Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Following public outcry over the condition of the erosion site in Oba, along Onitsha – Owerri road, Anambra State Government has awarded a contract for the repair and control works in the damaged erosion site.
The Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, in a statement made available to Ikengaonline said the contract was approved by the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) on Wednesday.
According to him, the Oba erosion contract was awarded to Benejaf Int’l Ltd and would gulp over five hundred million naira (N554,246,760.7). He said the project is expected to be completed within five months, pending the date payment of the mobilisation fee is effected.
The Commissioner also said that ANSEC equally approved the sum of N983,912,969.83 contract to Tamad Construction Limited for Ozubulu erosion control works which would be within eight (8) months from the date of mobilisation fee.
In the other contracts, Nwosu said: “ANSEC approved the release of the sum of One Billion, Nine Hundred and Ninety-Five Million, Four Hundred and Five Thousand, One Hundred and Eight Naira (N1,995,405,108) inclusive of Preliminaries, Contingencies, and 7.5% VAT of N149,655,383.1 for the construction of Uga-Nkpologwu Road with a spur to Amesi road within Aguata LGA in favour of APOGEE Engineering Ltd. Date of completion is a period of Ten (10) Months from the date of the payment of the mobilisation fee.
“Also approved by ANSEC is the release of the sum of Eight Billion, Six Hundred and Eighty-Two Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Forty-Seven Naira (N8,682,571,747) for the construction of Amansea-Ifite Road-Aroma-Overpass-Ekwueme-Government House Road. The contract was awarded to Geld Construction Ltd with a completion period of Eighteen (18) Months from the date of the payment of the mobilisation fee.
“The reconstruction of Ugwu Nwasike Ogidi Building Material Road was equally approved for the release of the sum of Five Hundred and Fourteen Million, Six Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty-One Naira (N514,684,231). The contract was awarded to New Idea Construction Company Limited with a completion period of Sixty (60) Days from the date of the payment of the mobilisation fee.
“The sum of Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Million Naira Only (N225,000,000) was approved for the execution of Phase 3 of the Solution Fun City (SFC) Project covering construction of the Foundation Bases for Park Equipment at the SFC. The contract was awarded to ZHONGTIAN Construction Nig. Ltd with a completion period of Four (4) Months from the date of the payment of the mobilization fee.”
