Latest update April 4th, 2025 12:14 AM
Contractors, Regional Engineers department under fire for substandard works in Region six
…$54M street not being built to standard
The engineers examine the construction
As the Regional Administration in Region Six grapple with the unending accusations of shoddy work being done by contractors employed in the region the administration is taking steps to put things in order.
Another contractor who has been accused of doing substandard work has been placed under the microscope.
Regional Chairman, David Armogan, is sticking to his words to make all contractors accountable for the work they do and to make sure residents get quality work for money spent. “They will not be paid for shoddy work,” he said.
The latest to be placed in the limelight is Fazil Yunas, of Yunas Construction, Corentyne Berbice who was awarded the $54M contract to rehabilitate the Kilcoy Dam on the Corentyne. The project is to rehabilitate 9,600 feet of roadway and to cap it with bitumen. The contractor started about two months ago.
Residents were not pleased with the quality of work being done by the contractor who they stated was not working to the specify contract. After it was brought to the Regional Chairman’s attention members of the Works Committee visited the area and were appalled at what they saw.
The road was then supposed to be filled with crusher run. The contract document stated that the contractor should supply, place and compact six inches of sand as the first layer and then compact with four inches of first grade crusher run. However this was not done.
Works committee member, Michael Hintzen, was on the scene and measured sections of road which had only one inch of materials instead of the stipulated six inches. He noted that the sand was also not compacted as stipulated.
According to residents, instead of excavating the road as is stated in the contract and discarding the materials the contractor graded the road and used the said materials to build up the area. According to Hintzen, the material used was not crusher run as it was mixed with mud and grass and other foreign materials. The stones were also too big and would affect the binding ability of the materials. Some of the materials were collected to be taken to a lab to be tested.
Another complaint by residents was that the street was not being wet and rolled. When questioned by members on the visit, the workers stated that the materials were soaked, however a closer inspection indicated that it was not so.
The regional engineers’ department is also coming under fire for improper or no supervision of works done in the region.
Regional engineer, Rupesh, was upbraided by the Regional Chairman for failing to adhere to instructions. Just last week the engineer had refused to adhere to instruction to visit a work site on a street in Canefield, East Canje.
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