Gov’t to start costly works on ill-fated High St building

Work on the building on High Street, which is slated to become the headquarters of the Ministry of Social Protection,   is expected to start soon as the Ministry is seeking tenders for its overhaul.

According to an advertisement in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, the Ministry of Social Protection is inviting qualified contractors to tender for the completion of the administrative building at an estimated cost of $750M and the construction of Revetment, Parking Area and Driveway for the Office building at an estimated cost of $130M.