Audio Attached: Bwari Area Council chair promises transparency in bidding process

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By Fortune Abang

Bwari (FCT), July 12, 2017 (NAN) Bwari Area Council, FCT, on Wednesday pledged to create a level playing ground for contractors that would tender for projects.

Its Chairman, Mr Musa Dikko, made the pledge at the official opening of tenders offered by some private developers for the execution of two projects in Bwari.

Cue in audio 1 (Dikko)

“Today, what we are witnessing is the official opening of the council tender, we want to ask that you entertain no fear to participate.

“Certainly we are going to do our best to make sure that everything is done transparently, to a standard that all of us will be happy.

“Under this change mantra there is no space for business as usual, what we have is collective effort, to make sure that we change our environment positively.

“Every prospective partner must be ready to do partnership that will bring progress and only the qualified ones will be qualified to be partners.’’

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects are for the financing and development of Kogo Bus and Modern Motor Park as well as the financing and development of Mpape Market ‘A’.

He urged the developers to ensure they met the necessary requirements and to also stick to the ground rules for the bidding process as only qualified bidders would be awarded contracts.

Dikko said when completed, the projects would not only contribute to the community growth, but improve on the existing market standards within the area in line with the FCT Master Plan.

Also speaking, Mr Ajoze Shuaibu, the Chief Admin Officer of the council, said that the process was geared towards ensuring transparency in the award of contracts.

He said that the projects to be handled by contractors were in May advertised in two Nigerian newspapers.

According to him, the bidding process is in line with Section 30 of the Procurement Act which aims at promoting transparency and accountability in the bidding process.

Cue in audio 2 (Shuaibu)

“We are going to open our bids here in accordance with that section; we are also going to follow section 48, (4) of the same Act, which permits us to take this in piece meal.

“Whosoever emerges winner from this section will go to the next section, the next section certainly will not take place today, we will definitely convey that to the winners.”

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Edited by Nyisom Dore/Emmanuel Yashim