The Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has terminated the contract valued at over $413 million for the rehabilitation of the Leguan Ferry Stelling in Region Three.
In a Ministry of Public Works release yesterday Edghill stated that prior to making his decision, on Thursday, he along with a team from the Transport and Harbours Department (TH&D) had met the residents of Leguan to listen to their concerns. A thorough review of the stelling works was also conducted.
The minister subsequently met with the contractor, S Maraj Contract-ing Services and team at his office yesterday. Also in attendance was the TH&D team. Edghill drew attention to a special report on the rehabilitation of the Leguan Ferry Stelling conducted by the Audit Office of Guyana which has determined that the contractor, S Maraj Contracting Ser-vices “is incapable, unable, and does not possess the wherewithal to successfully execute this project” valued at $413,259,260. The contract was inked during the tenure of the former Minister of Public Infra-structure, David Patterson.
