Public Infrastructure: The ICAC Investigation into the Contract Construction Company

The 'general specifications' provided by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Construction Company in Best Construction were not met.

It is on this point that the anti-corruption commission investigators have decided to open an investigation. Specifications Ministry stipulate that a contract had been awarded to Best Construction for the construction of a road Trevally Road in the area of Pointe-aux-Gunners. The road back is one we intended to extend over a length of one kilometer and was to include a layer of bitumen from 50 to 60 millimeters thick.

For a cost of work established to Rs 4 million. According to our cross, ICAC investigators want to know why the company has decided to ignore the instructions of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. In addition, we learn, the role of some officers of the National Development Unit (NDU) in this case casts some shadows. The officers of the ICAC are trying to determine why the NDU has not occurred when it was realized that the progress of work of the Trevally Street was not as expected.

Asked to comment about the Best Construction management shows that the work done in Pointe-aux-Gunners falling way under the 'general specifications' of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. "Every construction company receives precise specifications. The 'general specifications' does not apply in our case, "said an official.

This same person refutes the criticism of this fact against the company public works. "First, it is true that our contract is up to Rs 4 million," he said. "The contract amounts to only Rs 1,578,000. In addition, the company managed to specifications stipulated the need to 20 square meters of 'crusher' (mixed tarmac Rocksand), 1984 square meters of asphalt, which is 40 mm thick bitumen. The charges against us are unfounded, "says the official.