The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Four has informed the contracting firm responsible for the troubled construction of the Supply Health Centre, on the East Bank of Demerara, that its contract has been terminated.
Pauline Lucas, the Regional Executive Officer (REO), has also informed the contracting firm, Navin and Sons, that the region is requesting a refund the RDC for payment for works done on the foundation and columns, which were found to be substandard.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Region said Lucas disclosed that she was moving to terminate the contract during the statutory meeting of the RDC last Thursday.
“I wrote to him [the contractor] outlining the results of the recent tests that were done and indicated to him that he would have to redo the foundation at his own cost. However, he indicated to me that in his view nothing was wrong with the foundation and therefore he saw no need for the foundation having to be redone,” she was quoted as saying.
