DEADLINE: 8TH JUNE, 2026
IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI (IMSU)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
(1) INTRODUTION
Imo State University, Owerri is one of the foremost State Universities in Nigeria and a TETFUND BENEFICIARY Institution. Consequent upon TETFUND’s approval on her Career Services Centre Intervention Projects, the University hereby invites competent and qualified contractors to present technical and financial bid for her Career Services Centre project intervention with the following details:
| SN | DESCRIPTION | TETFUND CODE |
| 1 | Rehabilitation RENOVATION/REHABILITATION of the proposed Career Centre Building | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/01 |
| 2 | Furniture Procurement of 1Nr Premium Designed Executive table with extension, 1N Director’s office executive chair with leather, 12 Nr Visitors cantilever chair (for office tables and executives), 4Nr Small office executive table special quality, 4Nr Quality executive leather swivel office chairs, 2Nr Metal Library book shelves, 1N Office conference table by20-seater, 20Nr Conference table chairs, 100Nr Foldable training student chair, and 2Nr 3-Seater steel framed airport chairs (VAT Inclusive). | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/02 |
| 3 | Equipment 2Nr NP LASERJET MER M236sdw all -in-one wireless Printer, 1Nr HP Envy 15×360 touchscreen 12th Gen intel core 17 16CB RAM 1TB SSD, 5Nr HP 200 C4 all-in-one intel Pentium dual core 1TB HDD 4GB RAM WIN 10, 1Nr Sharp Ar 6020 Digital multifunction copier, 1Nr Wireless public Address system Tolaye PS-115BTLED PA System with 2 wireless microphones, 2Nr Hisense 40″ Smart Frameless TV (40A4K) Netflix and Youtube App, 2Nr Hisense Inverter 1.5 Hp Split Air conditioner – 100% copper super, 4Nr Skyrun 93 litres single door fridge (BCD-95A), 1Nr Optoma S336 4000 -Lumen SVGA Education & corporate DIP projector, 1Nr Smart interactive board. 82-inch screen. IR touch screen technology 20 points multi-touch screen windows operating system teaching software/pan holder, 1Nr Starlink standard internet device with 1 YEAR Subscription. Connection and other accessories, 5 Nr Mercury maverick 850VA UPS for Desktops, 3Nr Seagate – ITB Backup plus slim, external Hard Disk Drive, and 1Nr Hp SCANJET PRO 2000 S2 Sheet-Feed Scanner (VAT inclusive). | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/03 |
| 4 | Career Centre Programs (1) 2Nr WORKSHOPS ON CAREER SOFT SKILL ON CONTENT CREATION FOR 500 STUDENTS: 1Nr Program Planning/Concept Design, 500Nr Training Materials & Workbooks (500 students), 2Nr Venue logistics (PA system, chair, etc.), 10Nr Facilitator Honorarium (N100,000 x 5 x 2 sessions), 1Nr Digital Tools & Internet Support, 1Nr Publicity (banners, flyers), online promo), 500Nr Refreshments, 1Nr Career Fair Logistics & Booth Setup, 500Nr Certificate Design & Printing, 1Nr Monitoring & Evaluation, and 1Nr Contingency (VAT Inclusive)(2) 2NF JOB SEARCH SEMINAR/ WORKSHOPS FOR 500 STUDENTS: 1Nr Program Planning/Concept Design, 500Nr Training Materials & Workbooks (500 students), 3Nr Venue logistics (PA system, chairs, etc). 15Nr Facilitator Honorarium (N97,000 x 5 x 3 sessions), 1Nr Digital Tools & Internet Support, 1Nr Publicity (banners, flyers, online promo), 500Nr Refreshments, 1N Career Fair Logistics & Booth Setup, 500Nr Certificate Design & Printing, 1Nr Monitoring & Evaluation, and 1Nr Contingency (VAT Inclusive). (3) INT CAREER PREPARATION & EXPOSURE FOR YEAR 3 AND FINAL YEAR STUDENTS. 1Nr Program Planning/Concept Design, 700Nr Training Materials & Workbooks, 3Nr Venue logistics (PA system, chair, etc), 5Nr Facilitators Honorarium (N500,000×5), 1Nr Digital Tools & Internet Support, 1Nr Publicity (banners, flyers, online promo), 600Nr Refreshments, IN Career Fair Logistics & Booth Setup, 2000Nr Certificate Design & Printing, 1Nr Monitoring & Evaluation, and 1Nr Contingency (VAT Inclusive). | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/04 |
| 5 | Staff Training 5Nr TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR 7 CAREER CENTRE STAFF: 7Nr Workshop Registration Fee. 7Nr Training Materials 7Nr Staff Accommodation (5x7X50,000), 7Nr Staff Allowance (5X7X30,000), and 1Nr Contingency (VAT Inclusive). | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/05 |
| 6 | Books Procurement of 115Nr Assorted Books | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/06 |
| 7 | CAREER CENTRE RESOURSES (E-RESOURCES) Procurement of 20Nr Career Fitter (12-Month), 7Nr YouScience Aptitude & Career Discovery, 2Nr MAPP (motivational Appraisal Personal Potential) (12-month) and 1Nr Career Scope (12-month) (VAT Inclusive). | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/07 |
| 8 | Bank & Admin Charges Bank & Admin Charges | TETF/UNI/IMSU/CC/ 25/08 |
(2) 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 Tax Clearance certificate for the last three years (3) valid till 31st December, 2026.
(c) Evidence of Pension Registration/Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December. 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and f above).
(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of stall 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, 2026.
(f) Evidence of Registration on the national Database of Federal Contractors. Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration (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 Imo State University, Owerri 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
(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years ended- 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 including copies of their Academic/professional qualification;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letter of Awards, Valuation certificates, job completion certificates;
(l) Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
(m) Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academic/Professional qualification:
(n) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion certificates;
(o) Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or Authorised Representatives;
(p) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each IV Partner.)
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/ Forwarding letter under the company/firms Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably Mobile 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.
(3) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the procurement office on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid bank draft and receipted at the University’s Bursary department.
(4) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bids in two (2) hard copies of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, 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 dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Office of the Procurement Officer not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 08 June, 2026.
(5) OPENING OF EOI & TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on 08 June, 2026, respectively, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened, please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Office, as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquires, please contact the Head of Procurement.
(6) 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 costs will be borne by the bidders:
(d) The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the area 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:
(e) 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;
(f) The Imo State University, Owerri is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annual the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed:
Mrs. Opah, Margaret Theoma
Procurement Officer/Secretary Management Tender Board
