Contract for Black Bush pump station terminated

The current state of the pump station at the Canal No.1 Sluice which is being constructed by Well Built Construction Service

Following questions raised by APNU+AFC MP, Ganesh Mahipaul, the NDIA yesterday disclosed that a  $978m contract for a pump station at Black Bush Polder (BBP), Corentyne was terminated in September for poor work and several others had been granted extensions for a variety of reasons.

In its statement disclosing the termination of the BBP pump station contract, the National Drain-age and Irrigation Autho-rity (NDIA)  did not identify the contractor but Mahipaul in a letter to the October 8th edition of Stabroek News had identified the company as Yunas Civil and Building Construction.

“With regards to the construction of the drain-age pump station to irrigate Black Bush Polder Farm-lands, Region No. 6, this project was terminated on September 25, 2023 by the NDIA for poor quality and performance of works being executed. This project will soon be reten-dered”, the NDIA said.