Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday disclosed that a contract of N1.65 billion has been awarded by the Federal Government for consultancy and pre-contract services for the design and construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He said the contract went to a consortium comprising two international and one Nigerian consultants, with a completion period of 12 months.
Sirika made this known to journalists in Abuja at the end of the online Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
He said the contract sum includes seven percent of VAT and an exchange rate for the dollar component of $360 to one Naira
“What I want you assure the public is that a lot of work has been done in this procurement of consultancy services. It will be fast-tracked and it is the intention of the Ministry to conclude before the end of the year, so that the balance of money that we have in the budget, we can appoint a contractor and commence the construction of the second runway.
“We hope to conclude the second runway, if awarded, before the end of the life of this administration.”
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, said the FEC meeting also approved N8.14 billion for the reactivation and completion of Farim Ruwa multipurpose dam in Wamba local of Nasarawa State.
He said the project was started by the Nasarawa State government in 2013 but the State government in 2018, requested the Federal Government to take over for completion.
He said President Buhari approved the project, a multipurpose dam project with provision for water supply, irrigation and 20 megawatts hydropower station.
“All we intend to do at the federal level is to complete the dam and then hope that we can get concessioner to take over the component of the hydropower, which includes the construction of the power house, the turbines and the transmission lines.
“The contract sum is N8.14 billion, inclusive of all taxes, with the completion period of 24 months.
“It comprises of the completion of the dam embankment, spring lay and outlet works for the water supply and hydropower component, 20 kilometers of access road and rehabilitation of some service quarters”, Adamu explained.
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