Caretaker gov’t notes contracts for $715M in road works

Road works (SN file photo)
Road works (SN file photo)

The caretaker APNU+AFC administration today released to the media a list of approved road contracts worth $714.51m for regions 4, 6 and 10.

Since it has effectively been a caretaker government  from December 21 last year the contracts approved by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board and noted by Cabinet will raise eyebrows.

The road works include $69m for Front Road, West Ruimveldt awarded to H Nauth and Sons; $48.6m for the Agricola Main Access (Brutus Street) to GuyAmerica Inc; $37m for Essequibo Street, Lamaha Springs awarded to Chung’s Global Enterprise; $41.4m for Primary School Street, Manchester, Corentyne awarded to Kason Engineering and $74m for Sansculotte Street, (Bun Bush Dam), East Canje, Berbice to Surrey Paving and Ideal.