Ganduje to complete abandoned N7bn road project

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By Ismail Auwal

Kano State Executive Council has approved the completion of the multi-million naira abandoned Janguza-Durum-Kabo-Karaye Road awarded in 2010.

The contract was initially awarded by the administration of Senator Ibrahim Shekarau at the cost of N3, 424, 010, 877.00 billion.

It had to be reviewed to N7, 020, 139, 700.55 billion, based on the scope of work from two coat layer surface dressing to asphaltic concrete wearing course.

The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Africa House, Government House, Kano recently.

“While the contractor accepted the new price and re-mobilized to site and works progress, the ministry of Works and Infrastructure noted the financial constraint of the state, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the global economy and re-scope the project from asphaltic concrete surfacing back to two-coat surface dressing and therefore re-scoped the project and put it at the sum of N5, 605, 424, 417.44 billion.

“The council, however, rejected the proposed downward review of project cost which reflected a reduction of over two billion naira in order to allow for the execution of quality job and also to take care of the prevailing escalation in the prices of construction materials.”

“The project would be jointly financed between the state government and benefitting local government councils of Kabo, Karaye and Rimin Gado on 50-50 bases contribution” the commissioner stated.

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