DEADLINE: 9TH & 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2026
BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (BCDA)
PLOT 238, NO. 4 AUGUSTUS AIKHOMU STREET, UTAKO DISTRICT, ADJACENT CHIDA HOTEL
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1. PREAMBLE
The Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) is a Federal Government interventionist Agency established by an act of Parliament to develop all Border Communities’ amenities through the implementation of planned and sustainable projects. Therefore, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and Extant Regulations of Federal Government on procurement of goods, works and services, BCDA wishes to invite experienced and competent Contractors/Suppliers to submit bids for the underlisted 2026 Zonal Intervention Projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS, GOODS AND SERVICES
BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
LOT NO. PROJECT TITLE AGENCY WORKS C1 PROVISION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHTS IN DUKKU L.G.A, DUKKU/NAFADA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY GOMBE STATE. GOMBE STATE C2 CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLE IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF NASARAWA STATE NASARAWA STATE C3 PROVISION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHTS IN NAFADA L.G.A, DUKKU/NAFADA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY GOMBE STATE GOMBE STATE C4 CONSTRUCTION OF SKILL ACQUISITION CENTER IN GUMEL/MAIGATARI/SULE TANKARKAR/ GAGARAWA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, JIGAWA STATE JIGAWA STATE C5 CONSTRUCTION OF A BLOCK OF 6 CLASSROOM AT OGBOSUWARE COMMUNITY IN EKEREMOR LGA, SAGBAMA/ EKEREMOR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE BAYELSA STATE C6 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATON OF TRANSFORMERS TO SELECT COMMUNITIES IN DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT DELTA STATE C7 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHTS IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF NASARAWA STATE NASARAWA STATE C8 CONSTRUCTION OF STAFF QUARTERSI IN FOUTORUGBENE COMMUNITY IN EKEREMOR LGA, SAGBAMA/ EKEREMOR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE BAYELSA STATE C9 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, OGUN STATE. OGUN STATE C10 CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCKS OF CLASS ROOMS IN GOMBE CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, GOMBE STATE GOMBE STATE GOODS C11 PROVISION OF TRICYCLES TO AKKO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY GOMBE GOMBE STATE C12 SUPPLY OF MOTOR CYCLES IN ALBASU/ GAYA/ AJINGI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KANO STATE KANO STATE C13 PROVISION OF EMPOWERMENT ITEMS TO AKKO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY GOMBE GOMBE STATE C14 SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF KNAPSACKS SPRAYERS AND HERBICIDES TO FARMERS IN BURUKU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BENUE STATE BENUE STATE C15 SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DEEP FREEZERS TO WOMEN AND YOUTHS INVOLVED IN FOOD/BEVERAGE AND PROVISION STORE BUSINESSES IN BALI/ GASSOL FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, TARABA STATE TARABA STATE C16 SUPPLY OF MOTORCYCLES TO TARAUNI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KANO STATE KANO STATE C17 PROVISION OF MOTORCYCLES TO AKKO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY GOMBE GOMBE STATE C18 SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPORT MATERIALS & FIRST AID KITS TO CLUBS AND SCHOOLS IN WUDIL/GARKO KANO STATE C19 SUPPLY OF RELIEF MATERIALS TO WOMEN IN BAGUDO/SURU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE KEBBI STATE C20 SUPPLY OF FOOD ITEMS (RICE) TO LESS PRIVILEGED PERSONS IN ABI/YAKURR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, CROSS RIVER STATE. CROSS RIVER STATE C21 SUPPLY OF SEWING MACHINES TO BAGUDO/ SURU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE KEBBI STATE C22 SUPPLY OF CUSTOMIZED NOTEBOOKS FOR STUDENTS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABI/YAKURR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, CROSSRIVER STATE. CROSS RIVER STATE C23 EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTHS AND WOMEN IN BRASS/NEMBE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE BAYELSA STATE C24 PROVISION OF SNAKE ANTI VENOM INJECTION IN ZURU,FAKAI,D/WASAGU & SAKABA FED. CONSTITUENCY OF KEBBI STATE KEBBI STATE C25 EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH IN AYEDAADE/ IREWOLE /ISOKAN FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, OSUN STATE. OSUN STATE C26 PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT/WORK TOOLS FOR SELECTED ARTISANS ACROSS EDO NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, EDO STATE EDO STATE SERVICES C27 CAPACITY BUILDING AND BUSINESS GRANT TO MARKET WOMEN AND PETTY TRADERS IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, OGUN STATE. OGUN STATE C28 AGRIBUSINESS TRAINING FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) WOMEN AND YOUTH IN AKWA IBOM SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT AKWA IBOM STATE C29 TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUTHS ON POULTRY FARMING ACROSS EDO NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, EDO STATE EDO STATE
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2023,2024,2025) valid till 31st December 2026.
