FEC approves road contracts in Nasarawa, Benue, Shagamu-Ajebandele-Ore in Ogun, Ondo, others

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 approved N62.047 billion for the road constructions for various contract proposals presented by the ministries of Works and Housing, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as Water Resources.

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The week’s virtual FEC meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja.

Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting, Ministers Babatunde Fashola (Works and Housing), Mohammed Bello (FCT) and Suleiman Adamu (Water Resources) gave details of the approvals and the figures attached to them.

Fashola said the four memoranda his ministry presented to FEC were approved, starting with the Benin-Ore-Ajebandele road project, particularly the section from Ajebamdele (Ondo State) to Sagamu (Ogun State).

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“The redesigning of the shoulders and pavement provision necessitated a revised estimated total cost of N22.879 billion to take the contract from the original sum of N71.6 billion to N92.5 billion. The stretch involved is 99 kilometres, from kilometre 162 to 261.

“Council approved that review of total estimated cost in favour of Messers RCC Construction firm currently working there,” he said.

The minister said Council also approved the contract for the Akwanga-Keffi-Makurdi highway executed under the China-EXIM loan by China Habour Engineering Construction Company (CHECC) for N46.25 billion awarded to QSA Limited.

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He said the manual signing of certificate of occupancy was moving towards automation so that “all of these processes can be initiated online, processed online, approved and printed in a digital form”.

Fashola said the contract for all of this was N976,037,330 awarded to IQ Systems with completion period of 10 months.

He said the construction of 4×20 metres span bridge at Kilometre 18 on Langtang-Wase Road in Plateau State for N2.867 billion was awarded to Metropolitan Construction Nigeria Limited.

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Bello said his ministry presented five memoranda, all of which were approved, including the review of the N19.5 billion Southern Parkway project.

Adamu also said his ministry presented two contracts, which were also approved.

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