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The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, (FERMA) organized an extensive five day training workshop on Capacity Building on Road Maintenance and Management Solutions (RMMS), on 15th-19th July, 2019 at the Agency’s Headquarters, Abuja.
The Programme organized for key engineers was facilitated by Jafaz Global Technologies.
The essence of the training was to implement the use of CivilCAD, a civil engineering software for Road design, construction, maintenance and management. The software, meant to help achieve the following goals: Earthworks and Quantities control, enhance accuracy by fine-tuning the design along the project progress, effectively cost the rehabilitation projects and improve skill of supervision of project work will invariably reduce cost and save about 30% of the Agency’s resources.
These goals are obviously in tandem with the benefits RMMS offers being: Optimizing cost of Infrastructure maintenance; economic prioritization of budget according to people needs; fully integrated item inventory and maintenance treatments; bridges and road structures database (RDB); store construction history; bridges and road structures performance analysis; network optimization; work planning (M&R); charts & reports engine; full integration with other applications for network maintenance, data mining and data export.
The programme which was interactive offered a unique and professional tool for easier, faster, precise designing and surveying to enable the engineers get the job done in a quick and effective way.

The modules included:
i. Failure Assessment and Road Maintenance Computation using CivilCAD 2016

ii. Bridge Load Rating and Bridge Integrity Assessment using MIDAS Civil.

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has completed Owerri-Okigwe-Ihube road, giving motorists plying the road a sigh of relief after the collapse of the road some months ago.
The road which is a heavily trafficked Trunk ‘A’ road traversing neighboring States and serves as a major link to Okigwe, Umuahia- the Abia State capital, some other towns in Imo, Abia and Enugu States respectively was characterized by accumulation of water in natural flood plains resulting to increase in surface run-off. The poor condition adversely affected the underlying structure of the road leading to constant failure of the pavement.
The Federal Roads Maintenance Engineer (FRME), Imo State, Engr. Emeka Maduagwu said “life appears to be returning to the area with FERMA Direct Labour Intervention; raising of low-lying stretch on Km. 32+000 along Owerri Okigwe road, Imo State.” Emphasizing the importance of the road, the FRME stressed that over 80% of aggregates used in construction works in the State are hauled through the route. He added that five culverts were constructed to subsequently check the flooding arising from overflow of a nearby river.
Since the completion of the road, the Agency has received accolades from stakeholders, motorists and commuters, commending the Federal Government and FERMA for the timely intervention.
The scope of work carried out on the road are: provision of boulders for stone pitching work; scarification of failed asphaltic sections; removal of unsuitable materials; provision of sand filter layer. Others are: provision of 900mm diameter ring culverts; provision of crushed stone-base; prime coat on carriageway and asphaltic concrete on carriageway.
The FRME recalled that the Managing Director, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Engr. Nuruddeen Rafindadi, paid an inspection visit to some federal roads in Imo State, including the just completed Owerri-Okigwe road and expressed satisfaction with the level of work done so far.

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has engaged 14,000 youths on its on-going nationwide project, themed Right of Way Maintenance Intervention Programme (ROW MIP). It was an initiative that was born out of the need to tackle some of the black/bad spots on the nation’s highways that has afforded hoodlums to operate unfazed and caused several mishaps to road users.

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The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency on 25th March, 2019 held a bid opening exercise in accordance with the request for Expression of Interest (EoI) for the selection of consultants to handle the following:

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BID OPENING EXERCISE: Expression of Interest (EoI) for the Selection of Consultants
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency on 25th March, 2019 held a bid opening exercise in accordance with the request for Expression of Interest (EoI) for the selection of consultants to handle the following:

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FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA)

HEADQUARTERS

Plot 163, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II – ABUJA

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS

INTRODUCTION:

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is desirous of engaging Consultants for the execution of consultancy services as provided in the 2018 Appropriation Act. In line with provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, FERMA hereby invites suitably qualified consultants with good track records to express interest in the underlisted projects

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The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), held its 2018 Conference and AGM, with the theme: “Sustainable Engineering Infrastructure for Accelerated Rural Development”

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The Senate Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, led by the Chairman, Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe paid an oversight visit to FERMA Headquarters in Abuja today, 14th November, 2018.
Senator Magnus Abe in his opening remarks said the purpose of their visit was to fulfill its constitutional function of oversight and to familiarize themselves with the Agency and its activities on the extent of performance.

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The Managing Director/CEO, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr. Nuruddeen A. Rafindadi, FNSE, FAEng, FNAHS, has disclosed that aside the 88 road projects earlier reported, the Agency has completed over 300 capital, recurrent and Direct Labour works that are within FERMA scope of works nationwide.

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FERMA’s FINAL BID OPENING EXERCISE, 2018
In conclusion of series of bid opening exercise of different categories, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), once again opened bid for the General Maintenance Repairs of some Federal Roads nationwide category C (Part II) and Construction of FERMA Corporate Headquarters office Complex, Abuja (Phase II) Category D (Package C).

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