NIGERIAN SAFETY INVESTIGATION BUREAU (NSIB)
NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided funds in the 2025 Appropriation Act for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). In this regard, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the NSIB invites qualified and competent contractors with proven experience and a strong track record of performance to submit bids for the under-listed project.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Bidders are required to submit the following documents, duly signed, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined below;
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC₁, or CAC₂ and CAC₃ with Latest CAC RETURNS;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025; with minimum average annual turnover of (N150Million for LOT 1 – 3) and (N70Million for LOT 4 – 6);
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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 December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by SPP;
g. Sworn affidavit at Federal High Court with current passport disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau 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;
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, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, OSRBN, ARCON, CORBON and SURCON etc.
k. Bid Security of 2% of the bid price by way of a bank guarantee issued by a reputable bank for (LOT 1 – 6)
l. Comprehensive list of plants and equipment, supported with proof of ownership. For any equipment to be leased, the Bidder shall submit valid evidence of registration with the Equipment Leasing Regulation Authority (ELRA), including the applicable ELRA Registration Certificate;
m. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates/Job Completion Certificates, (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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from Procurement Department, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Ground Floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
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 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 Director General/CEO, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Ground Floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja 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 drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 10:00 am on Friday, 26th September, 2025.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 10:00 am on Friday, 26th September, 2025 in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Procurement Department, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. as the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact procurement Department between 9.00am to 3:00pm (Mondays to Fridays) at the address: Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Ground floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
7. 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. Prospective Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot.
d. Joint Ventures (JVs) shall not be permitted.
e. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
f. 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;
g. 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;
h. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau 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 10:00am on Friday September 26th, 2025