The construction of five apartment buildings in Region Nine was abandoned by the contractor after the Regional Administration paid in excess of $16 million for the project.
According to the 2016 Auditor General’s Report the contract for the construction of five apartment buildings at Sand Creek was awarded for $22.304 million but no details on the tendering and award were provided for audit.
The works comprised the construction of a five-apartment, reinforced concrete flat building complete with plumbing, rainwater and electrical installations, septic tank and soakway but the date on which the contract was signed and the duration and defects liability period for the works could not be determined from the payment voucher examined at the time of the physical verification, the report notes.