence of the Bidder or their representative, while the Financial bids will be kept on unopened. Please ensure you sign the Bid Submission register in the office of the Head of procurement, as Nigerian Institute of Medical Research will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids.

GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorised by the Bidder
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened
(c) All claims will be verified by the Institute (d) All cost will be borne by the Bidders
(e) This Invitation shall neither be construed as commitment on the Part of the Institute, nor shall it entitle any contractor to make any claim whatsoever and/ or seek any indemnity from Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Yaba, Lagos.
(f) 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 send to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
(g) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier services);
(h) 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 un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(i) The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research is not 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 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

For further enquires, please contact this no: Tel: 08137273000