Civil defence body signs $117m HQ contract

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (centre) with other officials at the site

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will have more room to conduct its operations when it acquires its new multi-purpose building at its headquarters on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

A CDC release yesterday informed that a contract worth over $117 million has been signed with Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal Incorporated for the construction of a multi-purpose building at the commission’s Thomas Lands location. The building will consist of administrative office space, a bond and warehouse, and other response facilities, and will utilise 6,400 square feet of the commission’s grounds.