The Federal Government has given contractors handling its 260 emergency projects a three-month deadline to complete and deliver the projects or face contract termination.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, issued the ultimatum during a meeting with the contractors and Federal Controllers of Works at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the minister, Orji Uchenna, the emergency projects, appropriated in the 2023 Supplementary Budget, aim to restore the serviceability level of critical federal roads nationwide.
However, about 37 contractors have achieved little or no milestones in project delivery since the contracts were awarded.
The minister warned that any contractor who fails to mobilide effectively to the site by July 10, 2024, will have their contract terminated.
He also directed that any contractor whose job has stayed for more than three months without completion must seek approval for an extension of time from the Federal Ministry of Works.
