BREAKING NEWS, Oil & Gas
NO fewer than 37 companies have submitted bids to supply six triple agent firefighting trucks for the operation of the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company, NPSC, one of the downstream subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
At a public bid-opening exercise held at the NNPC Towers on Wednesday, Luke Anele, managing director of NPSC, who was represented by the manager, Health, Safety and Environment, Agbami Tijani Mohammed, said the bid would lead to the procurement of six firefighting trucks that would replace the non- functional and old trucks in its fleet.
The public bid-opening exercise is part of NNPC’s avowed commitment to openness and transparency aimed at transforming the Corporation into a Focused, Accountable, Competitive and Transparent organization conducting its business with Integrity (FACTI-based Corporation).
The NPSC boss noted that the firefighting trucks, when procured, would reduce to the barest minimum the incidences of fire outbreak in the 21 depots across the country.
On his part, Rotimi Feyisitan, manager, who represented the group general manager, Supply Chain Management, SCM, Shehu Liman, said at the end of the submission of bids, 37 companies submitted bids for prequalification of companies for the procurement, supply and commissioning of six number triple agent firefighting trucks for NPSC operations.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, and several Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, were on hand to observe and ensure strict compliance to due process.
— Apr 26, 2017 @ 19:10 GMT
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