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INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONTRACTOR-FINANCED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND VEHICLES PROCUREMENT PUBLIC NOTICE NUMBER: AGLGC/PROC/2026/001
The Agatu Local Government Council, Benue State, in line with its commitment to socio-economic growth, infrastructure expansion, primary health care delivery, educational advancement and municipal logistics support, intends to execute priority public projects across the local government area. To overcome immediate budgetary constraints while maintaining project execution momentum, the council has approved the adoption of a contractor-financed project delivery model (deferred repayment scheme). Under this framework, competent, reputable and financially robust contractors/suppliers are invited to submit competitive technical, financial and financing proposals for the execution/supply of the projects detailed below.
LOT 1. Construction of 250-seat ICT center (Fr. Alia Skill Acquisition Centre) at Obagaji, Agatu LGA
LOT 2. Construction of Corpers Lodge, Obagaji, Agatu LGA
LOT 3. Renovation and remodeling of Secretariat & Chairman’s Quarters at Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji
LOT 4. Construction of Agatu Central Bus Terminal at Oshigbudu, Agatu LGA
LOT 5. Construction and Upgrade of Primary Health Care Clinics in 10 Council Wards in Agatu LGA
LOT 6: Construction/Renovation of Primary School buildings in selected schools across 10 Council wards in Agatu LGA.
LOT 7: Supply and delivery of Vehicles and Operational Logistics, comprising: (1.) 15 units of brand new Kamata Motorcycles (2.) 3 Units of 2014/2015 direct Belgium/first grade/foreign used Toyota Corolla Cars (3.) 14 Units of 2006 direct Belgium/first grade/foreign used Toyota Corolla Cars at Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji, Agatu LGA.
LOT 8: Supply of 10 units of first-grade foreign-used Toyota Hiace Hummer Bus 2014 model at Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji, Agatu LGA.
LOT 9: Purchase of Health/Medical equipment, single-cradle beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, beddings, drugs, clinic consumables, and laboratory equipment across the 10 Primary Health Care Centers in each of the wards
SPECIAL CONTRACTOR-FINANCING ARRANGEMENT:
Under this project delivery model, the selected contractor or supplier will pre-finance and execute the project/procurement in accordance with approved specifications, engineering designs and quality standards established by the council. Payment shall be liquidated in structured, agreed periodic instalments over a mutually negotiated tenure. Instalment payments may commence during project execution upon joint physical measurement and issuance of an interim valuation certificate by the council's project implementation team.
Interested bidders must submit the following statutory and technical requirements organized sequentially in a bound dossier:
Corporate Credentials and Statutory eligibility:
Certificate of incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
Valid Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025) valid through December 31, 2026.
Valid Compliance certificates: PENCOM (Pensions) ITF (Industrial Training Fund), and NSITF.
Proof of registration with the Benue State Public Procurement Commission
b) Evidence of Financial Capability: A verified bank comfort letter/ irrevocable letter of credit/ bank guarantee from a recognized commercial bank confirming the bidder's financial capacity to 100% pre-finance the contract value under a deferred repayment model.
c) Audited Financial Statements: Audited accounts for the last three (3) financial years (2023, 2024, 2025) certified by a chartered accounting firm.
d) Technical Experience: Verifiable evidence of at least two 2) similar projects or supply contracts successfully executed within the last five (5) years, supported by letters of award, valuation certificate, and practical completion certificates.
e) Company Profile & Key Staff: Comprehensive company profile detailing key technical personnel registered with relevant professional bodies (COREN, CORBON, QSRBN, etc.)
f) Proposed Financing Term & Repayment Schedule: Clear, itemized proposal detailing the bidder's financial structure, grace period (if any), proposed instalment payment plan and amortization schedule.
g) Sworn Affidavit: Sworn affidavit certifying that:
All information and documents submitted are accurate and genuine
The company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
No current officer of Agatu Local Government Council or the Benue State Public Procurement Commission is a director, shareholder, or has any pecuniary interest in the bidding company.
Interested contractors and suppliers may collect standard bidding documents (comprising detailed unpriced bills of quantities and Architectural/engineering drawings from the:
Office of the Director,
General Services & Administration (DGSA)
Agatu Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji, Benue State.
