Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, and The Bridges Construction
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Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, and The bridges
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A
Brief History
This list have been chosen to paint
a picture that sets out to offer a basis for a deeper understanding, that outlines
major points in the development of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, correlating them
where appropriate to the country’s progress.
Introducing Julius Berger Nigeria PLC
Listed by African Business magazine
among the top 50 companies in West Africa in its 2008 rankings by market value,
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC was originally set up as a Lagos-based subsidiary of
a German construction company that arrived in Nigeria to work on a
bridge-building project. It swiftly diversified into road construction, and its
development started to run parallel to that of the country, leading to many
Nigerians regarding the firm as a key “partner in progress”. With its legal
structure transformed into that of a Nigerian private limited liability in 1970
and converted to a public liability company in 1979, the company played a
strong role not only in the creation of the country’s fledgling industrial and
civil infrastructure in the 1980s. During this time it also became closely
involved in building the new capital, Abuja, not to mention key roads,
railways, ports and dams. Synchronous to its geographical expansion out of
Lagos, in 1991 the company was trans-
formed into a public limited
company and floated on the Lagos Stock Exchange, where it attracted strong
Nigerian shareholders, who hold the majority of its shares. Toward the end of
the decade the head office relocated to Abuja, with key operational hubs in
place in the North, South, East and West of the country. It was during this
time that Julius Berger Nigeria PLC first completed major oil and gas industry
projects, thus significantly expanding its service portfolio. The following
pages are intended to familiarize you with key milestones in the company’s
progress since its foundation.
1965,
August
Signing of the contract for the
construction of the 2nd Mainland Bridge in Lagos (later called the Eko Bridge)
between Nigerian Ministry of Public Works, the German Ambassador and the CEO of
Julius Berger Tiefbau AG, Germany. The bridge project is financed by a soft
loan from the Federal Republic of Germany to Nigeria in honor of its newfound
independence, with financial support from the KfW development bank, as were
other projects in the 1960s and early 1970s.
1975
Merger of Julius Berger Bauboag AG
with Grün & Bilfinger AG into Bilfinger + Berger
Bauaktiengesellschaft. Construction
work starts on the Lagos Ibadan
Expressway. Julius Berger Nigeria
LTD awarded its first industrial contract for the Volkswagen assembly plant.
1975,
July 27
Contract awarded for the vast Lagos
Inner Ring Road system: The conceptual planning for this road,
known as “the liberating ring” was
devised by Julius Berger Nigeria LTD.
1973
Jebba Bridge over the Niger awarded
1976,
July 1
Tin Can Island contract awarded for
the extension of the Lagos port facilities. Jebba Road Bridge commissioned.
1976
Work starts on the vast Lagos Inner
Ring Road system, liberating the city from the congestion that was throttling
it.
1980
Julius Berger Nigeria LTD starts to
focus increasingly on projects outside Lagos, such as the water processing
plant in Jos, and projects in Ajaokuta and Warri.
Contract for Wuse I residential
district, Abuja.
1981
Warri bypass, completing the
port-hinterland route.
1982
Work progresses on the Ajaokuta
steel plant, the second part of the government’s heavy industry projects and a
massive complex.
1983
Niger Road Bridge, Ajaokuta. Work
on Abuja’s Central Area commences, as do road works on the B6/B12 carriageways
there.
Commissioning of the Jos steel
rolling mill.
1987
17th Annual General Meeting of
Julius Berger Nigeria LTD for the first time in Abuja, Abuja Nicon Noga Hilton
Hotel to signal the company’s commitment to the new capital.
1989
Minna Township Development Plan: stormwater
drainage system in place; cultural center complete with mosque
and guesthouse built. Zungeru roads
and bridge completed.
1991,
July 30
The AGM resolves to transform
Julius Berger Nigeria LTD into a public limited company, and the company became
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC
1991,
December 12
Seat of government officially moved
to Abuja.
1991,
July 30
The AGM resolves to transform
Julius Berger Nigeria LTD into a public limited company, and the company became
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC
1998
JBN PLC’s Head Office relocates to
Abuja. Completion of construction work for Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja.
1999
Shell’s Osubi Airport in Warri
inaugurated. Work forges ahead on Bonny Island. JBN builds the residential area
and camp for Nigeria LNG, Africa’s first joint-venture LNG company, while also contributing
the infrastructure, the foundations of the plant and a special LNG jetty
2001
Contract awarded for the Tombia
Bridge over the Nun River, opening up Bayelsa State to development. Single-point
mooring (SPM) built off Lagos harbor to enable tankers to unload refined
petroleum products.
2003
Major new trunk roads constructed
in Abuja. Civil works for Train 4, Bonny NLNG get underway
2009,
March
Julius Berger Nigeria is awarded
the contract to build the iconic Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, and work commences
on expanding the Lagos-Badagry Road
from four to ten lanes. Both projects are critical parts of Lagos State’s drive
to ease traffic congestion in the mega city.
2009,
May
The Federal Capital Development
Authority assigns Julius Berger Nigeria to rehabilitate and expand the Airport
Expressway in Abuja to a future ten lanes
highway across its entire 26.5 km
length, from the City Gate to the airport entrance.
2009,
November
The Nigerian Government, as part of
its industrialization policy, appoints Julius Berger Nigeria PLC to build the
final 22 km stretch of the Ajaokuta-Warri railway line and to ensure the
existing tracks are in good shape, at long last connecting Ajaokuta to the port
and thus the sea. A secondary line will connect the Warri steel plant to the
trunk line.
2010,
Spring
Work commences on erecting the
infrastructure atthe Twin Lakes Estate in Lagos. Chevron Nigeria Ltd.’s pension
fund is counting on Julius Berger Nigeria’s
customary skills and reliability to
ensure the estate has power, water, and a functioning sewage and drainage
system.
2010,
July 8
40th AGM of Julius Berger Nigeria
PLC.
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