The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday flagged off bid opening for the decommissioning and installation of towers and masts in its Lagos, Benin and Port Harcourt area offices.
Eleven companies are participating in the exercise, a statement from Garba Deen Mohammed, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, has said.
Speaking during the bid opening ceremony in Abuja, Michael Ejike, Manager Telecoms, said reputable telecommunication vendors with proven experience and capacity were invited to bid for the decommissioning and installation of towers and masts in some NNPC facilities to give it a facelift.
He noted that the eleven companies that submitted bid were required to bid for any of the four refineries of their interest adding that the exercise was geared towards providing equal opportunities for all bidders in a transparent manner.
On her part, the General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Sophia Mbakwe said the result of the bid exercise would be ready in three weeks assuring that all prospective vendors would receive equal treatment.
Commenting on the exercise, the Executive Director of one of the bidding 0 companies, Anthony Wokocha, applauded the NNPC for the transparent conduct of the exercise and assured of the readiness of his company to deliver on the mandate if considered.
