The Government of Dominica has announced a major step forward in the Roseau Enhancement Project (Phase 2), with the award of a consultancy contract for the design review and supervision of rehabilitation works on seven major streets in the capital.
According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, the contract—valued at USD $2,246,264—has been awarded to Saudi Arabia Consulting Engineering Office (PACE) in association with Corisav Inc. of Dominica. The selection process was conducted under the guidelines of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), utilizing a Quality and Cost-Based Selection method restricted to Saudi firms or joint ventures with local partners. Two firms submitted proposals, with PACE emerging as the successful bidder.
The consultancy engagement will span 42 months and will be executed in three phases:
- Phase 1 (6 months): Design review and support for procurement of civil works
- Phase 2 (24 months): Supervision of construction and road rehabilitation
- Phase 3 (12 months): Oversight during the defects liability period
The OPM release adds that the consultancy will provide technical oversight to ensure that rehabilitation works meet the highest standards, aligning with the Government’s vision of transforming Roseau into a modern, resilient, and pedestrian-friendly capital.
The rehabilitation will cover seven key streets in Roseau: Independence Street, Bath Road, Cork Street, Great George Street, Virgin Lane, River Street, and King George V Street.
I reading those messages and I thought i was in a rum shop
one thing is for sure
Skerrit cannot say dat dis country is united
No matter how much truck and caterpillar
decent nation building is a figment of de imagination
winning an election proves nothing about nation building
Labour want no room for talk
Dis is where we are today………….a divided nation
Who knows how to unite?
who has a real vision to unite and is actively working towards it?
it seems to me dat if one’s focus is on one group then there cannot be a spirit of unity
if dere is a fire in my neighbor yard should i be thinking of what political party they support?
we must admit
no matter how long dlp in power we are a deeply divided nation and dlp has not been successful or perhaps has no agenda for unifying de people.
just winning de election is de end game
keeping de people divided allows dlp to know who to focus on and give support when election time comes about
de truth is painful to accept
It’s still the IMFr world bank, they found Saudi to provide the funds. That’s how they roll, predatory loans. $40+ million U.S to pave a few short streets, not building anything, Saudis work their loan money; then get it back again – that’s no enhancement.
Just look out for austerity measures while some make out big, even with the billion$ you already have in CBI, since as the saying goes – it takes a fool to make money … you know the rest.
It’s no good what they doing to you. They know you have engineers to make drain and pave roads, well, don’t they? All you can now do is hire a few locals at minimum wage. Stinks of corruption from the start.
-take a foreign loan
-give the contract to that country so they get most of the money back
-pay the money back with interest.
-generate no income on that project
no other country does this
All other countries do this and it’s very stupid!
That’s why we deal directly with Saudi Arabia and we pay the value of the project in coconuts and bananas!
Simple!
Why is a foreign company being selected, what about Dominicans who are capable. Who is getting all the money?
Lol, There is something called “UDERSTANDING” The simple fact you asked those questions is because you do not understand how foreign financing for capital projects from institutions and Governments work, go educate yourself, at the end of the day the Government of Dominica got the financing for a project for which they did not have the money financing such a vital Capital project, a lasting benefit for generations to come, so long for you not UNDERSTANDING,
sad.
I am hoping they repair the water and sewerage systems before they put down black top then have to dig it all up in a few years
It’s Your Loan for US to repay!
Now that our engineers, who really know the environment, sit in an office without the experience of rebuilding simple Roseau streets ourselves, are the Saudis also going to have you import their “better” sand from the desert to do the job?
Wow, is this your vision or understanding regarding this
vital long awaited project, don’t have much to say, wallow in your silliness, forward ever backwards never, so long.
According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, the contract—valued at USD $2,246,264—has been awarded to Saudi Arabia Consulting Engineering Office (PACE)
so what happen to our engineerings , have they left da or are they all retired and are no longer able to do this project
Fair question!
Saudi Arabia for improving the look and efficiency of the capital.
Why Saudi Arabia?
I’d choose them for the contract (given that they accept coconuts and bananas as payment!) because I’m confident they will join architectural class (!) with Dominica’s cultural heritage (!) in mind, leaving ideas of tall and cold buildings aside.