Collection is subject to the presentation of an official payment receipt for a non-refundable payment tender fee of N50,000 (Fifty thousand naira only) per lot, paid into the following bank account:
Account number: 0014304468
Account Name: Agatu Local Government Revenue Account
Bank: Unity Bank
Bidders must prepare and submit two separate bids, including technical and financing proposals, and a financial proposal. Both bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked as follows:
Envelope 1: Technical Bid and Financing Proposal.... Lot Number
Envelope 2: Financial Bid .... Lot Number
Both envelopes must be enclosed in a larger, single outer envelope sealed and marked with the project title, Lot number, and bidder's corporate name, addressed to:
The Director,
General Services & Administration (DGSA)
Agatu Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji, Benue State.
Submission deadline: Bids must be delivered to the office of the DGSA no later than 12 noon on Friday 21st August 2026. Bids received after the deadline will be rejected and returned unopened.
Technical Bids: Technical bids and financing proposals shall be opened publicly immediately following the submission deadline at 12 noon on Friday 21st August 2026 at the Agatu Local Government Council hall, Obagaji, Benue State.
Financial Bids: Financial bids of all bidders will remain sealed and secured upon conclusion of the technical and financial capability evaluation; the financial bids of only technically qualified bidders will be opened publicly at a date and time to be communicated to qualified contractors.
Financial bids of bidders who failed to meet the technical and pre-financing eligibility criteria shall be returned unopened.
Bidders or their authorized representatives, civil society organizations, and procurement observers are invited to attend the technical bids opening session.
This notice is an invitation to tender and shall not be construed as a binding commitment on the part of Agatu Local Government to award any contract.
The Council reserves the right to verify all claims made by the bidders and to reject any submission that fails to satisfy the specific financing and technical requirements
Bidders may bid for more than one lot
Agatu Local Government Council will not be responsible for any cost or expense incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation of the submission of their bids.
Idankpo Christian
Director, General Services & Administration (DGSA)
Agatu Local Government Secretariat, Obagaji, Benue State
For: Executive Chairman
Kindly click on the hyperlink below to download a PDF copy of this tender:
GOVERNMENT OF BENUE STATE OF NIGERIA
Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security
P.M.B. 102038
Makurdi, Benue State.
manrbenuestate@gmail.com
The Government of Benue State, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, is in the process of awarding contracts for the supply of 600 trucks (18,000 MTs) comprising NPK 20:10:10, 150 trucks (4,500 MTs), SSP 20%P, 150 trucks (4,500 MTs), and Urea 46%N, 300 trucks (9,000 MTs) of assorted granulated inorganic fertilizer, 1,656,000 litres of Agrochemicals, 46,000 units of knapsack sprayers and 387090kg of assorted seeds to competent and reliable vendors for direct supply and distribution to Benue farmers for the 2026 cropping season. The interest is to ensure that the commodity gets to the farmers as quickly as possible for the timely application on the cropped land to enhance productivity.
Under this arrangement, the Government will pay to the Contractor/Vendor the value of the subsidy of the quantity of bags of fertilizer, agrochemicals in litres and assorted seeds in kg verified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as having been redeemed by farmers, while farmers will pay directly to the vendor’s account the farmers subsidy price per 50kg bag of inorganic granulated fertilizer brand, 1litre Agrochemical, assorted seeds in kg, and 16litre knapsack sprayer.
Government is to pay to the vendor’s account the 50% subsidy component of the fertilizer, Agrochemical, Assorted seeds and 16litre knapsack sprayers redeemed by farmers from the vendors after a proper reconciliation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
Government needs fertilizer vendors from Zones A, B and C of the state for proper coverage. The state government has directed that this contract be awarded through a bidding process for transparency and openness. Interested contractors/Vendors are invited to collect the pre-qualification bid form 01/2026 for completion. All completed form 01/2026 duly marked fert/Procurement, Agrochemicals, Assorted seeds, and Knapsack sprayers/ 2026 are to be submitted to the office of the DESK OFFICER, Fertilizer Procurement and Distribution, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Makurdi Headquarters, within fourteen (14) working days from the date of this advertisement.
Pharm. Ogaagbenu A. Elijah
Permanent Secretary
For: Honourable Commissioner
You can download PDF copy of the pre-qualification to bid at: https://procurement.benuestate.gov.ng/downloadable-resources
Project Title:
Construction of Faculty of Architecture Building and Additional Students’ Hostels for the Faculty of Architecture at the Adikpo Campus of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University.
Procuring Entity:
Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Makurdi, Benue State.
The Benue State Government, through the Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Makurdi, intends to undertake the construction of additional academic and residential infrastructure at the Adikpo Campus of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, following the establishment of the Faculty of Architecture to operate alongside the Faculty of Engineering, currently under construction. In furtherance of this objective, the Ministry hereby invites reputable, competent, and interested constructors to submit tenders for the execution of the under-listed projects, in accordance with the Benue State Public Procurement Law and extant procurement guidelines.