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2026 (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 2026 (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 current 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 31/12/2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Border Communities Development Agency 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 (2023,2024,2025);
i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facilities for the execution of the project when needed.
j. Company profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic / Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.);
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs 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;
m. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
n. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Councils approve list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles;
o. For Training Programmes: Evidence of Firms’ Current Registration with the Centre for Management Development (CMD).
p. ICT Jobs: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
q. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current License issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
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.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (INVITATION TO TENDER)
Interested companies (for Goods & Works) are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement, First floor, Border Communities Development Agency, Plot 238, No. 4 Augustus Aikhomu street, Utako district, adjacent Chida Hotel, Abuja on evidence of Payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 per Lot (Ten Thousand Naira Only), paid into the Border Communities Development Agency’s GIFMIS CODE as stated below.
PAYMENT CODE FOR THE TENDER FEES
All contractors are advised to proceed to the bank for payment of the tender fees through the GIFMIS Code. Please find below the details:
- GIFMIS CODE. 1000095904
- NAME: Tender Fees
- ORGANIZATION: Boarders Communities Development Agency
- ACCOUNT: Tender Fee
- FUND: Retained Internally Generated Revenue
- REGION: Abuja
Note that:
i. Interested bidders for Consultancy Services are not expected to pay at this stage until after short-listing.
ii. The following Lots C27, C28, C29 are for Expression of Interest.
5. SUBMISSION OF EOI (SERVICES) AND PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as indicated in Paragraph 5 above; and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Reception of the Agency’s Headquarters not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 9th September, 2026.
6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (INVITATION TO TENDER)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with softcopy of financial bids only in MS Excel format (Saved on a USB Flash), 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 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, BORDER COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, PLOT 238, NO. 4 AUGUSTUS AIKHOMU STREET, UTAKO DISTRICT, ADJACENT CHIDA HOTEL, ABUJA; and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Reception of the Agency’s Headquarters not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday 23rd September, 2026. Every bidder should ensure a tender submission form receipt is issued accordingly.
7. EOI/BID OPENING
EOI & PREQUALIFICATION
The EOI & Prequalification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 9th September, 2026, in the Conference Room of the Agency in the presence of bidders or their representatives.
OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS (INVITATION TO TENDER)
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 23rd September, 2026, in the Conference Room of the Agency in the presence of bidders or their representatives.
Bidders should please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Office of the Head Procurement, Border Communities Development Agency, Plot 238, No. 4 Augustus Aikhomu street, Utako district, adjacent Chida Hotel, Abuja as the Agency will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on christiana.anasili@bcda.gov.ng
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened
c. Applicants should not bid for more than two (2) Lots (violation is automatic disqualification).
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
e. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will form the basis for the disqualification of the bidders
f. Invitation to tender: Only prequalified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened.
g. Services: Only shortlisted firms at EOI evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals.
h. Invitation to Pre-Qualification: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents.
i. BCDA is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any applicant 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
Executive Secretary
BCDA