Pretty, cosy, warm, welcoming, colourful, vibrant, alive, flowery, happy Roseau.
And the local specialists can ask for access to observe how the job is being done, so they have the chance to expand their own knowledge and skills thus, in the future, they can be the contracted ones.
Mr.Putin you are wasting your time answering a notorious Don 🗝️.This guy and his blue puppets has never supported anything in the benefit of Dominicans.He is supporting a failed political party a party the majority of Dominicans has NEVER voted since they were formed in 1988.Answering to this LUNATIC is like telling a LUNATIC he is not A LUNATIC.That is the mentality invested in the blues that they must make themselves idiots.The Roseau promenade was one in the beginning of the Roseau enhancement project,something Dominicans were told over and over again.The Prime Minister told Dominicans that the delay in continuing the Roseau enhancement project was the problem of accessing funds from Saudi Arabia,too many red tapes.But those wicked sons of Satan will continue to tell Dominicans otherwise.Mr.Putin you must understand the blues are dedicated to make sure,Dominica does not develop,and that is for blue political reasons.For those jacks better late than never.
What do you expect to achieve by writing such nonsense, yes nonsense, there is no other word to describe your comment. Here is a project that is going to benefit the Country for generations to come and this is your response, lol.
Roosevelt has an affinity for foreigners. There is anecdotal evidence of this. MMCE and contractors from China, Barbados and other distant lands get the big money no bid contracts.
Anyway, this Roseau Enhancement Project seems nothing more than a ghost project. After many moons of shelving, it is now being headline news again because of a pending election.
He that receives me once, it’s his fault. He that deceives me twice, it’s my fault.
I suspect that your dictionary has failed you this time. It is in your face, happening, yet you call it a “ghost project”. This sounds like someone afflicted by a dissociative disorder.
Lol, this is not only about Ibo France dictionary has failed him this time, it is his hard stone mind
of irrationality. Most of the Capital projects which
are in progress of construction and those that have been completed he labelled them “ghost projects” coupled with his repetitive mischievous allegation, it’s not nothing new on this forum. As
I have told him he is a joker and should not be taken seriously, his criticism and propaganda has no effect on the development taking place in the
Country.
Its taken 12yrs since the Roseau project was 1st mentioned.Were this project to start tomorrow it would take another 4 yrs .So what i want to know is who’s taking who for a fool .wake up brothers and sisters. Portsmouth was mentioned same time lol 😆 😂 🤣.Have patience lol
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Roseau Enhancement actually started years ago with the new bridges, the Roseau Link Road, and the Promenade. I clearly recall this fact being articulated when the Roseau Promenade was being “opened.”
What is really your point? This project is long delayed. That’s an irrefutable fact. Trying this specious argument makes you look.and sound like a fool. Stop trying to defend the indefensible.
The Project has already started. This is my point! I know that this fact conflicts with your narrative of imagined broken promises, but eat your heart out: Skerrit has ALREADY started implementing the Roseau Enhancement Project. Now, must I repeat this for you? Nah, you are already aware of this fact.
Stop being a verbal contortionist to justify the invisible. Is lying a contagious disease? Seems as though you have caught the lying disease from your idol, the dishonorable ‘E-lie-jah’ Skerrit. Grow a spine!
Who’s taking who for a fool, good question, why not start with yourself examine your beliefs look around you see what was before and what is there now, comparison, before saying “wake up brothers and sisters.” You are asking for patience, and you are not practicing it. Look at some of the Capital projects that have been built, example the Geothermal Plant
do you know how hard and long this Government worked and the hurdles it faced to bring such accomplishment.
You member the Hurricane Maria, and see where the country is today, when it was said that it would take 20yrs to build back, do you know what GRATITUDE means it is something
which is lacking, well it is time to show GRATITUDE.
