More contracts awarded for road rehabilitation

Roseau, Dominica (May 9, 2017) — The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has announced that it has awarded more than EC$3 million in contracts for further road rehabilitation.

Penville Road Protection
Following a tender process, the Ministry of Public Works and Ports has awarded a contract to Ideal Construction Ltd in the amount of two million, two hundred and fifty-eight thousand, eight hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety cents ($2,258,817.90) for Penville Road Protection and Reinstatement Works.

The road works will include concrete surfacing and the construction of drainage infrastructure. In addition, five retaining structures will be built along different sections of the road between the Dematrie Bridge and Eau Jeune.

Riviere Cyrique
Following a tender process, the Ministry of Public Works and Ports has awarded a contract to Offshore Civil and Marine Inc. in the sum of one million, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand, one hundred and forty-five dollars, and eighty cents ($1,138,145.80) for the construction of a retaining wall and culvert crossing at Riviere Cyrique that will restore two-lane traffic along that road.

River Estate
A third contract has been awarded to Ken Esprit in the amount of seven hundred and eighty-seven thousand, two hundred and twenty-seven dollars, and ninety cents ($787,227.90) for construction of a River Wall at River Estate in Canefield.

Following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika the road network suffered tremendous damage. After assessments were made it was revealed that serious undermining and road failures occurred and road users and pedestrians are at risk. Therefore urgent intervention to stabilize the road structure and to protect the lives of road users and pedestrians remains a priority.

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13 Comments

  1. Corruption in passport
    May 11, 2017

    I want to give Lennox thanks speaking on the cbc 60 minutes about cbi passport, we never never that this guy’s had all this money in their private bank account, I never wanted to hear about Lennox told us he was lying I never use to lesson to q95 but today my eyes are open labour will never foul me like before again, I taking everything I getting is dominica passport money but to he’ll with labour,not my x they getting this time, and I know of many more who are saying the very very same thing,thanks for opening my eyes Lennox I sorry I hated you all those years, because Tony played in my head so I could not see wrong from write

  2. May 11, 2017

    Forget roads, The ENTIRE island needs to be demolished and rebuilt. How long are Dominicans willing to wait until Dominica catches up? how long? Zor deyere dos bondieu.

  3. Tongues
    May 10, 2017

    Ideal construction is Ronald skerrit brother

  4. DA girl
    May 10, 2017

    Good stuff

  5. dee
    May 10, 2017

    But how is that they forgetting to announce the one hundred Thousand he has awarded for works on the Pointe Michel Soufrierre road nah ? No lives at risk up dere , they not wearing red shirts pants and shoes , its not by election time , he dow have a bit up dere again .
    Why? because he have to build a track for them ; ask Mr . Volney if is not true .
    I self put my red shoe in a box and hide it behine La Bartwee ,, i finish wif dat .
    I dow wearing it again when i come dong .
    Nobody going to fink i is a dotish , sot koo noo moo noo like them , jus becos i from up dere . .

  6. favored
    May 9, 2017

    wallhouse not in it at all?

  7. Way Papa
    May 9, 2017

    I was rather disappointed with the PM plans for Cochrane. All he cared about was HIS plans for Cochrane. The main road is in a sorry state. The crap that was done on Cochrane road last year will lead to more damage in River Estate. With the trough systems that keep affecting Cochrane badly, it will carry over to River Estate. Remember that river water comes from Cochrane. The only repairs he was concerned about was to accommodate the people of Antrim in the event that their road cannot be repaired. We are being illegally charged a dollar extra from Cochrane to Roseau. Bus drivers doe want to make trips to Cochrane because of the condition of the road. Lets see how much damage will force the PM to do something worth while. I guess when Antrim people have to use the road he will pay attention. STUPES!!!

  8. flipside
    May 9, 2017

    Giraudel ?

  9. KID ON THE BLOCK
    May 9, 2017

    Is that kind of thing Lennox don’t like to hear about!…. While he demonstrating, Skerro WORKING!… Is the same CBI money wee!

  10. Tete negg
    May 9, 2017

    Public works Coporation workers still waiting

  11. As I see It
    May 9, 2017

    boy labour good wi

  12. "Go To Hell, go to hell, go to hell
    May 9, 2017

    Let me borrow some words from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit: To Hell With Dominica! To Hell with their projects! To hell with this damn country of fools and blind bats. According to Skerrit, Go to hell, go to hell , go to hell! Dominica is truly a country of No law and no constitution and it is in deep hell

  13. Annon
    May 9, 2017

    Way to go. There’s nothing that can jump start an economy like infrastructure expenditure. Just ask the US.

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