The estimated cost of repairs to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) retractor/acceptor spans, following the crash by the MV Tradewind Passion, is just over $1 billion, according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill.
Edghill was asked by Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson to provide the National Assembly with the name of the contractors, contract sums and scope of works for all works in association with the repairs to the DHB after it was hit by the MV Tradewind Passion.
In a written response, Edghill revealed that repairs totaled $1,001,084,615. The estimated costs for the rehabilitation of retractor span and cluster piles were given as $268,532,461 and $18,165,400, respectively. These repairs were done by the Industrial Fabrications INC (INFAB) and IB Contracting and Machinery Rental.