For the past few weeks we've been reporting on the urgent works at the MCC Grounds to bring Belize City's Premier Football pitch up to a usable standard.
But, we've been wondering how the field ended up in such bad condition after more than a hundred thousand dollars was spent on it just two years ago. Contractor Romel Berges of RJB Construction says don't blame him.
He was awarded a $132,000 dollar contract in April of 2013, but the scope of works was primarily to level the field with a 2% slope. He says the grass and the drainage were not included in his project and the sports council said it would follow up with that independently.
Berges's contract showed that he was hired to clean and remove unsuitable material, open a drain on both sides of the road, "scarify" the field - among other things.
Berges says that was three years ago, and the work he did is not a part of the present difficulties they are having with the field.
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