Surendra Engineering Corporation has said it has a successful track record of managing and completing projects similar to the US$18M specialty hospital it has been contracted by government to build at Turkeyen and that opposition concerns about its capacity are misguided.
In a statement to Stabroek News, Executive Director Brijen Parikh said Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited (SECL) is “highly disappointed that it has been accused of several things” without any attempt being made at fact finding. Far from being a “spare part supplier” the company is registered under Indian law and is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in different parts of the world for administration and support of various ongoing and completed projects, he said. It has successfully managed and executed projects in various fields, including several hospital projects similar to the subject project, he said in the statement.
Parikh further said that claims that the Government of India and Exim Bank are concerned about the company being awarded the contract are false. “When we approach[ed] Exim Bank for clarification they informed is that they have never expressed any such concern….They also informed us that they were not aware of any
