PNC gave this contract to another corrupt pro PNC contractor and this is the end result. 

So now the Chinese in PNC camp?

During PPP time this work would have carried on regardless how wrong it is...just like dem guys layin cable, hehehehe

IDB had to intervene otherwise PNC could have kept paying dem !

Sean, HEHEHE See you having a conversation with Einstein

Dem AFC rejects are still around defending the indefensible. Instead of calling out the crooks, they are STILL defending them.

IDB funded the project, and it seems the contractor has been warned about shoddy work

I have been on record on several occasions raising the issue about this contractor’s performance, so the suspending of disbursements by the IDB does not come as a surprise,” the minister said while noting that his ministry has already commenced actions to address the failings since some of these pose serious safety risks to the general public.

He rass overran the Airport project by several hundred millions and Guyanese ended up with a smaller project plagued with problems. Who can trust anything what these crooks state ?

Disrespect or lack of supervision? Chinese contractors for Sheriff St., CJIA hauled in after major breaches

Sep 13, 2019 News 1 Comment

The Chinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches. The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

The ongoing operation on Mandela Avenue

A central section of Sheriff Street

The contractor has been accused of not adhering to conditions, including proper traffic management.

The airport project, to the tune of US$150M, has been dragging on since 2011 after it was signed in Jamaica.
The contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been under a cloud for allegedly using its equipment granted under duty free and other concessions, for the airport project, on another location.
The Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrade project was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation Limited (China) for over US$31M, in December 2017.
In a rapidly deteriorating condition, the Sheriff/Mandela link is a critical one that connects the East Coast to the East Bank Demerara, which leads to the Timehri airport.

The ongoing operation on Mandela Avenue

The ongoing operation on Mandela Avenue

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has reportedly been upset with the contractor for delays that saw a late start.
According to officials, this week, the Ministry was up-in-arms with both contractors over a number of issues.
For the airport, the arbitrary decision by CHEC to cut power to four passenger bridges was the last straw.
CHEC remained defiant to have all four bridges down although the Ministry said it had a plan.
With a few months left before the liability defects period runs out on the bridges, the contractor decided to halt operations of them on Monday citing unsafe ground conditions, which could lead to instability.
The Ministry is, however, reportedly suspicious of the timing of the contractor.
Passengers were forced to once again walk the tarmac, without the comfort of the air-conditioned bridges, which are connected to the terminal building.
Yesterday, CHEC officials reportedly were summoned to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure where Minister David Patterson conducted a meeting.
The contractor was reportedly told of numerous environmental and other breaches, with the Ministry signaling intentions to seek liquidated damages.
The Ministry is reportedly not buying claims from CHEC that it has busted on the project.
Contacted, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Jaipaul Sharma, yesterday disclosed that government has taken note of the growing concerns over the execution of projects, including the airport, one that started under the previous administration.
He admitted that a number of actions will be taken with regards of the CJIA project and the contractor.
Officials have been complaining that despite the airport project being monitored by an independent consultant – MMM Group from Canada in collaboration with CEMCO, a local company – there has been little action taken against CHEC for environmental and other non-compliance issues. They have been written up numerous times.
The airport project was delayed significantly after CHEC found that it was extending the runway into swampy area and there would be slippage problems. It is unclear if Guyana has taken the burden of the costs. The decision was taken to extend then at the south side.
The work has been continuing since 2013 with instead of a new terminal building, Guyana is left with a renovated one. There prices in the bill of quantities were grossly inflated also. Instead of eight passenger bridges, the airport has only four. There was flooding in the airport terminal recently.
With regards to the Sheriff Street project, Minister Sharma said that Government’s concerns are that the timeline is kept; that the project is delivered within budget and that there is compliance.
However, that project has been saddled with troubles.
Although the contract was inked in 2017, it was not until mid-last year that the project got underway – months later.
The Chinese contractor, now way behind, has hired a number of other contractors, giving them sections to complete. However, the movement of utilities and compliance with the contract terms have been proving to be a headache.
In addition to poor traffic management, there were complaints from residents and others of dust and other environmental issues.
There was a motor vehicle crash last week that made the Ministry pay even more attention.
According to Minister Sharma, there is tighter scrutiny of projects by the Ministry.
He said CHEC was summoned early this week and met him in his office. He disclosed that Sinohydro will be written to immediately by the Project Manager for a number of steps to be taken to correct the situation.
While Sinohydro has not been summoned to meet the ministers yet, they have been hauled in by the supervisors and warned.
Government last year had contemplated terminating the project. Works that were slated to be undertaken were: the upgrading of the existing carriageway and resurfacing from the northern end of Sheriff Street all the way to Homestretch Avenue.
The initial plan had also indicated that from that point, to the Mandela Avenue-Hunter Street junction, there was going to be provisions to cater for four lanes of traffic.
The plan also stated that the completed roads will be outfitted with the requisite road safety amenities including sidewalks, bicycle lanes and “hopefully” adequate parking spaces. Bridges will also be upgraded.
There has been increasing calls for better management of public projects, following a number of failures.

