..As 34 Firms Bid
for Security Services
As part of efforts to consolidate on the successes recorded
in the steady supply and distribution of petroleum products across the country,
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has mapped out strategies to
boost security around its depots and pump stations to ensure they remain
functional.
Managing Director of the Nigerian Pipeline and Storage
Company (NPSC), Mr. Luke Anele, stated this Wednesday during a bid opening
exercise for the selection of firms to provide security services at the
company’s depots and pump stations across the country.
Represented by the NPSC’s Executive Director in charge of
Pipelines, Mr. Danladi Ahmed, the MD stated that the NPSC was desirous of
engaging reputable and competent security firms to safeguard its critical
assets to ensure unimpeded operations and efficient service delivery.
“This particular exercise avails us the opportunity to
identify competitive offers from companies that are competent and ready to
secure our assets such as depots and pump stations at competitive rates. The
NPSC assets are wide spread nationwide, which means security is important, if
you have anything of value, you must provide security to safeguard it,” Mr.
Anele stated.
NPSC is a midstream subsidiary of the NNPC in charge of
depots and pipelines.
The MD stated that the bid opening was conducted openly in
the full glare of representatives of the
bidding companies to demonstrate the NNPC’s commitment to
transparency and due process in all its activities.
He assured the bidders of a level playing ground that would
guarantee the emergence of the best companies among them.
A cross section of participating bidding companies who
witnessed the event expressed their satisfaction with the conduct of the
exercise, describing the Corporation as a transparent company that operates
according to the dictates of best global standards.
Mr. Dozie Tassie who represented Pentagon Securities Ltd,
described the bidding process as credible and satisfactory, adding that
everybody was given the opportunity to compete fairly.
“NNPC demonstrated that it was committed to global best
practices. Now that everybody has given the opportunity to verify that the
documents they submitted were not tampered with and the names of participating
companies are made known, there won’t be cases of people raising eyebrows when
winners emerge because they have witnessed the process and could testify that
no company was smuggled in. NNPC is doing a fantastic job, it is a step in the
right direction,” Mr. Tassie enthused.
While applauding the efforts of the NNPC GMD, Dr. Maikanti
Baru, the Managing Director of Goldlight Security Ltd, Chief John Eke, stated
that he saw transparency and due process in action during the bidding exercise.
“What I have seen today gladdens my heart. There is due
process and transparency in place. The GMD and the MD, NPSC and those involved
in the entire process deserve commendation. In fact, it shows that the NNPC is
going places” a highly elated Eke stated.
A total of 34 firms bided for the security services out of
the 54 companies that were invited for the jobs through selective tendering.
The public opening of bid is part of the Corporation’s
commitment to transparency as a Focused, Accountable, Competitive and
transparent organisation, conducting its business with Integrity (FACTI).
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