EDO STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
3RD FLOOR, BLOCK B, SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, SAPELE ROAD BENIN CITY.
INVITATION TO TENDER

REF. NO. MESU/E 911

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Edo State Government has approved funds for the Ministry of Environment & Sustainability in the fiscal year 2026 Edo State Approved Budget and wishes to apply part of it for the DESILTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ACROSS EDO STATE in compliance with Section 35 of the Edo State Public Procurement Law 2020, the Ministry of Environment & Sustainability therefore invites interested eligible bidders to tender for the projects.

2.0 PROJECT SCOPE:
The scope of work involves Desiltation and Maintenance of existing surface/underground drainage structures, detention ponds/moats as well as carting away of debris/silts to the Government approved dump sites.

REFERENCE NOS.	PROJECT DESCRIPTION	PROJECT LOCATION
MESUE. 911	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Medical Stores Road through Universal Road, Aiguokhian, Benin Technical College Road and Uwelu Road (from Textile Mill Road Junction to Uwelu Motor Spare Part Market Powerline, Benin City).
MESUE. 911/T	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Ugbowo Lagos Road from Wire Road to Doctors Quarters including Edaiken Road and Abdolor College Road, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T1	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Ekenwan Road from Ring Road to Ekenwan Barracks, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T2	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structure	Sakponba Road from Ring Road to Ugbekun Primary School and Saint Saviour, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T3	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Upper Mission Road from Costain Junction to Aduwawa Road Junction, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T4	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Plymouth Road from Oba Palace through Ehaekpen to TV Road by Five Junction, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T5	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Ihama Road, Boundary Road, First Ugbor Road (from Water Resources to BIU), Second Ugbor Road (from Water Resources to Amagba River), Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T6	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Siluko Road from Mobil Filling Station through Egor Market to Channel 55, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T7	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Airport Road from Ring Road to Ogba River, including Golf Course Road, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T8	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Ramat Park from Edo Bank to Benin-Auchi Bypass, including Lucky Way from Upper Mission to Ramat Park, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T9	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Mission Road from Ring Road to Costain Road, Junction by New Benin Market, including Lagos Street, Navis Street and part of New Lagos Road from New Benin to Okhoro Junction, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T10	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Benin-Sapele Road from Ring Road to Sapele Road Bypass, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T11	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Second and Third East Circular Road from Sapele Road to Akpakpava Road Junction, including reconstruction of failed portion of existing drainage and First East Circular Road from Sapele Road to Akpakpava Road Junction, including Ogbelaka/Anuosa Road to First Junction, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T12	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Igbinadwuwa Street from Siluko Road Junction to Powerline, Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T13	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Textile Mill Road from Uselu Lagos Road Junction to Siluko Road Junction and 2nd West Road from TV Road Junction Benin City.
MESUE. 911/T14	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage	Afuze-Auchi Road from St. James Grammar School to Oluo Roundabout Road Junction, Afuze, Owan East L.G.A; along God Is Good Hair Saloon to Commercial Road Junction by Former First Bank Building, Sabo-Izebba Road; and from Sabo-Afuze Roundabout Road to Ule River, Sabo, Owan West L.G.A., Edo State.
MESUE. 911/T15	Desiltation and Maintenance of Existing Drainage Structures	Igueben General Hospital, to Palace Road Junction, Igueben L.G.A; along Ujemen Primary School to Auchi Road Junction, Esan West L.G.A; along New Agbor Road Junction (Angle 90), Uromi to New Eflandion New/Uromi Igueben Road from (Angle 90), Esan North L.G.A; along Ujemen Primary School to Auchi Road Junction, Esan West L.G.A., Edo State.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

You are required to submit a detailed profile which should contain the following:
a. Certificate of Incorporation/Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
b. Evidence of registration with Edo State Public Procurement Agency.
c. Evidence of payment of tax by the company for the immediate past 3 years (i.e.2023, 2024, 2025)
d. Company’s audited financial account (indicating turnover) and funding information over the past 3 years endorsed by a firm of chartered accountants.
e. Company Profile including organization structure, key professional staff with their names and registration with appropriate regulatory bodies (COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc.) with their current practicing license if applicable.
f. Evidence of previous/similar work done in the past three (3) years showing the following:
I. Letter of Award of the previous work done.
II. Completion certificate obtained from previous work done.
g. A sworn affidavit indicating that:
i. None of the Directors of the Company has been convicted in any court for any criminal offence including fraud and financial impropriety.
ii. The Company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
iii. No officer of Ministry of Environment & Sustainability is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the company.
h. Bank Reference.
i. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering letter on the company’s letter head paper bearing all necessary details:
i. Equipment and technology capacity if applicable, with evidence of ownership or lease.
ii. Letter of consent to allow verification of documents submitted.
iii. Evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N50,000.00 only

4.0 COLLECTION/SUBMISSION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS.
Bidding documents may be collected from the Procurement and Disposal Office in the Ministry of Environment & Sustainability from 31st July to 17th August, 2026 between the hours of 9.00am to 3.00pm on Mondays to Fridays, except on public holidays for a non-refundable tender fee of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira Only) payable using a Service Bill Reference Code to be collected from the Finance and Account Department of the Ministry of Environment & Sustainability. Bidders interested may obtain further information at the Procurement Office. Bidding documents requested by mail will be dispatched by registered/speed post on payment of the postage cost. The Ministry of Environment & Sustainability will not be held liable for postal delay (if any) in the delivery of the documents or non-receipt of the same.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security of two percent (2%) of the quoted contract sum. Bid must be submitted to the address below not later than 12 noon on 17th August, 2026 in two (2) separate sealed envelopes and marked “TECHNICAL BID” on the top right corner and the other to contain the FINANCIAL BID and boldly marked “FINANCIAL BID” on the top right corner. The two envelopes are to be placed in one large envelope and addressed to:
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment & Sustainability
3rd Floor, Block B, Secretariat Complex, Sapele Road. Benin City

Please note that electronic bidding will not be permitted.

5.0 OPENING OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS.
Bids must be submitted to the Ministry’s Tenders Board as detailed in the bidding documents on or before 11:59am on 17th August, 2026 and the bids will be opened on the same day at 12:00pm at the Conference Hall of the Ministry in the presence of the bidders’ representatives and Civil Society Organizations (with mandate of ensuring transparency and accountability) who wishes to attend. If the office happens to be closed on the date of the receipt opening as specified, bids will be received and opened on the next working day at the same time and location.

6.0 NOTE:
i. Late submission will be rejected
ii. This invitation shall not be construed to be commitment on the part of Edo State Ministry of Environment & Sustainability for contract award nor shall it entitle the bidder to make any claims whatever and seek indemnity by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.

7.0 Other details can be seen in the bidding document.

Signed:
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Environment & Sustainability
3rd Floor, Block B, Secretariat Complex,
Sapele Road, Benin City.