Catering Outfit National Open University

The National Open University of Nigeria has recently commissioned an ultra-modern restaurant at its headquarters located at 14/16 Ahamadu Bello Way, Victoria Island Lagos, and is in the process of engaging a catering outfit to manage the restaurant both as a fast food outlet and a high level sit-in dining, mainly for the purpose of providing highly quality and affordable meals for staff and the general public.

Jobs Detail

Job title: Catering Outfit

Job Location: Lagos

Job Experience & skills

• Evidence of a minimum of 5 years experience in the catering industry
• Proven skills and expertise in the preparation of African and Continental dishes as well as confectionary
• certificate of incorporation, company profile and tax receipt for the last 3 years
• Evidence of financial capabilities
• Work very closely with the NOUN Restaurant Management Committee
• Provide services to Management and other meetings with top class catering services during special events at very short notice
• Provide catering services to both staff and the general public as and when needed

General Information

interested caterers are free to visit and inspect the restaurant with the permission of either, the Registrar, Acting Director of Procurement or Director, Directorate of physical planning and development before submitting their bids Short listed applicants should be prepared to make detailed written presentation to the University Management selection team. The successful applicant must be prepared to begin the provision of services at the University two weeks of receiving the letter of engagement upon payment to the University of a deposit of One Million Naira only, which is refundable at the end of contract.

closing date: August 19 2010

How to apply for this job

Interested catering companies are invited to submit detailed application detailing their experiences, maximum number they have catered for at any given moment, the diversity and variety of their menu and include any special culinary experience they can offer the public through NOUN Restaurant.
Bids must be accompanied by the following:
1. Three referees attesting to the professional competency, corporate integrity and credibility, and service reliability of the outfit
2. A one- page statement about public catering in specialized environment for the 21 century and include the number of staff under their employment and an organogram of their outfit
3. A non- refundable fee of fifty thousand naira only, payable in bank draft to National Open University of Nigeria

All applications should be submitted in sealed envelopes indicating Catering at the top left hand corner addressed to:
The Registrar,
National Open University of Nigeria
14/16 Ahamadu Bello Way
Victoria Island
Lagos

N.B: Applications can also be submitted online to the following address: registrar@nou.edu.ng