DEADLINE: 25TH AUGUST, 2026
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, IKOT ABASI
P.M.B. 1055, IKOT ABASI, AKWA IBOM STATE
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDER FOR YEAR 2026 TETFUND PROJECT MAINTENANCE INTERVENTION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, in pursuance of its mandate and in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, and other extant government regulations, wishes to invite interested, competent, qualified and experienced Contractors/Firms with relevant experience and good track records of prompt delivery of similar projects to submit pre-qualification and tender documents for the Construction of Perimeter Fence for Academic Building Block under the Year 2026 TETFund Project Maintenance Intervention.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
CATEGORY A: WORKS
- Lot W1: Construction of Perimeter Fence for Academic Building Block
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The University, in compliance with the PPA, 2007, and Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) guidelines, will carry out a pre-qualification of companies that respond to this advertisement based on the following requirements:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Forms CAC1.1, CAC2 and CAC7.
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years, valid until 31st December 2026.
c. Evidence of Current Pension Compliance Certificate, valid until 31st December 2026.
d. Evidence of Current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate, valid until 31st December 2026.
e. Evidence of Current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Certificate, valid until 31st December 2026.
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December 2026 or a valid certificate issued by BPP.
g. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
h. Company’s Profile, including Curriculum Vitae of Technical Staff.
i. Verifiable documentary evidence of similar jobs executed within the last five (5) years, including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and photographs of the projects.
j. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project, including reference letters from a reputable commercial bank confirming willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
k. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder, and confirming that all information presented in the bid is true and correct in all particulars.
l. A sworn affidavit that none of the Directors has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence, including fraud or financial impropriety.
m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided. CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner.
n. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter on the company’s/firm’s letterhead bearing, amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone number (preferably GSM number) and email address.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit pre-qualification documents and collect the Standard Bidding Document from the Office of the Director of Procurement, Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, upon evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 per lot through the Remita platform in any commercial bank of their choice in favour of the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi.
Evidence of such payment is to be presented at the Cash Office, Bursary Department, for the issuance of an official receipt.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bids for the advertised lots, comprising two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial Bids, with a soft copy of the Financial Bid only in MS Excel format.
The Technical and Financial Bids shall be packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”, respectively. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes shall be placed together in a larger sealed envelope addressed to:
The Vice Chancellor
Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi
P.M.B. 1055, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
The larger envelope shall be clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number.
The reverse side of the envelope should clearly indicate the name and address of the bidder. The bid shall be deposited in the designated tender box at the Senate Chamber, Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, not later than 25 August 2026.
Working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding weekends.
6. OPENING OF BIDS
The tender documents will be opened immediately after the close of submission at 12:00 noon on 25 August 2026 at the Senate Chamber, Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, in the presence of bidders or their representatives.
Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Directorate of Procurement of the University, as the University will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be written in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the firm.
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission will be rejected and returned unopened.
c. All costs incurred as a result of this bid invitation shall be borne by the bidders.
d. The University is not bound to consider any bidder for an award and reserves the right to cancel the bidding process and proceedings without incurring liabilities to the bidders.
e. The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liability, in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
f. The University is not obliged to award the contract to the lowest bidder.
Signed
Vice Chancellor
Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi
