Harboursandport.com: Lagos ---- The Bureau of Public Enterprises,
BPE and the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, have concession the Terminal B of
the old Warri port to Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited (OCTS), a consortium led
by the SIFAX Group.
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| Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi |
The consortium came out tops after the Expression of Interest, EoI by 13 applicants following an advertisement by the NPA in 2014.
Out of the 13 applications, seven
were pre-qualified. Out of these pre-qualified bidders, five were able to
submit their technical and financial proposals on 31st January 2017, the
deadline for submission of the proposals.
These five companies are Marine
Infrastructure Consortium, Bright Ocean Integrated Services Limited, Ecomarine
Consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited and Neon Warri Ports
Consortium. At the end of the evaluation of the technical proposal, Ecomarine
Consortium and Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited’s financial bids were
qualified for the financial bid opening stage.
After the open transparent
competitive bid process which is in line with international best practices,
Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited was declared the concessionaire of
Terminal B, Old Warri Port. The concession is for a period of 25 years.
In a statement signed by the Corporate
Affairs Manager of SIFAX Group, Muyiwa Akande and made available to Vanguard,
pointed out that immediately after the announcement, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group
Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, expressed his appreciation to both the
BPE and NCP for the transparent exercise.
He added that the concession will
enjoy the same Midas touch that has now become the hallmark of SIFAX Group’s
businesses.
According to him, “This is great
news for us as a company to have led this consortium to win this very
competitive bid. While we are glad that we have emerged the preferred bidder,
we are not unaware of the enormous responsibility this victory has conferred on
us. However, it is a familiar territory for us having operated the Terminal C
at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos successfully in the last 12 years. We will
fall back on the experience and expertise we have developed running the
terminal to make a difference at the Warri Port.”
On his own part, Mr. John Jenkins,
Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, said the company, which is noted for its
adherence to international best practices, will set new standards with the
management of the new terminal.
He said: “BPE, NPA and other
relevant government agencies should look forward to an efficient port
management system when we formally take over the control of the terminal while
the clients are in for an unparalleled customer-focused service delivery that
will put them at the heart of our operations.”
At a well-attended meeting yesterday
at the Conference Room of the Bureau of Public Enterprises at Abuja, SIFAX
Group-led consortium beat other bidders to emerge the preferred bidder of the
port. The event had in attendance the representatives of the National Council
for Privatisation, NCP, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the Nigerian
Ports Authority (NPA), the Infrastructural Concession Regulatory Commission
(ICRC), among others.
The Expression of Interest for the
port was advertised in 2014. At the deadline of the submission, of the EOIs, 13
applications were received.
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