The Ministry of Communities through the Community Road Improvement Programme (CRIP) recently signed a $68M deal with contractors H. Nauth & Sons to rehabilitate the roadways in the community of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.
A press release from the Ministry of Communities yesterday stated that the project is jointly funded by the Government of Guyana and the Caribbean Development Bank, and will benefit some 4,500 residents when completed. Currently there are ongoing reconstruction road works being conducted on Second Street and the Main Cross Street in Kaneville.
The contract was signed at the CRIP’s boardroom, at Camp Street and was attended by Charles Ceres, Advisor to the Minister (Department for Housing and Water); Karen Roopchand, CRIP’s Project Coordinator; Tejwattie Roopchand, Engineer; and Kiran Nauth and Julian Archer from H. Nauth & Sons
Ceres, the release said, emphasised that the administration has put in place the necessary mechanisms to monitor and assess quality control of the work to be executed on this project. Speaking on behalf of CRIP, Roopchand outlined that only delivery of quality work and adherence to the contract duration will be accepted since there will be no allowance for time extensions. For his part, Nauth thanked the ministry and assured that his company will complete the project in the two-month time frame.
The release also said that Golden Grove/Diamond Place’s National Democratic Council (NDC) and Regional Democratic Council (RDC) received unpriced Bill of Quantities from CRIP and additionally the Project Management Unit, contractor and representatives of CEMCO in association with SRKN Engineering, a supervising consultancy firm, met residents to inform them about the project
Roopchand pointed out that community meetings will be conducted between CRIP and the relevant stakeholders because all projects executed by them have to involve the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs). To date, over 300 roads in regions 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been rehabilitated through the auspices of CRIP.
