Bidders vying for the contract to construct the $346 million Bamia Primary School in Linden were required to show that they had experience in work of similar scope, raising further questions about how a company without a track record secured the project.
The tender document, seen by the Sunday Stabroek, said bidders were required to include “…experience in works of a similar nature and size for each of the last five (5) years, and details of work underway or contractually committed.”
The contract was awarded to St8ment Investment Inc, a company without any background in construction, to the tune of $346 million. St8ment was incorporated in March of this year and its principals are Rawle Ferguson and Kerwin Bollers, of Hits and Jams Entertainment along with Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major and Kashif Muhammed of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament. The group has been closely linked to the ruling PPP/C government.
