In line with its urban renewal program, the Kwara State Government, on Wednesday, held an open bid for the construction/rehabilitation of 26 urban roads, with at least 134 local contractors participating.
In a statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Works and Transports, Kwara State, the move is in line with the governments insistance on a transparent contract process.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Yusuf Garba Manjo, noted that Wednesday’s bids were the first phase of the exercise saying that roads for consideration under its phase 2 scheme are still being compiled and are scheduled for execution in the first and second quarters of 2020.
“The present administration under the leadership of AbdulRazaq is committed to ensuring that construction works are given to competent contractors.
“In furtherance of this, the Ministry shall follow due process to ensure qualified contractors are awarded the projects to ensure quality service delivery to the people. We shall ensure strict compliance with the Public Procurement Act,” he said.
Officials of the state ministry publicly read out the figures and other details of the bids, including the technical and financial parts of submitted proposals.
The permanent secretary says successful bidders would be communicated after the processes have been duly followed.
Some of the contractors who spoke with journalists commended the state government for the transparency employed in the bidding process which the contractors said was the first such measure in years.
The 26 roads in the first phase, which had earlier been advertised in the newspapers, included Ipata Market Internal Road network; Emir’s Road Patigi; College of Education Road linking Unilorin Mini campus; townhall/station road, Erin Ile; Market Junction-Emir’s Palace Gwanara; Tsaragi-Market Batakpan road; Museum Road, Esie; Adeta Primary School Road, Kuntu and Queen Elizabeth School Internal Road.
Others are Tipper Garage Junction Amuyo-Adesoye College Offa; Shao Township Road; Osi Township Road; Oro-Ago-Oyate Road; Sobi Specialist Hospital—Gaa-Osiris-Medina Road Ilorin; Awolowo Road Tanke-Danialu Primary School; Asadam Lower Road by Railway; and Gberia Township Road Kaiama, among others.
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