Over $650M in contracts awarded for landfill, community projects

Representatives of the companies that signed the contracts yesterday (Orlando Charles Photo)

Ten contracts, worth over $650.5 million for community infrastructure and solid waste disposal projects under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, were signed yesterday.

The signings were held at the ministry’s boardroom in the presence of Minister Nigel Dharamlall, Minister within the Ministry Anand Persaud, and Permanent Secretary Prema Ramanah-Roopnarine, along with several representatives of the various contracting companies.

The contracts comprise five Solid Waste Disposal Programme projects totaling $615,144,400, and five Community Infrastructure Improvement projects totaling $35,398,015.