DEADLINE: 23RD MARCH, 2026
CHAD BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION
KM 6 DIKWA ROAD MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2025 ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECT

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Chad Basin Development Authority in furtherance to achieving its statutory mandate intends to undertake the procurement of Services under the 2025 Appropriation Zonal Intervention Project domiciled to be implemented through the Authority in accordance with the provision of part VI section 25-2(ii) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 (as amended).
1.2 The Chad Basin Development Authority therefore wishes to invite competent, interested contractors with relevant experience and technical expertise, financial capabilities and good track record to submit Technical and Financial bids for the execution of project.

(A) SERVICES
LOT A : PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A1:  MEDICAL OUTREACH TO IDPs IN BAMA/NGALA/KALA BALGE COMMUNITIES IN BORNO STATE

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of services and the specifications are contained in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) to be issued to bidders in respect of the project.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Bidders are to provide the following documents as eligibility requirements:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Memorandum & Article of Association, Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in Standard Bid Document;
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 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Chad Basin Development Authority 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;
  • The Director(s) of the firms has/have never been convicted in any court of law within or outside Nigeria.
  • None of the company’s directors or the company itself is bankrupt.
  • The Company is not in receivership

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (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 the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN);
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs as Prime Contractor executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects; (works quoted should be at least 70% physically completed)
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
n. 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 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.

NOTE: that all documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the Sequence/order as listed above. Non-compliance will lead to disqualification.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders shall collect STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS from the Procurement Office, Chad Basin Development Authority, Mohamet Lawan Building, Km 6, Dikwa Road, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Upon the presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per lot, for Works and Goods into Chad Basin Development Authority’s TSA Central account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed Technical and Financial Bids shall be submitted separately in 2 sets of hard copy and 1 soft copy in sealed envelopes and labeled “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. All the two envelopes should bear the name of the Company with the “Project Name” boldly written at the top right hand corner and addressed to:
The Managing Director,
Chad Basin Development Authority,
Mohamet Lawan Building,
Km 6, Dikwa Road,
Maiduguri, Borno State.

All Technical and Financial Bids must be submitted on or before 12:00 noon 23rd March, 2026 to the: Managing Director’s Office, Chad Basin Development Authority, Mohamet Lawan Building, Km 6, Dikwa Road, Maiduguri, Borno State.

6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon 23rd March, 2026 at the Conference Hall of the Chad Basin Development Authority, Maiduguri.

7.0 ENQUIRIES
All enquiries on this advertisement are to be directed to:
Head of Procurement Unit,
Chad Basin Development Authority,
Mohamet Lawan Building,
Km 6, Dikwa Road,
Maiduguri, Borno State.
08022565663

8.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Chad Basin Development Authority reserves the right to:
a. Verify the authenticity of any claims on the documents submitted by companies.
b. Failure to comply strictly with instructions above and to provide any required documents may result in the disqualification of the company.
c. Original documents under item 3.0 above may be requested for sighting.
d. Tender documents submitted after the closing date and time shall be returned un-opened.
e. Bidders Should Not Bid For More Than Two (2) Lots, violators shall be disqualified.
f. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services), however bids submitted through post must be received before the deadline for submission otherwise the bids will be rejected;
g. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened.

9.0 DISCLAIMER
1. This announcement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by the Authority to transact with any party for the project, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the Authority to procure services.
2. The Authority will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation.
3. The Authority is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof, in line with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
Chad Basin Development Authority