37 Firms Bid For NNPC’s Fire Trucks Supply

No fewer than 37 companies have submitted bids to supply fire fighting trucks to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed this Thursday in a statement in Abuja.
The statement said that the bid would lead to the procurement of six fire fighting trucks that would replace the non-functional and old trucks in its fleet.
“The public bid opening is part of NNPC’s avowed commitment to openness and transparency aimed at transforming the Corporation into a focused, accountable, competitive and accountable, competitive and transparent organization, conducting its business with integrity.
“The fire fighting trucks, when procured, would reduce to the barest minimum, the incidences of fire outbreak in the 21 depots across the country”, it said.
The Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and several Civil Society Organization (CSOs) were on hand to observe and ensure strict compliance to due process in the exercise.