*The Federal Government of terminates its contracts with Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company (Nigeria) Limited, Mothercat Limited and RCC Limited for their 鈥榝ailure, neglect and or refusal to fulfill their contractual obligations as required by the standard conditions of contract鈥� for 12 years, resulting in the 鈥榚xpiration of the contracts by effluxion of time鈥�

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For their failure, neglect, and/or refusal to fulfill their contractual obligations as required by the standard conditions of contracts, the Federal Government of Nigeria has terminated its contracts with Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company (Nigeria) Limited, Mothercat Limited and RCC Limited.

The government disclosed it took the action against the three construction companies for apparent non-performance on the dualisation of the Obajana-Benin Road project sections two, three and four.

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H.E. Engr. (Sen.) David Umahi, Honourable Minister for Works, announced this development in a statement issued by Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Abuja, FCT.

Umahi said that the contracts were terminated due to delay leading to the expiration of the contract which were awarded since December 3, 2012.

The statement noted: 鈥淭he Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6136, 6137 and 6138 with Mothercat Limited, Dantata & Sawoe Construction Limited and RCC Limited, respectively.

鈥淭he projects affected by this termination are the dualisation of Obajana 鈥� Benin road and Section II, (Okene 鈥� Auchi) in Kogi/Edo (states).鈥�

The Minister also stated: 鈥淥thers are the dualisation of Obajana 鈥� Benin Road, Section III (Auchi 鈥� Ehor) and the dualisation of Obajana 鈥� Benin Road Section IV (Ehor 鈥� Benin) both in Edo State.

鈥淭he termination of the said contracts became necessary in view of the delay of the affected companies in job performance.鈥�

According to Umahi, the measure was taken against the three construction companies due to the failure, neglect, and/or refusal to fulfill their contractual obligations as required by the standard conditions of contract.

鈥淭his has affected the timely completion of the projects, which has resulted in the expiration of the contracts by effluxion of time.

鈥淭he projects, which were awarded on December 3, 2012, were advertently abandoned by the contractors and no genuine commitment or good faith was shown towards executing the projects after accepting the considerations offered by the Federal Government,鈥欌�� he lamented.

He equally directed the engineers in charge of the abandoned projects to take the necessary steps to do the needful, and arrange with the affected companies for a joint measurement of work done so far.

Umahi averred: 鈥淭he Federal Ministry of Works under my watch will not condone acts of sabotage by contractors whose plan is to become a clog in the wheel of progress of the Renewed Hope administration.

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