FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AMUZU, EBONYI STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECT
1. INTRODUCTION:
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the FEDERAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AMUZU, EBONYI STATE in the 2025 Appropriation Act, for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the College. Accordingly, the College wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competence and experiences to submit tenders for the execution of the following project:
2. SCOPE OF WORK:
LOT — PROJECT TITLE
W1—CONSTRUCTION OF 200-BED GIRLS’ HOSTEL — FTCAMUZU
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;
b. Evidence of Company’s income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025, with minimum average turnover of N150m;
c. Evidence of Pencom Clearance Certificate valid 31st December, 2025 (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, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidders annual turnover is N150m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
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, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholders 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 institutions or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2022, 2023 & 2024;
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. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of ownership/Lease Agreement;
l. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards and Job Completion Certificates;
m. For Joint Ventures/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating Lead partner among others (Corporate Affairs Commission, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pencom Clearance Certificate, ITF Clearance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavits are compulsory for each JV partner); and Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with covering/forwarding letter under the Company/Firm Letter Headed Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Contact Address, Telephone Number, Preferably GSM No and email address). The Letter Headed Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Director of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Office of the Vice Principal Special Duties (VPSD) between the working hours of 08:00 am and 04:00 pm daily on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000 paid into the Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State’s a/c through REMITA Platform in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, and present the teller for the College’s receipt. (The GIFMIS code for Tenders Fee should be indicated in the appropriate column while generating the RRR).
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for the Lots, two (2) hard copies (marked Original & Copy) each for both Technical & Financial Bids with soft copy of Financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged in two separate and sealed envelopes clearly marked at the top right corner of each envelope stating the title of the project i.e. “TECHNICAL BIDS FOR Project Title and Lot No.” & “FINANCIAL BIDS FOR Project Title and Lot No.” and the reverse side the name of the company should be boldly written. Both envelopes shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and be submitted in the appropriate Tender Box at the Vice Principal Special Duties office addressed to:
The Principal,
Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State.
The submission should be made not later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, 24th July, 2025. Please ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Vice Principal Special Duties office at Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State. The Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State will not be held responsible for misplaced or wrongly submitted Bids.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 24th July, 2025 in the College Conference Room in the presence of bidders and their representatives while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. For further enquiries, please contact: 08036925684
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline of submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
iv. The Technical Bids will be opened in presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSO’s in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and private professional bodies;
v. 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;
vi. Each Company should not bid for more than one lot;
vii. The Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi 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
The Principal
Federal Technical College, Amuzu, Ebonyi State.
This tender expires at 12:00pm on Thursday July 24th, 2025