At least $144 million would be required to fix the defective Kato Secondary School which was built at a cost of $728.1 million, according to auditing firm Rodrigues Architects Limited, who have also said that construction was rushed due to pressure from the former PPP/C government who wanted it to be completed in time for the May 2015 general elections.
A tour by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure of the school complex yesterday in the Region Eight village showed evidence of poor construction with cracked and crumbling concrete floors and walls, steel protruding out of the walls, unstable safety bars, termite-infested wood, poor installation of equipment in the science lab, and cheap bathroom fixtures, among a number of other defects.
A technical audit report on the secondary school will be presented to the National Assembly today. “The report showed that this project was flawed from the design phase…” Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Desilon Daniels told reporters yesterday.
