The Ministry of Public Works yesterday sharply criticised contractor S Maraj over his failure to complete the troubled Leguan Stelling project and it declared that it won’t be bullied into paying more for a contract that has seen many variations.
Referring to a news item published in Monday’s edition of Stabroek News, the ministry in a release noted that Maraj of S Maraj Con-tracting Services alleged that work on the Leguan Stelling had been stalled due to outstanding money owed to him by the Government.
The ministry refuted this claim.
“Truthfully, the government would like nothing better than to finally put behind its back, this inherited mismanaged project, a slap-in-the-face and illicit act against taxpayers”, the ministry declared.
