About eight contractors are said to have submitted bids for the construction and rehabilitation of Minna-Kataeregi-Bida road in
Among the contractors is
Tribune Online gathered over the weekend in Minna, that the highest bidder, was said to have quoted over N34billion, while the lowest quotation for the construction and rehabilitation of the road is about N17billion.
Speaking during the bid opening in Minna, the Niger State capital, Commissioner for Works and
While responding to questions from journalists at the occasion on the level of the process of dualisation of the road, Panti said, that 'the process of getting loan facility from the
He pointed out that what the State was planning to do presently, was to get the road constructed(fixed) with the view that it can be motorable for the motorists and commuters alike, plying the route pending when the government will secure the IDB loan for the dualisation of the road.
He, however, explained that once the bid evaluation committee starts their work, it will not take more than one week after which the Winner of the Contract, would be made public, adding that the work was expected to last for two to three years before completion.
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