“Today, the BPPP office is engaging the
Ministry of Environment, which by its mandate,
procures every PPP in the state; we had
earlier received seven PPP requests of no
objection from the ministry. “After review, we had only three out of the
seven projects with no objection for
advertisement while others go through the
formal conventional procurement process”, he
said. The director named the three categories of
bidding as consolidated billings, sanitary
inspection of premises and environmental
revenue levy, adding that a bid fee was N350,
000 per investor. “This bidders conference is also to intimate the
bidders with issues arising, challenges,
prospects and stages that will lead to the final
close of the deal. “The close of the deal is the concluding part of
the business with private sector proponents
who will manage and operate whatever
scheme agreed upon.’’ Mr Suleiman Babanawa, one of the investors,
told NAN that the government of Kogi
deserved commendation on the issue of BPPP
for gi