Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI): All You Need To Know
HDMI is an effort of the FG to mobilize private capacity, resources, and entrepreneurship into the Nigerian highway sector; and convert roads from just social assets into assets of commercial opportunities
HDMI is made up of 2 categories namely the Value-added Concessions (VAC) and the Unbundled Assets Approvals (UAA): UAA provides opportunity for small businesses to take advantage of the commercial opportunities that are available along the Right-Of-Way.
Under the VAC the road pavement and entire right of way is concessioned for development and management by the concessionaire.
The VAC will be rolled out in phases. The First Phase will involve twelve roads and cover the 6 geo-political zones:
BENIN – ASABA (125KM);
ABUJA – LOKOJA (193KM);
KANO – KATSINA (150KM);
ONITSHA – OWERRI – ABA (161KM);
SHAGAMU – BENIN (258KM);
ABUJA – KEFFI – AKWANGA (122KM);
KANO – MAIDUGURI (lot 1 Kano-Shuari 100KM; lot 2 Potiskum-Damaturu 96.24KM)
LOKOJA – BENIN (270KM);
ENUGU – PORT HARCOURT (200KM);
ILORIN – JEBBA (129KM);
LAGOS – OTA – ABEOKUTA (80KM);
LAGOS – BADAGRY (79KM)
Totaling 1963.24 km which is 5.6% of the 35,000 km Federal road network. The Projected Capital Investment is N1,134,690,048,000.76 and employment potentials is over 50,000 direct jobs and 200,000 indirect jobs.
To ensure competitiveness and to guarantee transparency, a procurement portal has been developed to serve as the interface with the public and manage the HDMI from Procurement to Implementation.
The HDMI procurement portal: hdmi.worksandhousing.gov.ng, will open on Monday, 29th March, 2021.
All transactions will be done through this portal. No personal inquiry will be entertained by any official or staff of Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