The project is packaged into three (3) lots as follows:
Interested bidders may tender for one or more lots, but each lot shall be evaluated independently.
The procurement shall be conducted through Open Competitive Tendering, in line with the provisions of the Benue State Public Procurement Law.
Interested bidders are required to submit the following documents as part of their technical bids:
Interested bidders shall visit the Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management to indicate their interest in bidding for the project. Tender documents shall then be sent to the designated email addresses provided by interested bidders.
Hard copies of completed Technical and Financial Bids, sealed separately and clearly marked with the Lot Number and Lot Title, should be submitted to the Honourable Commissioner of the Ministry on or before 3rd March 2026. Late submissions shall not be considered.
The tender opening shall be conducted immediately after the deadline for submission at the Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Headquarters, Makurdi, in the presence of bidders and relevant stakeholders who choose to observe the process. Only the financial bids of technically qualified bidders shall be opened.
All enquiries regarding this tender should be directed to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry.
Nambativ Helen Zeramo
Permanent Secretary
For: Honourable Commissioner
You can download PDF copy of the invitation to tender at: https://procurement.benuestate.gov.ng/downloadable-resources
Project title:
Construction of the Mbaanyam Catholic School Road (2.10km) in Gboko LGA.
Procuring Entity:
Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure, Office of the Governor.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Benue State Government, through the Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure Makurdi, intends to undertake the Construction of Mbaanyam Catholic School Road (2.10Km) in Gboko LGA. In furtherance of this objective, the Bureau hereby invites reputable, competent, and interested contractors to submit tenders for the execution of the project, in accordance with the Benue State Public Procurement Law and the extant procurement guidelines.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
The project involves clearance, earthworks, Culverts, Drains, Pavement, and Asphaltic Surfacing of 2.10km Mbaanyam Catholic School Road in Gboko.
3. PROCUREMENT METHOD
The procurement shall be conducted through open competitive tendering in line with the provisions of the Benue State Public Procurement Law.
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders are required to submit the following documents as part of their technical bids:
a. Evidence of certificate of incorporation with corporate affairs commission (CAC), including form CAC2 and CAC7.
b. Evidence of company income tax clearance certificate for the preceding three (3) years valid up to 31st December, 2026.
c. Evidence of Pension Compliance Certificate issued by the National Pension Commission (PENCOM).
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Funds (ITF) compliance Certificate.
e. Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate.
f. Evidence of Registration with Benue State Public Procurement Commission.
g. Verifiable evidence of similar projects executed in the last five (5) years.
h. Evidence of the company’s financial capability to execute the project by submission of a referee’s letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide a credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
i. Company profile, including details of key technical personnel and equipment.
j. Company`s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years.
k. Sworn Affidavit deposed to the truthfulness of the submitted documents.
l. Any other document as may be required in the Standard bidding document.
5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders shall go to the Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure and pay a fee of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100, 000.00) only for the Standard Bidding Document, payable to:
Account Name: Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure.
Account Number: 1100348655.
Bank: Novus MFB.
to indicate their interest in bidding for the project and collect the same at the Bureau’s office.
6. SUBMISSION OF TENDERS
Three (3) Hard copies of completed Technical and Financial Bids, sealed separately in one envelope and clearly marked at the top left-hand corner “Complete Tender”, should be submitted to the Director General of the Bureau on or before 27th April, 2026, by 2.00 pm. Late submission shall not be considered.
7. BID OPENING
Tenders shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at the Director General’s conference hall, Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure, office of the Governor, Government House, Old GRA, Makurdi. Bids shall be opened in the presence or absence of any bidder(s).
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
b. This invitation to tender shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure to award any contract.
c. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission will be rejected and returned unopened.
d. The cost of preparing the Bid documents shall be borne by the Bidder.
e. The Director General, Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure (BSP&I) is not bound to prequalify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 48 (1) (iv) of the Public Procurement Law,2020 of Benue State of Nigeria.
f. Only bidders that meet the eligibility and evaluation criteria shall be considered.
8. ENQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding this tender should be directed to the Procurement Desk officer of the Bureau via:
Email-specialprojects@benuestate.gov.ng
Phone-+234 (0) 7078350753
(Note: Phone calls should be during working hours only)
SIGNED:
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
BUREAU OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
MAKURDI, BENUE STATE
You can download PDF copy of the invitation to tender at: https://procurement.benuestate.gov.ng/downloadable-resources
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