Questions raised as to how debarred contractor awarded 8 Region Nine contracts

Bryan Allicock

Describing debarred contractor, Vevakanand Dalip, as one of the most equipped contractors at the time when the company won bids for road and culvert works across Region Nine, Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock and Regional Executive Officer, Karl Singh, have both promised Stabroek News to provide clarifications on how he was selected.

Responding to questions from this newspaper as to how a blacklisted contractor could have won the bids, Allicock said that while he cannot speak of the tendering process and awarding of the contract, he knows the company was one of three which has the necessary machinery for the works being procured.