Before this administration there were no free houses,no NEP,no yes we care,no school bus service,no free school uniforms and books.There were no state house,no geothermal,no international airport,and no senior citizens getting $300 monthly,There was no Clear harbor,no All saints university,no cable car and no marina.There was no sporte stadium,no Goodwill-Windsor Park like road.No Georgetown,Platt Ma Pierre,Jimmit,Castle Bruce,LaPlaine,Grandbay,Grandf.There was no and Vielle case housing.There was no free medical for 65 and over 18 and under.We ask ourselves what UWP did with the hundreds of millions of dollars they collected selling Dominica passports under the Reengineered citizenship Programme.Even Bwa- Banday is benefitting financially from the Cable car CBI programme.
before this administration we had ross university , people could build there own houses and didnt need free house from the gov . argriculture was booming and u could make an awesome living from it . senior citizens dint have to depend on 300 dollars from gov to feed themselves . clear habour could have been great but skerro tell them they paying to much. we had wisor park that was beautiful and carnival city for our jump up. gardens was actually well looked after . we had a cable car but labour NEVER mentain it and it there rotting all now
we were prosperous we didnt need marina . we had free medical for the elderly in PMH hospital . we didnt have to sell millions in passports just to run the country.
before labour we were not begging the chinese for anything
we could travel to the UK visa free, we would EASILY get visas to go states or to the sechen countries
our graduates would be able to come back to dominica and get jobs
we had a public works department and less CRIME
Free houses? Has any of the occupants have legal documents of ownership for these apartments? Can they go to a bank and use these house as collateral to procure a loan? The answer is an embarrassing No!
Have they paid for the houses that they now occupy? No.
Is there an authoritative document that assigns the house to them? Yes.
Quit your propaganda, Ibo. It has not gotten you or your preferred politician anywhere in the last 20 years, and it surely will not work now.
Now, back to the topic at hand. The next time you drive to town using the Roseau link road or the St. Aroment back road, say a silent prayer thanking the DLP Government for conceptualising and implementing the Roseau Enhancement Project.
Was a supervisory contract awarded for the construction of the DHS auditorium, and if so to which company?
Perhaps the long awaited consultants report that, “will leave no stone unturned”, has the answer.
A true Roseau enhancement project starts with rezoning and replatting the city to get rid of bulidings with less than desired minimum square footage, condem some streets to have bigger city blocks, build mixed use buildings, parking, sidewalks, height restrictions, underground utility lines, a well developed waterfront, drainage, etc. In short, a buy, break, and build so Roseau can be a vibrant city with vibrant nightlife over the next 15-20 years. In this plan, I cannot help noticing the glaring omission of Old, Great Malborough, & Hannover Streets, and Kennedy Ave, the city’s main streets.
Please remember that some parts of Roseau’s main shopping area are at or below sea level. From Astaphans to the sea, ministry to the sea etc. This shouldn’t be treated as a vacation by any engineer to sit on the job. Think outside box, work. We have to repay the little IMF/WBnk monster.
How many years have Dominicans have heard this same rhetoric? Every election cycle the Roseau Enhancement Project is being used as a political football to bamboozle the political zealots and simpletons who give the DLP their unequivocal support.
The problem with the current administration has a surplus of promises but a huge deficit of implementation.
An acre of performance is worth the whole Land of promise. Show me, don’t promise me. Promises are only as
strong as the person who gives them. Only a fool trust the promises of a habitual Liar as Roosevelt ‘E-lie-jah’ Skerrit.
‘According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, the contract—valued at USD $2,246,264—has been awarded to Saudi Arabia Consulting Engineering Office (PACE) in association with Corisav Inc. of Dominica.’
Saudi Arabia is rich (!), instead of money we offer coconuts and bananas!
Hey Casi, you seem a bit out of touch. We’re out of bananas, coconuts, limes, our children don’t even know a grapefruit anymore. No fault of ours, look up colonial mono-crop policies.
Go back Russia and leave Dominica alone
No se puede.
I became way too sensitive to cold.
Plus, I’m in love with Dominica.
Your turn to answer:
Why would I want to leave Dominica alone at such crossroads?
Instead of making her Authority, you’d rather have her dictated to?
cause u know if u hop a plane putin will take you and send u ukraine
Nah, Putin is all about love and kumbaya unless provoked. Casandra stays.