he Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N8.39 billion to augment a contract to finance a contract for the construction of Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Makera Road.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, announced this Wednesday, while briefing State House reporters after the federal cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fashola said the augmentation of the cost of the road that links Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger States was necessary because of price changes.
He said: “The Ministry of Works and Housing presented one memorandum to Council. It was for the augmentation of the contract for Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Makera Road. The portion covering 185 kilometres awarded to CRCC Construction Company.
“The company is seeking an augmentation of the contract sum by N8.39 billion, which was approved and the reason was for price changes, essentially, between 2012 when the contract was awarded, and now. Materials and costs have changed and also the scope of works of the 85 kilometres of the road has to be changed now from rehabilitation to reconstruction because it has deteriorated from when it was awarded 12 years ago. So Council approves this.
“Just for your information, there are two sections of the road because it comes all the way from Sokoto to Makera. The first section is awarded to Triacta, that section is 296 kilometres and we’ve completed it just recently. The entire 296 kilometres is now motorable. About 100 kilometres of the second section, which is the subject of augmentation, from Yauri to Makera, has been completed so we just have 85 kilometres to go.”
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