‘Fip’ Motilall in a difficult position - Dr Luncheon

‘Fip’ Motilall in a difficult position – Dr Luncheon

May 28, 2010 News

When asked yesterday about whether Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, the contractor to build the Amaila Falls access road, has imported any heavy-duty equipment to undertake the project, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said, “I really can’t advise you in any constructive way.”
Dr Luncheon did say, however, that Motilall, “in billiard terms” was behind the eight-ball.
This term means that Motilall is in a difficult position from which it is unlikely he can escape.
He did state that with the time-bound character of the contract, coupled with the fact that the government would want to proceed with the Hydroelectric Project as soon as there is financial closure, the contractor is aware of the expectations.
Dr Luncheon stated that Motilall knows that there is significant scrutiny as it relates to his completion of the project.
When Motilall gets his equipment into the country it would certainly have to be factored in to the ability to deliver by the due date, Dr Luncheon said.
Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, Head of Synergy Holdings Inc, had eight weeks after the start date of the execution of the contract, which was April 15, to survey the site for road and present a plan.
Motilall has already imported four ATVs and an excavator. The ATVs are being used to take the investigators along the road while drilling tests are being conducted to test the base.
The project includes some 110km of virgin road through the forest as well as 85km of road where trails already exist. According to the agreement signed with NICIL, Motilall must produce a continuous, all-weather road to be built incorporating existing roads where possible and building new ones as needed to accommodate automobile, bus, and heavy truck access from Georgetown to Amaila Falls.
However, the timeframe for the completion of the road seems impractical, says a senior engineer. According to the engineer, completing 110 km of road in eight months (240 days) means constructing some quarter of a mile of finished road daily, a tall order if one is to clear virgin forest.
Motilall is also responsible for the construction and supply of a pontoon crossing on each bank of the Essequibo River at or in the vicinity of Butakari and on the Kuribrong River at or in the vicinity of Portage Falls in accordance with the specifications set out.
The pontoon must be capable of carrying 100 tonnes minimum.
The roads (whether new or existing) must also be capable to carry 20 tonnes/axle with the design maximum unit carrying capacity of 100 tonnes.
All roads must also be stabilized and capped with a minimum six inches of laterite or similar materials compacted to 95 per cent proctor and suitable for use as the final wear surface.
The Request For Proposal is described as a rather loose document given that it did not demand that the bidder have equipment, machinery or experience.
Motilall eventually submitted the lowest bid from among four tenders submitted. The team found that he was a most responsible bidder.

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