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Aug 19, 2011 News
After numerous issues arose about the construction of the Good Hope/Lusignan Bridge where its two previous contractors were accused of executing “shoddy works”, the Ministry of Local Government has recruited a third construction company to complete the project.
Kaieteur News understands that the contract has now been awarded to Lall’s Construction Company and work is scheduled to commence shortly.
Marlon Lall, the owner of the company, yesterday told Kaieteur News that he was approached by the Local Government Ministry earlier in the week to “do the contract”.
The contractor explained that the project requires greenheart, which has to be ordered a few days in advance, since it takes a little time in which to be obtained.
Lall assured that this was already done and the material should be at the location by today where workmen from his company will begin executing their duties.
The entire structure which residents refer to as a “shabby bridge” will have to be completely broken down and construction will have to start from scratch.
“The whole bridge will have to break down and by this time next week or next weekend the bridge we’re building will be complete. I really don’t know how much money I am being paid as yet, because it is only the other day the Ministry call and ask me to do the work. I trying to help the people of these villages, but I know is less than $3M I’ll get paid,” said Lall.
While most residents are relieved that the bridge will finally be completed and the work is expected to be of “excellent quality” some are still skeptical as to why the construction of a “simple bridge” would pose such problems to Government and contractors.
“Who is going to monitor the works by this other contractor (Lall) to make sure he doing the right thing and doesn’t do what the others did?” questioned one resident.
Previously, the contract for the bridge was awarded to the Bovell Construction Company, where the works suddenly came to a halt after the contract was withdrawn due to “substandard work”.
This proved to be a nuisance and inconvenience to the residents in the two villages since this was the only bridge that linked the areas and would be utilised quite often by school children and vehicle operators.
Residents say that the first contractor is only known to them as Mr. Narine.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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