The Ministry of Roads and Highways is preparing to take legal action to recover nearly US$30 million from Indian construction firm JMC, following the company’s failure to begin work on a road project after receiving a mobilisation payment.
Roads Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza said the contractor secured the deal after assuring authorities of its technical and financial capacity. The project formed part of a broader contract valued at about US$158.6 million and was expected to be completed last year.
However, despite receiving close to US$30 million as mobilisation, the company has not carried out any significant work at the site.
“There is one unfortunate situation where we paid JMC after parliamentary approval of about US$158.6 million. That project should have been completed last year, but after taking almost US$30 million, they have not done even one per cent of the work,” the Minister said.
He described the situation as unacceptable and said the government would not tolerate contractual breaches that delay critical infrastructure delivery.
Mr Agbodza noted that the Ministry is working with the Attorney General to pursue the recovery of the funds through legal means.
“We intend next week to work with the Attorney General to further pursue getting our money back within the law,” he stated.
Although the specific project was not disclosed, the Minister stressed that protecting public funds remains a priority.
JMC is an international construction company with experience in roads, bridges, hospitals and power projects across several countries.
