ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State government on Wednesday signed an agreement with 37 contractors for the construction of 556km of roads across all the 25 local government areas of the state.
The contracts include township and inter-State roads, dual carriage as well as ring roads.
Speaking during the event held at the Government in Minna, the Lead Consultant, Olatunji Ajayi said that 330 firms applied for the contracts and after evaluation of bids, 37 were selected for 37 lots of the project
On his part, the state governor, Mohammed Bago noted that his administration intends to breach the huge infrastructural deficit in the state.
Bago announced plans to construct 2,000 kilometers of roads in the next four years across all parts of the state.
He equally said that the state government has secured about N1 trillion naira as funding for infrastructural development in the State.
The Niger state governor therefore charged the contractors to ensure that they do not compromise on standards in carrying out the project.
He further tasked them to ensure that they deliver on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the people.
The governor also encouraged the contractors to patronise local content and relate with relevant Ministries to get a list of reliable youth that can be engaged to better their lots.
Some of the Contractors who spoke to journalists appreciated the Niger State Government for finding them worthy of executing the projects and reassured their commitment to carrying out the projects according to specifications.
This online platform reports that the Commissioner for Works, Suleiman Umar signed on behalf of the State Government while representatives of the contracting firms signed for their respective companies.
