REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2024 CAPITAL PROJECT

1. INTRODUCTION

The Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan established in 1921 is one of the foremost Agricultural

Education and Training Institution in Nigeria with the mandate to produce diplomates at both

National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels with high academic standard

and sound practical skills to meet the demands of the Agricultural sector of the economy and to

contribute towards achieving the goals of Nigeria in Agriculture through qualitative education and

production of middle level man-power.

In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and the extant regulations

of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the College wishes to invite interested, experienced and

reputable companies that possess requisite technical and financial capacities to submit bids for

the execution of the following capital project under the 2024 fiscal year:

2. SCOPE OF PROJECT

LOT: Development of Human Capacity in Agricultural Extension Services

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Interested contractors and service providers should submit the following

documents/information, which will be subjected to verification and due diligence:

a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1). Business Name with Form BN1 is also

acceptable for Consultancy Services;

b. Evidence of Company’s 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 valid till 31st December, 2024;

c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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 Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till

31st December, 2024;

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, 2024; or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

g. Sworn Affidavit:

– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal

College of Agriculture, Ibadan 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;

– That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank,

other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non￾performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last

four (4) months;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2021, 2022, 2023;

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. Verifiable documentary evidence of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion

Certificates and Photographs of the project 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;

k. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff, including copies of Academic

and Professional Qualifications.

l. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies)

such as accreditation with the Centre for Management Development (CMD);

m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be

provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF

Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR and Sworn Affidavit are

compulsory for each JV partner);

Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter

under the Company’s Letterhead bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as

issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number and

E-mail address. The Letterhead must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the

Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the Company.

Note: All the above-mentioned documents should be paginated (with table of contents) and

arranged sequentially as listed above.

4. SUBMISSION OF EOI 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 to The Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation,

P.M.B. 5029, Ibadan 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 at the Procurement Office, Federal College of

Agriculture, Ibadan, not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, October 14, 2024.

5. OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS

The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon

Monday, October 14, 2024 in the College Auditorium, Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan in

the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the EOI Submission

Register at the Procurement Office, as the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan will not be held

liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of

Procurement on procurement.fcaib@gmail.com

6. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

a. EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

b. EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

c. All costs will be borne by the bidders;

d. The EOIs will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the

areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be

covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOI

opening online;

e. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post

(Courier Services);

f. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a

later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

g. The Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan is not bound to 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.

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Moor Plantation, P.M.B. 5029, Ibadan, Nigeria.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2024 CAPITAL PROJECT

Signed:

College Management

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