FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL)
ISU, EBONYI STATE
INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF THE COLLEGE YEAR 2026 TETFUND SPECIAL INTERVENTION PROJECT

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu Ebonyi State in keeping with its mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, intends to apply part of her Year 2026 TETFund Special Intervention allocation to execute the understated Project and hereby invites interested, competent and reputable Contractors with relevant experience and good record of accomplishment to submit prequalification.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS
TENDER
LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION
F1 | Construction and Furnishing of Female Students’ Hostel.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All interested Contractors are expected to submit the following documents;
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1, or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2023, 2024 & 2025) valid till 31st December, 2026 (with an annual average turnover of N1,000,000,000.00)
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (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, 2026 (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, 2026;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any Officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu, Ebonyi State 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;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2023, 2024 & 2025;
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 (e.g. SURCON, COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, ICAN, ANAN etc);
k. 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 and Photographs of the projects;
l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/ Valid Lease Agreement;
m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
n. Attach an undertaken on the Company’s Letter Headed Paper indicating willingness to work in areas with security challenges;
o. These Procurements will be based on the Revised Standard Bidding Documents (RSBD) introduced by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
Note: Technical documents for submission must be in hard and soft copies PDF Format (Scanned in a Flash) and 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 Letter Headed 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.
Failure to meet any of the requirements listed above will result in disqualification of the Bidder.

4. SUBMISSION OF BIDS
Prospective Bidders are to submit their Technical Bid for the lot (soft and hard copy). The hard copy should be submitted in two (2) bound copies (one original and one photocopy) each packaged in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid”. Thereafter, put the sealed envelopes together with their Flash Drive (containing the soft copies) in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu, Ebonyi State 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 in the Procurement Department, Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu, Ebonyi State not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday 16th June 2026. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the presence of the Head of Procurement, Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu, Ebonyi State. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement using the following email address: obinnaakpa72@gmail.com.

5. OPENING
Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Tuesday 16th June 2026 respectively, at the Provost Conference Room, Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu Ebonyi State in the presence of Bidders or their representatives.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Tender documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the Bidder;
b. Tender documents submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the Bidder;
d. Arrangement of Technical Documents in both hard and soft copies should follow strictly the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The Technical documents should have a table of content indicating the pages, where documents can be found. The use and numbering of dividers is not an enough Paging as required. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the Bidder;
e. Original of all the above-listed eligibility documents may be requested for sighting as at when needed;
f. Technical bids documents 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 live by video recording; invitation link will be sent to Bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
g. The Bureau of Public Procurement will also join live to observe and monitor the bid opening ceremony.
h. Only successful Bidders at Technical Evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid submission.
i. The Federal College of Education (Technical), Isu, Ebonyi State is not bound to shortlist any Applicant and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time/stage without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Signed:
The Provost
Federal College of Education (Technical),
Isu, Ebonyi State.