Government is mulling what actions should be taken on other contracts here that Indian firm Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL) was awarded, in light of its decision to terminate the company’s contract for the US$18M specialty hospital for fraud.
The firm has collected a total of US$4,285,440 or almost 25% of the total worth of the hospital contract from government so far and while works have been done at the Turkeyen site, it is unclear how much this was valued.
“I am aware that there is another contract. That issue is a live one, currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Office of the President… but it would be premature to say now what steps are going to be taken,” Attorney General Anil Nandlall told a press conference yesterday, while referring to the $820 million contract for the supply of 14 flood relief pumps.
Surendra has not responded to numerous queries from Stabroek News over the last two years for responses