The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of
N28 billion for the total radar coverage project of the Nigeria Airspace
Management Agency (NAMA).
Total radar coverage is an initiative towards enhancing
civil and military surveillance of aircraft operating in the Nigerian airspace.
The council gave the approval during the weekly meeting
presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, while speaking with state
house correspondents after the council meeting, said the contract was part of
the three memos brought for the consideration of FEC on behalf of the ministry.
He said that the three memos were approved.
“Today, the council received three memoranda from aviation,
and they were all approved consequently,” Sirika said.
“Memo number one is for approval for a contract for the
supply and installation of baggage handling system at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and the total contract sum is
N3,615,265,710.69, inclusive of the 7.5% VAT, with the completion period of 12
months.
“The contractor is
Messrs. Gulf of Africa International Limited, who are exclusive representatives
of the original equipment manufacturer. The OEM is Messrs. UVS Systems Company,
a company that is located in Istanbul, Turkey. The funding was found and
appropriated, and the Council consequently approved.
“The second memo from us in Aviation is approval for the
award of contract for the manufacture, supply, installation and operating
training of disabled aircraft recovery system at Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport in Abuja.
“This system is to be applied in the event that there is an
aircraft that is occupying the runway or any area of operations that we have,
so the special equipment will be used to remove that aircraft from that place
and free it for our own operations. Contract sum is N2,209,593,428.08,
inclusive of 7.5% VAT.
“This was issued to Messrs. Globsley Project Limited. The
OEM representatives are Messrs. AMS Aircraft Recovery Limited.
“The third memo is approval for the award of contract for
direct procurement, installation and commissioning of the total radar coverage
modernisation for the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, and this contract is
in two parts and the total is 40 million euros, which is equivalent to
N28,039,080,799.40.
“The contractors are Messrs. Talas, who had been on the
project and supported by Intelligent Transportation Systems Limited and Messrs.
Softnet Systems Nigeria Limited, and the OEMs are Messrs. Talas Systems of
France and Messrs. HM Global of Germany.”
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