The Federal Ministry of Works has opened a decisive discussion with Julius Berger Plc on all the inherited and new projects handled by them with a view to appraising their performance and taking decisions on funding and milestone completion of all such awarded projects.
This is in accordance with the directive of the Federal Executive Council regarding all inherited and new projects being handled by a number of multinational companies that have been delayed due to issues of price differentials or poor funding.
This is one of the Renewed Hope administration’s attempts to alleviate the pain of road users during this time of economic hardship.
This was the result of an important discussion between the Ministry and the management of Julius Berger Plc.
Speaking on the resolutions reached during the meeting, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, reiterated the firmness of the Ministry on issues of price control, commitment of contractors to project execution, value for money, and uniform pricing location by location.
He complained about the unacceptable conditions of some of the inherited and new projects of all ongoing federal roads awarded to Julius Berger Plc, which are within the economic corridor of the nation and which were being delayed due to issues of price differentials or lack of effective funding.
