By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved three memoranda presented by the Federal Ministry of Works for roads construction and rehabilitation projects.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, made this known to the State House Correspondents after the weekly (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Fashola said that three memoranda presented by his Ministry to the Federal Executive Council have to do with the construction and rehabilitation of some roads across the country.
Said he: “The first one was for the augmentation of the contract of the Zaria to Funtua section of the Zaria-Sokoto-Birnin-Kebbi highway. The augmentation was for N9.446 billion, which will result in an increase of the contract price to a total of N16.924 billion”.
“The augmentation caters for an extension of the scope of works on that section from 26 kilometers to a total of 64 kilometers. It also caters for the improvement of the pavement from a laterite-based pavement to a cement-based, concrete-mixed, stone-base pavement. It also makes provision for extensive drainage works to accommodate increasing rain flow and flooding patterns that we have observed in the last few years. Council approved that memorandum”.
“The second memorandum was presented by the Ministry on behalf of one of her parastatals, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), who have statutory responsibility for maintenance and rehabilitation of certain roads and in this regard, FERMA requested and Council approved contracts award to rehabilitate Kwara-Peta-Milda Road in Borno in favor of Messrs. CBC Global Civil Engineering and Building Construction. Value of the award is N6,271,985,441.2”
“The third one, which Council approved today, was the rehabilitation of the Uturu-Isikwato-Akara Road in Abia State, N13.624 billion, which was approved by Council to 18th Engineering Company for 24 months. Thank you very much. Council also approved”
