The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Dutsinms
(FUDMA), Prof Mohammed Khalid has emphasised that the University shall do everything humanly
possible to diligently follow
due process in selecting the most responsive bidders in all its contractual undertaking in line with the
Public Procurement Act of Nigeria.
Prof. Othman was speaking during the Public Opening of Financial Tender documents for the Year 2026 Tertiary Education Trust Fund
(TETFund) Library Development Intervention, Year 2026, TETFund
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Support and the
2025 Needs Assessment Intervention held on
Wednesday, 28
October, 2026 at the Senate Chamber of the University
.
He stated that “part of the transparent manner of FUDMA is the
conduct of the public opening of technical and financial tender
documents held on a regular basis to justify its adherence to the set down laws enshrined by the government for awarding contracts.
My doors are always open for suggestion on ways to improve in our quest
to render selfless service to humanity”.
The Deputy Director of Procurement, Yusuf Sani while briefing the participants on the projects, stated that “FUDMA
invited interested, competent and reputable suppliers with relevant
experience and proven track records to participate in the
National Competitive Bidding (NCB) processes in
accordance with the provisions of the Public
Procurement Act and Revised Standard
Bidding Documents regulations for procurement of goods”.
Yusuf added that “the projects were advertised in two national dailies and the Federal Tenders’ Journal and invited all the
companies that
applied, the Bureau for
Public Procurement
(BPP), Certified Civil Society Organisations,
Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit
(ACTU),
Non-Governmental Organisations, Relevant
Professional Bodies,
members of the University
Tenders’ Board (UTB) and interested members of the
public” to witness the open
competitive bidding processes in line with the law
.
According to him, Category ‘A’ of the intervention was tagged as
‘Year 2026 TETFund Intervention for Library Development’,
encompassing Lot ‘A’ which was dedicated to Procurement of
Assorted Textbooks and Journals, while Lot ‘B’ was for Procurement of Office Equipment and Furniture.
Category ‘B’ was earmarked for Year 2026 TETFund
Intervention for Information
and Communication
Technology (ICT) Support Projects, encapsulating
Lot ‘1B’ allotted for
Procurement of Network and Software.
The Needs Assessment Projects on the other hand comprised of two lots, namely Lot ‘1’ Procurement and Commissioning of 8.31
Cummins’ Engine EQC300, Max Power of 100HP, 310Nm Torque, Innoson Vehicle Motor 6110 CNG and Diesel Variant,
100-seat capacity, whereas Lot ‘2’ Procurement, Installation
