Oyo govt opens bid for 2019 intervention projects, rolls out 226 contracts

About 102 local contractors participated in the bid opening exercise for the 2019 FGN-UBEC/OYOSUBEB intervention projects held at the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board’s premises, BDSUNDAY has learnt.

The projects, according official statement, will be jointly financed by Oyo State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board and the Federal Government, through the Universal Basic Education Commission.

The contracts bided for include: Construction of a Model School; Construction of eight blocks of six classrooms; construction of 14 blocks of four classrooms.

Others are construction of 32 blocks of 3 classrooms; construction of 4 ECCDE pilot centres; construction 10 perimeter fencing.

Likewise, the contractors bided for renovation of 66 blocks of classrooms; sinking of 40 boreholes; procurement of 48 lots of furniture and procurement of 3 lots of sport equipment/facilities.

Speaking after the bidding exercise, he Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Nureni Aderemi Adeniran said that a total of Two Hundred and Twenty-six (226) lots are being rolled out, adding that the process involved transparency and due process.

While saying that was done in compliance with provision of Public Procurement Act 2010 , Adeniran stated that “we allowed due process in this bid opening, which states that people should be allowed to tender for any goods and/or services, and the tender should be open in the presence of the tenderers,” he said.