NATIONAL TROUPE OF NIGERIA.
NATIONAL THEATRE COMPLEX, IGANMU LAGOS.
P. O. BOX 6387, SHOMOLU, LAGOS.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR RENOVATION OF BLOCKS OF HOSTEL BUILDING & FURNISHING

1. INTRODUCTION.
The National Troupe of Nigeria is a Government Organisation and fully funded by the Federal Government to perform its mandated functions.

In the 2025 Appropriation, funds are provided to carry out project for RENOVATION AND FURNISHING OF ARTISTES HOSTELS, RESEARCHERS AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMME LOUNGE, AMPHITHEATRE REHEARSAL AND LECTURE HALL IN LAGOS (PHASES I, II, III, IV, V & VI – INDICATED AS LOTS) located at the National Troupe Head Office, National Theater, Iganmu Lagos. Competent and Experienced Contractors are hereby invited to submit Bids for the RENOVATION OF THE BUILDING.

2. SCOPE OF THE WORK & SERVICE:
The Renovation entails:
i. Reconstruction / Conversion of the space to Single Rooms Apartment En-suite including a Kitchenette and a Lounge (Lot 1)
ii. Reconstruction / Conversion of the space to Single Rooms Apartment En-suite including a Kitchenette and a Lounge (Lot 2)
iii. Reconstruction / Conversion of the burnt Office Block building and Rehearsal Hall (Lot 3)
iv. Reconstruction and Furnishing of the Amphitheatre (Lot 4)
v. Sinking of Solar Powered Motorized Bore Hole & Erection of 2,000 Ltr. Capacity Water Tank for Storage and Distribution Internally. (Lot 5)
vi. Construction of a Mini Car Park and Landscaping (Lot 6)

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
All interested bidders MUST provide:
a. Evidence of Certificate of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate in the past 3 years, valid till 31st December 2025 with a minimum average turnover of Fifty-Six Million Naira (N56,000.00)
c. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025.
d. Evidence of Current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025.
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) compliance Certificate Valid till 31st December, 2025.
f. Evidence of Registration on the Data Base of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) Expiring 31st December, 2026 or Valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit declaring whether or not any member of the relevant Committees of the National Troupe of Nigeria, the Bureau of Public Procurement, is a former or current Director, Shareholder, or has any pecuniary interest in the Bidder and to confirm that all information provided in the Bid are correct in all particulars;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the past 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025)
i. Evidence of Financial Capability to execute the project including reference letter from a reputable Commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility to execute the project when the need arises.
j. Company Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project Such as:
I. Project Manager with at least 5 years’ Experience in Managing Building Projects.
ii. Building Engineer with at least 5 Year Experience in Building Construction.

All shall provide evidence of their Academic/ Professional qualifications (such as COREN);
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least 2 previous Jobs executed in the last 5 years, including Letter of Award of Contracts, Evaluation Certificates and Photographs when needed;
l. List of Plants and Equipment with proof of ownership/Lease where applicable. These shall include Molders, Mixers and all other necessary tools for the proper execution of the works and properly maintaining them during the contract performance.
m. For Joint Ventures/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided as all the Eligibility Requirement are mandatory to all the Joint Venture Partners.
n. All Documents provided MUST be accompanied with the Company’s/Firm’s Letter Headed Paper bearing among others; The Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number, (GSM preferably) and Email Address. The Letter Head must bear the Names and nationalities of the Directors of the company on the bottom page duly signed by the Authorised officer of the company:

4. COLLECTION OF TENDRE DOCUMENTS:
Interested bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SDB) from the Procurement Unit, Office of the Artistic Director, Room 01, National Troupe Wing, National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos on evidence of payment of a Non-Refundable Fee of N20,000.00 paid into the National Troupe of Nigeria REMITA Account in any Commercial Bank.

5. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS:
Prospective Bidders are to submit for each Lot desired, two (2) Hard and One (1) Soft Copies each of Technical and Financial bids only, in MS EXCEL format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, insert the two envelopes is a bigger sealed envelope and addressed to the ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ROOM 02, NATIONAL TROUPE OF NIGERIA, NATIONAL THEATRE COMPLEX, IGANMU, LAGOS. With the project name and the Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of the sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Office of the Artistic Director/CEO, not later than 7th September, 2026 (4 weeks) from the date of this advertisement.

6. OPENING OF BID:
The Technical Bid will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission of the bids by 12.00 noon, on 7th September, 2026 in the Rehearsal Hall in the presence of all bidders or their representative, while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that, you signed the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Artistic Director/CEO, as the National Troupe of Nigeria, will not be held Liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

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 will be returned unopened.
c. All cost shall be borne by the bidder.
d. For further enquiries, please contact Office of the Artistic Director/CEO on +2349049954505 or the Procurement Officer on 08027821223 or e-mail: nationaltroupeabuja@gmail.com.
The National Troupe of Nigeria reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time and without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 29 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

NOTE: Expected Project Delivery Period is 3 months.

Signed:
KALTUME BULAMA GANA fsna
Artistic Director/CEO