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Region 6 has enormous work programmed for rest of year

Oct 07, 2015 News

– $260M available to be spent

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six is set to put out to tender a number projects under its 2015 capital works, as early as next week, Regional Chairman David Armogan has confirmed.
Armogan said $260M has been provided as Capital Budget for the Region in the 2015 National Budget.  The sum will cater for the completion of the Outpatient building at the New Amsterdam Hospital, and the upgrade of the theatre at the Skeldon Hospital.
The Region will also tender for the purchase of ambulances, rehabilitation of the Leeds Primary School and construction and rehabilitation of sanitary blocks at Skeldon and Black Bush Polder Secondary schools.
Other capital projects for the Region include the completion of the RDC building at Springlands, the construction of revetment at Siparuta, Grant 1805 and Orealla, bridges at Mibicuri and Lesbeholden, excavation of facade from Light Town to Plegtanker, construction of bridges at Angoy’s Avenue, Courtland Village, New Amsterdam, Grant 1708/1802, Yakusari, Warren and Number 69/70 Villages.
Armogan said that the roads at Mibicuri South, Savannah Park, Tucber Park, Caracas and Grant 1803 are scheduled to be rehabilitated, as well as cross streets in Tucber and Cumberland.
As it awaits the execution of its Capital Projects, the Region has been executing its on-going maintenance works.
Armogan also stated that Region Six has completed its road maintenance projects for 2015.
Contracts for repairs to five of the Region’s schools are at present out for tender. These are the Fort Ordnance, Belvedere and Gibraltar/Courtland Primary Schools, and the Port Mourant and Manchester Secondary Schools.
The schools will be repaired as part of the routine buildings maintenance carried out every two years. The interventions will chiefly target repairs to the roofs, walls and steps, replacement of windows and addressing bat infestation.

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