DEADLINE: 8TH JANUARY, 2026
SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HEALTH (SFH)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) TO PRE-QUALIFY AS COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION/PROVISION OF SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLES

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the foremost not-for-profit organisations, SFH provides support to the Nigerian government in key areas of public health: HIV/AIDS prevention, social services, family planning and maternal & child health (malaria, water and sanitation and diarrhoea control),

SFH WASH for Healthy Lives (W4HL) Project aims to improve access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services in Edo and Nasarawa States, Following needs assessment, selected communities have been identified for borehole construction to address critical water access gaps. This Expression of Interest (EOI) outlines the eligibility criteria for engagement of a qualified Company to execute the required borehole drilling and installations in these communities.

Objective of Service;

  • To drill/construct and rehabilitate boreholes in selected communities based on hydrogeological suitability.
  • To ensure water quality meets national standards for potability.
  • To install appropriate pumping systems (hand pump or solar-powered) and protective infrastructure.
  • To train community volunteers on operation and maintenance for sustainability.

In line with achieving the major objective for the project implementation, SFH invites interested and reputable companies to bid for this service.

(A) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
To be eligible for consideration, interested companies must provide the following details:

  • Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (CAC).
  • Company profile and Management structure.
  • Copy of Tax Clearance Certificate for years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
  • Copy of Audited account/financial statement for years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
  • Evidence of previous similar job done (must include any or all the following; Award Letters, Service Agreements/Contracts, Local Purchase Order, Goods Receipt Note, Service completion).
  • References from two (2) clients (past or present)

(B) Submission of Pre-Qualification Documents:

  • All pre-qualification documents (as listed above) MUST be sent electronically to borehole@sfhnigeria.org which is the designated e-mail address set up to receive the submissions.
  • Submissions via this e-mail must bemadeon or before 5.00pm GMT +1 (Nigeria time) on the 08 January, 2026.
  • Each submission must not exceed 10MB, for ease of bid uploading and retrieval.   
  • The subject of your email MUST be titled as follows – “Borehole Construction 4 WASH”.

·        Any submission received by post or hand delivered will be disqualified.

(C) Evaluation of Pre-Qualification Submissions:

  • A technical panel will be constituted to review the submissions and shortlist applicants to proceed to the next stage of Request for Proposals based on the criteria listed above.
  • At this stage, a ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ qualifier will be used to rate all the points above, and only organisations with a ‘YES’ response against all the points above will be considered for the next stage.
  • Only companies that satisfy the Pre-qualification requirements will be contacted with Requests for Proposal (RFP) document.

(D) Terms for Invitation to Pre-Qualify:

  • Organizations should take account of the expected submission time required and are responsible to ensure that their bids are received by SFH on or before the due date and time. Lost or misdirected e-mails received after the due date and time will be considered as having been submitted late. Bids that are incomplete or do not fully respond to this EOI may not be considered in the review process.
  • This advertisement shall not be construed to be commitment on the part of SFH, for contract award nor shall it entitle the organisation to make any claims whatever and seek indemnity from SFH by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.
  • All costs incurred by bidders as a result of this process and any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies. This would include any costs incurred during functional demonstrations and subsequent meetings and negotiations.
  • Only successful companies will be contacted.

(E) Submission of Applications/Closing Date:
The closing date for receiving the application is ten (10) working days (i.e. 08 January, 2026 at 5.00pm Nigeria Time) from the day of publication excluding public holidays. Any application received after the stipulated ten (10) working days will not be accepted.

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