The Government’s decision to award a US$18 million contract to Surendra Engineering reeks of corruption. It is disgusting that once again the PPPC government can engage a company with no experience for the award of a multi-million dollar contract and reference must be drawn to Fip Motilall and the road contract for the Amaila Hydro project.
It seems that the PPPC government has a propensity for awarding billion dollar contracts to companies with no related experience in the field. In this instance that is compounded by the fact that the company in question, Surendra Engineering, has a track record of failure and bad engineering.
It is also important to note that Surendra Engineering has been black-listed by GuySuCo for providing defective equipment for the Enmore Sugar Factory. In addition, a Commission of Inquiry into the death of a GuySuCo employee found that negligence by Surendra Engineering contributed to the incident.
There are many questions hanging over this ‘relationship’ between the PPPC government and Surendra Engineering. How can a spare-parts supplier who cannot even get that job right, get a contract to design, build and equip a speciality hospital? It is mind boggling.
While financing of the project will be provided by the EXIM Bank of India, Guyanese need to take note of the shenanigans of the PPPC government as at the end of the day, it is the Guyanese taxpayer who will have to repay the loan.
The Alliance For Change will be looking at discussing this with the Indian High Commission in Guyana. [END]
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