FG Awards N325m Niger Bridge Construction To Roughton International.

 

MINISTER OF WORKS, MIKE ONOLEMEMEN

ABUJA, August 08, (THEWILL) - The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a contract worth N325m to Messrs Roughton International Limited, a transaction advisory services firm, to design, build, finance, and operate the proposed Second Niger Bridge.

The bridge, which will link Anambra and Delta States, is expected to be completed in 16 months.

Also approved to the same firm was a contract worth N297m for the design, building, financing and operation of Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road, Lagos, which is scheduled to be completed in one year.

Addressing State House correspondents in Abuja, minister of information, Labaran Maku, and minister of works, Mike Onolememen disclosed that the project was approved to rectify the deplorable condition of the 2.8km dual carriage way connecting Apakun-MMIA Road and upgrade it to a modern eight-lane facility that would provide smooth movement of traffic.

“In view of this, the second Niger Bridge, which is a critical national infrastructure and forms an essential link between the South West and South East connecting the two large cities of Onitsha and Asaba, was tabled for consideration … under the Public Private Partnership Scheme.” Onolememen said.

“The Federal Government, in furtherance of its transformation agenda of addressing infrastructural deficit and improving the quality of public infrastructural services, has recognised leveraging on private sector investment and capacity to complement the drive towards bridging the country’s enormous infrastructure gap through the PPP initiative.

Onolememen also revealed that FEC approved additional works on the subsisting contract of the dualisation of Kano-Maiduguri Road, Section II, such as the extension of the road from Dutse to Kwanar Huguma, a distance of 24.2km.

The contract, with a lifespan of 40 months, was awarded in favour of Setraco (Nigeria) Limited in the sum of N8.352b, meaning the contract sum was revised from N35.841b to N44.193b.

via THE WILL