The government is slated to meet this week with China Harbour Engineer-ing Corporation (CHEC), the contractors for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Expansion Project to resolve a US$46 million contract dispute.
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told Stabroek News yesterday that representatives of the Chinese contractors were on their way to Guyana to find an amicable resolution and for work to recommence. The minister did not say specifically when the meeting is expected to take place but said that it should happen this week. He also did not provide Stabroek News with a timeframe for the suspension of work to be lifted and work on the project to commence.
“I have said that we will have to resolve this…it is impractical to have just a runway cost this