The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the sum of N510.9 billion naira for the construction and supply of customised Fire Service search and rescue vans for extrication of accident victims for Rivers ports in Port Harcourt, Lagos Port Complex, Tincan Island Port and the Marina headquarters in Lagos.
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, disclosed this to journalists after the last Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Sambo explained that: “The Federal Ministry of Transportation this afternoon presented two memoranda to council on behalf of two of its agencies.
The first agency was the Nigerian Ports Authority, which sought to provide for maritime emergency fire service.
According to him, the council considered the memorandum and approved the award of the contract as recommended and reviewed by the Bureau of Public Procurement and the sum of N510,934,600 Naira inclusive of seven and a half per cent VAT.
He revealed that Messrs All Works Commercial Company Limited will handle the project with a completion period of nine months.
Sambo noted that the second memorandum presented by the Ministry was for the ultimate management by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, which N453.90 billion has been approved for the purchase of rolling stock, operational, and maintenance equipment for the ongoing under-construction Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line.
“The memorandum sought the council’s consideration and approval for the award of contract for the procurement of rolling stock, operation or maintenance equipment for the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line that is currently under construction.
“The contract was awarded to MSSRs Mota Engineering Nigeria Limited, who are the contractors handling this particular project in the sum of $984,722,302.5 inclusive of seven and a half per cent VAT with a completion period of four years,” he said.
Maradi is the second largest city in Niger Republic and the administrative centre of Maradi Region. It is also the seat of the Maradi Department and an Urban Commune.