Over 134 contractors jostle for 26 urban road projects in Kwara
Kwara State Ministry of works and Transports on Wednesday through a statement issued its Press Secretary, Monsurah Kannike disclosed that over 130 local contractors indicated interest in an open bid held for the construction/rehabilitation of 26 urban roads recently advertised by Kwara State Government.
In a press statement made available to The Informant247, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Yusuf Garba Manjo revealed that the open bid was due to the insistence of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq that contract award would follow a transparent process.
Manjo noted that the Wednesday bids will be followed by another exercise as roads for consideration under the second exercise are still being compiled and are scheduled for execution in the first and second quarters of 2020.
He said that the road construction/rehabilitation is part of the urban renewal programme of the new administration.
The 26 roads in the first phase, which according to the press release 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; Queen Elizabeth School Internal Road; 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.
