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Motion filed in search of details on Synergy Holdings Inc. contract-Corbin

May 08, 2010 News

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, yesterday informed media operatives that the party will be filing a motion in the National Assembly in search of details about the US$15M contract awarded to Synergy Holdings Inc. headed by Makeshwar Fip Motilall.
PNCR Chief Whip, Lance Carberry, during a press briefing, yesterday, said that “the administration displays a remarkable sensitivity to the questioning of any of their secretive deals with their friends and cronies.”
Carberry said that his party has never questioned the need for the development of the vast Hydro-power resources of Guyana, for the provision of cheap and reliable “clean energy”, for the industrialisation of Guyana, through the forward integration and processing of our rich natural resources endowment.
He said that the problem his Party has is the “subterfuge of the (Bharrat) Jagdeo Administration, along with its friends and cronies, operating in the carpetbagger traditions of the old American Wild West.”
Carberry said that the PNCR will continue to question and “probe these matters until the President and his cohorts understand and accept that the resources of the state belong to all of the people of Guyana and should not continue to be treated as if they are the property of the Administration to be used to grant favours to enrich themselves and their corrupt acolytes.”
This, he said, is illustrative of the attitude of the government to the need for transparency, is the current controversy over the granting of the US$15.4M contract, to Synergy Holdings, “a company owned by a friend of the President, Fip Motilall.”
Carberry stated that it is a known that, for a number of years, Synergy Holdings was appointed as the sponsor of the Amaila Falls Hydro- Power project, a role which many knowledgeable persons considered to be questionable.
“The role has now passed to Sithe Global Power, LLC….What is the relationship between Synergy Holdings and Sithe Global Power, LLC…What were the conditions agreed with Synergy Holdings for Sithe Global to take over the sponsorship of the Amaila Falls Hydro- Power project.”
He said that it is evident that the Administration needs to provide the evidence to confirm its assertion that the “Synergy Holdings proposals were assessed as being the most compliant, viable and lowest priced, with the components of the proposal showing a clear understanding of the project scope and a comprehensive work plan of the activities in order to achieve the eight months deadline.”
He stated also that Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, stated that “the road contract, which was executed with Synergy on March 18, 2010, contains stringent provisions for timelines, submittals, and liquidated damages, and a reputable engineering firm to be selected from four tenders will provide general oversight of the works carried out by Synergy….Which firm(s) have been short-listed or selected for this task?”
“Why has the National Assembly not been informed of the details of these arrangements, which would impose obligations on present and future generations of Guyanese?”
The Chief Whip said that it has become increasingly evident that the Jagdeo Administration does not respect their need to conduct the business of the state in a manner that is transparent, while conforming to the requirements for accountability for the financial resources of the people of Guyana.

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