Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon says some $40 million to $50 million will have to be spent to fix the bungled work at the Supenaam stelling in order for it to accommodate the ferry the government is to receive from China.
He told Stabroek News that this figure was from an estimate provided to correct the flaws at the stelling which cost some $450 million to construct. Construction firm BK International and the Ministry of Public Works had blamed each other for the problems with the stelling following the collapse of the end beam of its loading ramp. According to BK International head Brian Tiwari,
