DEADLINE: 19TH MAY, 2026
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
IRAGBIJI, OSUN STATE
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR YEAR 2026 TETFUND TAKE-OFF GRANT INTERVENTION

(A) INTRODUCTION

The Federal University of Agriculture & Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State, Incompliance with the requirement of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit Expression of Interest for the execution of Year 2026 Tetfund Take-Off Grant Intervention project listed below:

(B) SCOPE OF WORKS TRAINING

Lot 1Construction and Furnishing of Central Auditorium Building (1000-Seat Capacity) with Assorted External Works
Lot 2Furnishing of Central Auditorium Building (1000-Seat Capacity)

(C) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7.

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2026.

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026

(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026.

(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026;

(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, 2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal University of University & Development Studies, Iragbiji, 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 -2023, 2024 & 2025;

(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.

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate,

(n) Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & 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 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.

(E) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

Interested bidders should submit the technical bid in a sealed envelope distinctively labelled to indicate its nature, indicating Company’s Name, particulars and Name of the Lot and should be addressed and submitted to the office of the Registrar, Federal University of University & Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State, not later than two weeks from the date of this publication 11:30am on Tuesday, 19 May, 2026, Two copies each of the Technical and Financial bid documents must be submitted

(F) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS

Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:30am on Tuesday 19 May, 2026, at Federal University of University & Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State,’s Council Chamber, in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

(G) 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 cost will be borne by the bidders as the University will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;

(d) Arrangement of the Technical Documents in hard copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical documents should have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder;

(e) Non-Compliance with all the conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process.

(f) 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

(g) The Federal University of University & Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State,, 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

Signed:
Registrar

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