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$120.2M more to be spent on Supenaam Stelling
The Supenaam Stelling in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) is once again, slated to undergo a multimillion-dollar make over.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon, during the post-Cabinet Press briefings in
Millions of dollars more to be spent on repairs to the Supenaam Stelling.
Georgetown yesterday, noted the award of the contract.
He said that the contract in the sum of $120,245,000 was awarded to S. Maraj Contracting Service.
The Supenaam Stelling, has in the past, faced intense scrutiny after the $600M facility began suffering structural defects days after it was commissioned in 2010.
This particular project, because of its cost, problems and importance, had sparked an inquiry involving the contractor, BK International.
At the time, neither the government of the day – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) nor the consultants took the blame.
Millions were dished out to rectify the myriad problems that were experienced throughout the years.
It is still unclear if anyone was penalised for the shoddy work.
In May 2010, the stelling ramp buckled under the weight of a heavy vehicle, days after it was open to ferry traffic. Ferries were forced to revert to the Adventure Stelling which government had hoped to abandon.
In September 2013, a section of the deck slab leading to the ramp that allows vehicles to load into the ferries collapsed, forcing transportation officials to restrict heavy vehicles and leaving rice farmers angry over the delays. The incident had triggered more questions of the quality of work on government projects.
On July 6, 2016, the M.V. Sabanto collided with a flotation unit and cluster piles causing extensive damage.
Rehabilitation was executed by the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation to the tune of $17M where corrective works entailed the removal of damaged cluster piles; driving of new clusters; changing of damaged components and re-aligning the span to its correct position.
Additional works were executed to the Supenaam stelling. There were rehabilitation to the side-loading system where three piles were replaced; defective galvanized safety rails and lamp poles were re-installed; defective curb walls were re-cast; and sections of the driveway were covered with asphalt.
These works were carried out by M. Sukhai Contracting Service.
Minister Harmon told media operatives yesterday that the facility will have to be fixed. He stressed the importance of the stelling.
“It is the principal point of entry into the region particularly for goods and services that is, huge trucks and other forms of transportation going in to that region. It is important that we always keep it at a high state of maintenance.
“And it is part of our responsibility to ensure that the citizens of every region of this country, that we are able to provide a reliable form of transportation for their goods and services, and this is why we will have to spend the money on these facilities.” Harmon said.
Works will also be carried out on Morawhanna Stelling in Region One (Barima/Waini). A contract in the sum of $27,993,000 was awarded to M. Sukhai Contracting Services.
Also, a contact in the sum of $291,445,000 was awarded to Brenco Shipping Company Limited for the acquisition and installation of a propulsion system for the MB Sandaka.
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