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We are going ahead with very expensive projects without basic engineering and fundamental planning

Aug 31, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
Having read recently of another delay in the operation of Guyana’s fibre optic system that is being installed by the government, I have to comment on what I think is basic in such an endeavour.
It is a shame that a project of this importance did not have qualified experts who knew about Fibre Systems, project management and most importantly, the placing of fibre optic cable in the ground. It is ‘normal’ practice to develop a guideline document BEFORE one inch of cable is attempted to be buried.
How shameful it is that we have to conclude now (according to the project manager) that the local contractors had no idea how to bury the fibre. They should have been working to specifications developed by the engineers and handed to them to execute.
It seems that time and again we are going ahead with these very expensive projects without doing basic engineering and fundamental planning. How many mistakes do we have to make before people are sacked/replaced. This project manager is only one in name.
He has not exhibited basic project management skills, because the lack of proper burial of the cable is ultimately his responsibility. Placement of fibre cable in all kinds of terrain has been going on for over 20 years.
There are many documents that have been written about the placement of fibre. Why are we holding ourselves out to be twenty-first century idiots by our unprofessional behaviour.
There needs to be some kind of an investigation into this project. Many are annoyed about the Amalia Falls project, the Skeldon Sugar Factory and other projects, I believe that we should be equally upset about this project, since it has the potential to also revolutionize life in Guyana, but we are not paying much attention to it.
 Concerned Citizen

 

 

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