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New Christ Church Secondary to be completed by May
Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Education has confirmed that the construction of the brand new Christ Church Secondary School in Georgetown will be fully completed in May of this year.
The construction of the brand new Christ Church Secondary School.
This was confirmed following a visit to the project site by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and other senior officials of the ministry on Wednesday. According to information released by the ministry, the minister was informed that the project is currently 90% complete and is on track for full completion in May.
“Destroyed by fire in 2023, the Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of the construction and emphasized the importance of the new facility in enhancing the educational experience for students,” the ministry said.
At a press conference in January, the minister had explained that an extension was given to the contractor to have the school completed in March due to a change of design. The school was originally scheduled for a February 2024 completion.
This newspaper reported that the reconstruction of the school started after a fire, which gutted the original building. Following this, in June 2023, the Ministry had inked seven contracts totalling $688.1 million to rebuild.
The seven contracts included Lot -1 Construction of Sub-Structure – BM Property Investment Inc. ($303,595,000.00); Lot -2 Super-Structure – Zeco Group of Services Inc. ($295,137,706.00); Lot -3 Installation of Electrical Infrastructure & Fixtures – N. Balgobin & Sons Contracting Service & Electrical Supplies ($41,938,500.00); Lot -4 Installation of Plumbing Infrastructure and Fixtures – BM Property Investment Inc. ($17,600,000.00); Lot -5 Installation of Air Conditioning Infrastructure and Units – A. Ograsein & Sons General Contracting ($10,745,000.00); Lot -6 Installation of Fire Prevention Units – A. Ograsein & Sons General Contracting ($6,759,000.00); and Lot -7 Masonry and Finishing Work – Pantheon Construction Inc. ($12,385,800.00).
Among the many new features of the school, it will have fire prevention and retardant mechanisms and components. Some of these include but are not limited to fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and some materials that will be used that are not highly flammable.
It was reported that instead of splitting the students of the school, a decision was made by teachers and parents to have them accommodated at the Cyril Potter College of Education, Turkeyen.
(New Christ Church Secondary to be completed by May)
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