$750M in contracts signed for 100 Williamsburg housing units

Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Sherwyn Greaves (centre) with contractors who received awards for the construction of 100 homes at Williamsburg, Berbice (CH&PA photo

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Saturday signed contracts amounting to a total of $750 million with 13 Berbice contractors for the construction of 100 houses at Williamsburg Scheme, Corentyne.

Sherwyn Greaves, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), oversaw the signing of the contracts at the Berbice Chamber of Commerce’s office, at Rose Hall Town, in Berbice, yesterday morning.

Greaves, during his brief remarks, stressed that “What we are extremely happy about is what these hundred units will do for the region, not only in finding homes for a hundred families, but more importantly also creating jobs for persons in the region.”