24 firms bid for Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe railway e-ticketing

A total of 24 firms have applied to manage electronic ticketing operations on two new standard gauge rail lines, Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe routes.
Eleven of those firms are for the new Lagos-Ibadan rail line while the remaining 13 are bidding for the Warri-Itakpe line on a public private partnership arrangement.
Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Engr Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this on Monday during the opening of the bids.
Represented by Mr Niyi Alli, director of operations at the corporation, the NRC MD said four companies would be selected among the 24 firms that submitted proposals for the e-ticketing solutions, adding that two for each of the two rail lines.
He stressed that the corporation would continue to be transparent throughout the entire process.
The Director of Procurement in his address said the first part of the qualification was held Monday, opening of the bids.
“We are not evaluating today; we are just opening your submissions and ticking the papers you’ve submitted in accordance with our advert.
There will be other stages on authentication and evaluation.”
Mr Emmanuel Onwodi, director of transportation infrastructure at the ICRC said they were satisfied with the bidding process.
“We’ll choose one preferred bidder and one reserved bidder for each. Four will be chosen after the process,” he said.