‘Issue letters today!’ – Gov’t moves immediately to penalise all defaulting contractors

long-delayed Cemetery Road project in Georgetown was one project Edghill said must be completed by the end of March 2024 or the contract awarded to Avinash Constructing and Scrap Metal Inc. will be terminated.

On Tuesday night, hours before the President’s meeting, Edghill said the work done has been quite substantial and the project is nearing completion.

“Everything that needs to be done is not done but- and I say that but very carefully- what has been done since my last visit to now is very substantial.

“As a matter of fact, this afternoon, they were busy paving so we are just a few days behind,” Edghill told the News Room.

What the Public Works Ministry has been doing, he explained, is more robustly working alongside the contractor to guarantee that the work is readily done. And he believes this partnership with the contractor is mutually beneficial.

He, however, acknowledged that there must be some sanctions for the delays in completing the project. Those penalties will be determined subsequently.