The Taraba State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has opened bidding for 2018 projects Worth N3 billion naira for the development of infrastructure in the state.
Dr Yakubu Agbaizo, Executive Chairman of the board made the disclosure on Thursday at the Bid Opening of 2018 Matching Grant to contractors in Jalingo.
Agbaizo said that the process was to ensure that contractors have the capacity to execute the jobs.
He assured that the bidding process would be transparent inline with both the state and the national procurement laws.
He also said that the process would meet the global standard for award of contracts.
He said that the board had earlier commissioned a new website and internate facility to make activities of the board accessible globally.
He urged contractors who would be awarded the jobs to execute quality jobs that could stand the test of time.
Adding that consultants and Suppervisors should be efficient in their suppervision to achieve the goal for the contracts.
The chairman commended Gov Darius Ishaku of Taraba for being up to date in the payment of counterpart funding for the projects.
He said that the new infrastrucral projects would cut accross 16 local government areas in the state.
“This bidding process must be most transparent as all our businesses are carried out to meet global standard.
“We have just commissioned a new website and installed an internet facility to achieve the task of doing things in line with global best practices.
“I urge all the contractors that will emerge successful to execute those projects that can last for long.
“You should bear in mind that these projects are part of the infrastructure designed for our children with the main objective that every child must come to class”, He stated.
Audu Bose, Chairman, Indigenous Contractors Union while Commending the bidding process, said it was transparent. He also thanked Gov. Ishaku for meeting up with the counterpart requirement for the projects.
