Last night we told you about the Faber's Road reconstruction contract - 8 million dollars to do civil works on one mile of road. According to a government press release, the works include more than just building a road - and drains will also be installed as well as sidewalks with roadside curbs.
Sounds good, but at just about 8 million dollars per mile, it's still very steep. Add in favored - contractor Imer Hernandez, and even the average eyebrow would be raised.
Seems that's what COLA thinks too. The activist group has gotten its attorney Kareem Musa to write to the CEO in the Ministry of Works requesting a copy of the contract under the Freedom Of Information act.
COLA is asking for the contract, all the tenders submitted in what the Ministry described as a "selective tendering exercise", and the proof of the Contractor General's consent. the Freedom Of Information act provides that a response should be forthcoming in two weeks.
The political party known as the VIP has also sent out a press release saying that the Finance and Audit (Reform) Act, provides that any procurement or sale contract above Five Million Dollars shall be subject to the open tendering procedure. This one was only "selective tendering" and that's why the VIP says that it must be rescinded.
The last contract to pave Faber's Road was awarded 20 years ago in the mid 90's and the value of that contract was 1.86 million dollars for 1.6 miles of road.
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