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O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

Sean posted:

O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

TheChinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches.

The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

Try to read and understand ,also do you have any idea when those contracts was awarded ?

Bai is who issued the contracts to these Chinese deplorables ? 
Answer ? The clowns in the AFC PNC. Is sheer BS going on wid AFC PNC awarding these contracts. 
They used to cuss the PPP and said that PPP souls out the country to Chinese. Guess what, PNC loves the Chinese brush ! 

Sean posted:

Bai is who issued the contracts to these Chinese deplorables ?
Answer ? The clowns in the AFC PNC. Is sheer BS going on wid AFC PNC awarding these contracts. 

They used to cuss the PPP and said that PPP souls out the country to Chinese. Guess what, PNC loves the Chinese brush ! 

Be honest and give a credible answer.

He is being credible and honest but how will you know that!!!!!!!!!!!

Nehru posted:

He is being credible and honest but how will you know that!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me help both of you .

https://www.iadb.org/en/news/n...or-reform%2C748.html

Django posted:

Sean posted:

O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

TheChinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches.

The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

 

Try to read and understand ,also do you have any idea when those contracts was awarded ?

Some people hea have a selected reading syndrome. 

Django posted:

Sean posted:

O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

TheChinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches.

The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

 

Try to read and understand ,also do you have any idea when those contracts was awarded ?

Not sure what the argument is here.  The Chinese were not complying with the terms of the contracts. Doesn’t matter who gave the contracts, fact is they are being held accountable!

Baseman posted:

Django posted:

Sean posted:

O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

TheChinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches.

The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

 

Try to read and understand ,also do you have any idea when those contracts was awarded ?

Not sure what the argument is here.

 The Chinese were not complying with the terms of the contracts. Doesn’t matter who gave the contracts, fact is they are being held accountable!

Read some of the posters contribution to the topic.

Django posted:

Baseman posted:

Django posted:

Sean posted:

O rass more PNC incompetence and fraud exposed. They used to blame PPP, let them tek their dhall and staan easy. Utter incompetence by the AFC PNC !

TheChinese contractors involved in two multi-billion infrastructural projects have been hauled in by Government for major breaches.

The two projects are the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue upgrades.

 

Try to read and understand ,also do you have any idea when those contracts was awarded ?

Not sure what the argument is here.

 The Chinese were not complying with the terms of the contracts. Doesn’t matter who gave the contracts, fact is they are being held accountable!

Read some of the posters contribution to the topic.

Mi read. Mi juss mek a general comment.  And why you have to bring up PPP awarded the contracts?  It don’t matter!

I think the IDB only saying it is because of shoddy work. I think they really stopped the disbursements because the coalition is illegally squatting in office.

The work was not stopped because of the government, but with sub-contractors having poor traffic management with a recent car accident. Also neighbor complaints with dust and environment issues.

Who de rass first bring these Chinese contractors, that will cut every corner in a project ? 

ksazma posted:

I think the IDB only saying it is because of shoddy work. I think they really stopped the disbursements because the coalition is illegally squatting in office.

Perhaps, Ksazma, perhaps.

However, contracts must be administered according to official documents and, when needed, by "day works".

Tola posted:

The work was not stopped because of the government, but with sub-contractors having poor traffic management with a recent car accident. Also neighbor complaints with dust and environment issues.

Who de rass first bring these Chinese contractors, that will cut every corner in a project ? 

Banna, stop the nonsense about Chinese contractors. China Rail is doing work right here in the USA!  The Chinese are there and here and everywhere because they are bankrolling many of these projects!

Chinese also built the Pacific Railroad.

Baseman posted:

Tola posted:

The work was not stopped because of the government, but with sub-contractors having poor traffic management with a recent car accident. Also neighbor complaints with dust and environment issues.

Who de rass first bring these Chinese contractors, that will cut every corner in a project ? 

Banna, stop the nonsense about Chinese contractors. China Rail is doing work right here in the USA!  The Chinese are there and here and everywhere because they are bankrolling many of these projects!

Why do you people always bring in other countries, when we are taking about a Chinese subcontractor management issues on Sheriff street ?