The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will have more room to conduct its operations when it acquires its new multi-purpose building at its headquarters on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
A CDC release yesterday informed that a contract worth over $117 million has been signed with Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal Incorporated for the construction of a multi-purpose building at the commission’s Thomas Lands location. The building will consist of administrative office space, a bond and warehouse, and other response facilities, and will utilise 6,400 square feet of the commission’s grounds.
Innovative Engineering Consultancy Services has been tasked with supervising the project to ensure all financial deadlines are met.
In his remarks at the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Mark Phillips stated that the facility will be “a great asset to disaster risk management countrywide.” He said that the project, which is estimated to be completed in 24 months, will be done by the book with a long-term focus on response management and mitigation.
This was echoed by CDC’s Director General (Ag), Major Loring Benons. “Over the years, storage and packing of relief items for CDC were done in different locations. We have a warehouse in Region Nine, and packing and storage were done in various areas in Georgetown. The signing of this contact today would not only allow for the centralization of storage, but upon completion it is expected to facilitate easy loading and offloading of supplies, provide adequate space for packing hampers and convenient access to staff and the general public during emergency response activities for the delivery, packing and uplifting of relief provisions.”
