The Borno State Government has signed a N7.9bn contract for the construction of the third flyover at the West End Roundabout in the Maiduguri metropolis.
The project was awarded to a Chinese construction giant, Eighteen Engineering Company.
The state’s Commissioner for Works, Mustapha Gubio, said this at the signing of the contract agreement on Monday in Maiduguri.
He said the project would address traffic congestion and ease movement in the Maiduguri metropolis, adding it was the third flyover to be constructed by Governor Babagana Zulum’s administration.
Gubio said EEC won the contract in view of its track record in compliance with the due process.
The commissioner charged the contractors to ensure quality work and adhere strictly to the specifications to facilitate its completion within the stipulated 12-month period.
Gubio said the state government had paid 40 per cent mobilisation fee to the contractor, adding that an additional 10 per cent would soon be paid to the company.
He charged the contractor to reciprocate the gesture by ensuring a good quality job.
According to him, the government is executing roads, drains and other viable infrastructure projects as part of its 25-year developmental plan of the state.
The representative of the construction company, Gao Kun, pledged to justify the confidence reposed in them in the execution of the project. (NAN)
