The Federal government through the Ministry of Works has announced the termination of the N740 billion contract with Julius Berger for Section I (Abuja-Kaduna) of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway in FCT, Kaduna, and Kano States.
In a statement from the Ministry, it explained that the decision was based on non-compliance with reviewed cost, scope, and terms, stoppage of work, and refusal to remobilise to site.
According to the Ministry, the decision was reached at a Management meeting after several months of ongoing discussions that yielded no meaningful progress.
It noted that over the past 13 months, the Ministry has been in constant talks with the company in an effort to reach an amicable agreement on the alignment, but these efforts have been unsuccessful.
The statement reads, “Based on non-compliance with reviewed cost, scope, and terms, stoppage of work and refusal to remobilise to site, as directed, the Federal Ministry of Works has issued a 14-day Notice of Termination to Messrs Julius Berger (Nig.) Plc for the Rehabilitation of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway in FCT, Kaduna and Kano States, Contract No.6350, Section I (Abuja-Kaduna), today, 4th November, 2024.”
“The decision, which is borne out of several months of going back and forth without any meaningful progress was reached at a Management meeting of the Ministry.”
