Kaduna State Government awards N8bn Zaria water supply expansion project

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Kaduna State Government awards N8bn Zaria water supply expansion project

Kaduna State Government has awarded N8 billion worth of contract to Mothercat Limited for the expansion of Zaria water supply.
The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr Suleman Lere, who made this known on Tuesday during the contract signing in Kaduna, said that the project was aimed at improving water supply in the state.

Lare explained that the expansion project was in two phases: the construction of 67 kilometres transmission lines at N4.6 billion and the construction of eight service reservoirs for N3.6 billion.

He explained that the contract was expected to be completed within 18 months.

The commissioner expressed confidence that the project, which suffered a lot of setbacks in the past, would be completed within the specified period.

“People are eager to see water running through their taps as part of the dividend of democracy; the Nasir El-Rufai led-administration will do everything possible to address the problem of water supply in the state,” he noted.

In his remark, Ghassan Al Damaa, who signed on behalf of Mothercat, thanked the state government for finding the company worthy of the contacts.

“We are very happy to be involved in infrastructural development of Kaduna State and the confidence reposed in us.

“We have carried out various World Bank financed project in this state successfully and because we have our head office in Kaduna, we consider ourselves part of the state,” he said.

In a related development, the state government had equally awarded a contract for the management, commercialisation and institutional support to the Kaduna State Water Corporation (KSWC).

Lere explained in a statement that the contract, under the Zaria Water Supply Expansion and Sanitation project was awarded to 2ML Consulting Ltd at N382,351, 800.

He said that the effort was to transform KSWC into an autonomous and commercially viable water utility company.

He explained that based on the contract description, 2ML would institutionalise commercial attitude in KSWC for improve service delivery.

“The company is equally expected to establish effective technical, billing, accounting and revenue collection system to improve operational and financial performance of the state water corporation.

“2ML is also expected to secure staff commitment through motivation to increase productivity and ensure improved skills related to water utility management,” the statement said.