The Auditor General’s report for 2023 has strongly criticized the Ministry of Public Works over its handling of a Vlissengen Road contract worth $475m where it found that the contractor was delinquent from the very start.
The Audit Office recommended that the Head of the Budget Agency should immediately desist from accepting poor performance from contractors without terminating the contract or applying penalties as set out in the contract
The project pertained to Vlissengen Road (between Princes Street and Mandela Avenue) – Lot 7. The Audit Office report said that an award was made by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) in the sum $475m for the Geometric Improvement to Vlissen-gen Road between Princes Street and Mandela Avenue.
