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Tenders to open shortly for outfalls work
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has revealed that tenders for work on outfall channels are expected to be advertised soon.
According to Coordinator of the Work Services Group (WSG) Geoffrey Vaughn,
Work has been conducted on the Sussex Street outfall on a number of occasions.
the works will be conducted at a number of outfall channels including Kingston, Lamaha Street, Sussex Street and Meadowbank.
These tenders will open on July 14, right at the Ministry, he added.
Work is expected to come on stream soon afterwards.
“Once all of these tenders have been opened, we expect that within a week the works will be assessed in terms of the tenders then we’ll have contractors mobilized to execute works,” Vaughn said. He continued, “Most of these works would take about 2 to 3 weeks in terms of completing the outfalls.”
When questioned on a projected figure for the job, Vaughn indicated that there was no ideal figure in mind. However, he said, the Ministry has $75M at its disposal for the cleanup and restoration efforts.
Meanwhile, the sluice at Sussex Street has been an area of difficulty.
According to Minister David Patterson, the problem is already being addressed and measures will soon be put in place. These efforts, he added, commenced yesterday. These efforts included a visit to assess the structural defects on the sluice. The sluice is reportedly causing heavy flow into surrounding areas from the Demerara River.
The defective sluice has particularly been difficult for the residents of Albouystown. Over the past few days, the community has been inundated with floodwater. It was noted that the issue of getting the water cleared off was paramount as it posed as a health hazard.
According to Communities Coordinator Nielson McKenzie, a team has been meeting with the area’s Community Development Committees and other groups with the aim of arriving at a greater understanding of the real problems there in regards to the flooding and blockages.
“And then, we are working out step by step solutions,” McKenzie said. He said that at the peak of the flooding last week, a team visited and decided to extend its reach to the entire community.
“We’re going to see how we can work out a package of measures to alleviate their suffering and see what we can do in terms of reducing levels of flooding,” he added.
In the meantime, measures will be put in place to either stop or significantly reduce the in-flow.
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