The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N147.4 billion for the completion of major roads in Kogi, Edo and Ogun States.
Works Minister Mike Onolememen told State House journalists after the meeting that contracts were for the execution of Phase II (dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section I, II, III and IV in Kogi State and Edo State)
According to Onolememen, “the contracts are expected to be executed in the following order:
Contract No. 6135 for the dualisation Lokoja-Benin Road Section I: Obajana Junction-Okene (40.00km) in Kogi State in favour of Messrs CGC (Nigeria_ Limited in the sum of N18,905,502,377.69 thereby revising the contract sum from N11.663,957,682.30 to N30,569,460,059.99 .
“Contracts No. 6136 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section II: Okene-Auchi (26.70km) in Kogi and Edo states, in favour of Messrs Mothercat Limited in the sum of N10,227,820,541.42, thereby revising the contract sum from N11,086,276,140.35 to N21,294,096,681.78.
“Contract No. 6137 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section III: Auchi-Ehor (29.20km) in Edo State in favour of Messrs Danata and Sawoe Construction Company Limited in the sum of N23,206,811,244.87, thereby revising the contract sum from N11,659,588,909.69 to N34,866,400,154.56.
“Contract No. 6138 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section IV: Ehor-Benin (47.70km) in Edo State in favour of Messrs RCC (Nigeria) Limited, in the sum of N23,572,346,477.53 thereby revising the contract sum from N11,679,997,440.71 to N35,253,343,918.24”.
The minister said the FEC also approved the award of contract number 6241 for the reconstruction and asphalt overlay of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu dual carriageway Phase IV: Ajebandele-Shagamu KM162 + 586 (Ondo State to KM 261 + 000 (Ogun) in Ogun State.
He said the contract was awarded in favour of Messrs RCC (Nigeria Limited in the sume of N71,648,176,867.38 with a completion period of 48 months.
“There is a budgetary provision of the sums of N800 million and N10 billion have been approved in the 2014 and SURE-P Appropriation respectively for the project,” he said.
