Willis informs contractors of bid specs at Le Repentir dumpsite

Le Repentir landfill creeping closer to the cemetery. (Stabroek News file photo/May 8, 2009)

Project Manager of the Georgetown Solid Waste Management (GSWM) Walter Willis invited contractors and prospective bidders on Friday last to a pre-bid meeting and site visit for the final closure of Le Repentir dumpsite at the Mandela Avenue location.

The Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) reported that garbage was last deposited at the site at the end of January and cell number one was then opened at the new Haags Bosch landfill, aback Eccles for garbage disposal from the municipality and the 15 Neighbourhood Democra-tic Councils (NDCs) in Region Four.

According to GINA, Willis informed the bidders and the media that work for the final closure entails the continuation of the access road from Mandela Avenue of Cemetery Road and, an extension of Broad Street. It also entails