The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday signed contracts amounting to $867 million with six local contractors to conduct works at La Parfaite Harmonie, Region Three.
The signing of the $867,298,703 worth of contracts took place at CH&PA, Brickdam, with the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal; Permanent Secretary, Andre Ally; Chief Executive Officer of the CH&PA, Sherwyn Greaves; and CH&PA Director of Projects, Omar Narine in attendance. Narine said that the contracts are part of the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUHAP), which has seen works done at site One in Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Now the programme is moving to site Two, La Parfaite Harmonie, Region Three. He said that the works expected to be done will benefit the residents at Schoonord, La Parfaite Harmonie, Westminster, Onderneeming, Recht-Door-Zee, and Lust-en-Rust, areas located at La Parfaite Harmonie.
H Nauth and Sons, Ivor Allen, Collin Talbot Contracting, JS Guyana Inc, S Jagmohan Construction, and Bardon Construction, were each awarded a contract to undergo works at each of the six areas, respectively. The works expected to be conducted include the building of 9.14 kilometres of asphalt roads, 2.2 kilometres of reinforced concrete drainage, 0.5 kilometre of concrete sidewalks, 50 reinforced concrete culverts, and other rehabilitation works and upgrades that the selected contractors have been assigned to complete for each of their specified area.
The minister in his remarks noted that it is important for the development of the country that these investments are made. He said that the road and reinforced concrete drains, sidewalks and culverts
spanning the area will benefit the residents who, in this situation are “poor and vulnerable”. Croal said that his ministry has noted the letters in the media and calls to the ministry made by residents, asking when their areas will be developed, hence the Government is responding. He also acknowledged that various government ministries have played a role and are overseeing works done at several communities. In addition, the Local Government and Public Works ministries have also been conducting infrastructural works at several communities.
Croal also cautioned the contractors to be mindful of the pandemic as they go about conducting works. He advised them to follow the labour laws as they proceed and to engage both the community and the ministry as they are needed. He further advised the contractors to conduct their work in a timely manner and report any issues that arise as soon as possible to the CH&PA.
