DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA- INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR COMPLETION OF CAPITAL APPROPRIATION PROJECT

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
P.M.B. 1082, ZARIA, NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR COMPLETION OF CAPITAL APPROPRIATION PROJECT

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated additional funds for the year 2025 to Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for the execution of Projects (Goods). The Division therefore invites interested, competent and reputable Companies to Tender in respect of a Project under the 2025 Capital Appropriation Projects.

2.0 DESCRIPTION

The Scopes of the above-listed project are detailed in the Standard Bid documents.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
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’s current Annual Returns;
c. Evidence of Company Income’s 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, 2025 with minimum average annual turnover of N50Million;
d. 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);
e. 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);
f. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
g. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
h. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Division of Agricultural Colleges 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 the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged;
– that no Partner/Director has been convicted in any country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter
i. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – (2023, 2024 & 2025);
j. Preference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k. Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications
l. Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs);
m. 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;

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.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents in two (2) hard copies in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as ‘TECHNICAL BID’ and addressed to the Secretary, Tenders Board, Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 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 address above, not later than on or before 11:00am Monday, 9th March, 2026.

5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00am, on Monday, 9th March, 2026 at the Board Room of the Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the office of The Secretary, Tenders Board, Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, as the Division will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Secretary, Tenders Board, DAC on e-mail: dacabuzaria@gmail.com

6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized 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. All documents must be organized according to the sequence outlined in this advertisement.
e. Bidders must refrain from submitting documents in excess of what is stated in the advertisement.
f. Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will result in disqualification.
g. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies;
h. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening.
i. All Submission pages have to be duly initialled.
j. The Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 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:
MANAGEMENT

This tender expires at 12:00pm on Monday March 9th, 2026