-contractor given six more months
Four years on, rehabilitation of the Leguan ferry stelling is still to be completed and the original contractor – who had been sued by the state – has now been given another six months to get the job done.
The company, S. Maraj Contracting Services, and the Assuria Insurance Company, were sued by the state over incomplete works on the stelling, which has been under construction since 2019. The Transport and Harbours Department (TH&D), as the procuring agency, during litigation, engaged the contractor in negotiations and both were recently able to arrive at a settlement. “Like any other litigation there was room for negotiations and there was a settlement. Now the contractor should complete the stelling on terms and conditions that were set as result of those negotiations….” Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said. He told the Sunday Stabroek that as a public officer and minister, he is embarrassed at the handling of the project.
