Housing Minister – Major infrastructure works set for 21 new housing areas

-Contracts to be awarded

Hundreds of contracts for various infrastructure projects in 21 new housing areas across the country are to be awarded as the government made the announcement.

It was noted that these projects include land clearing, the development of roads, bridges, culverts, water distribution systems, and electrical networks.

In a recent media interview, Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal stated that the projects have already gone through the awarding stage and are currently in the process of being tendered.

“They [tender board] have already completed the evaluation process so that could tell you how far gone we are with that aspect of moving the new areas to be done,” he said.

It was pointed out that the awarding of the contracts could be expected within the next two weeks, pending approval from the cabinet, the minister stated.

Minister Croal also disclosed that these new housing areas have already been allocated to individuals who are eagerly awaiting the start of construction on their homes.

Croal’s announcement came just one week after the passage of the $54.5B allocation for the housing sector.

Of that amount, $50M was allocated for infrastructural works in areas including Meten-Meer-Zorg, Stewartville, Leonora, Non Pareil, Hope, Success, Enterprise, Great Diamond, Burma, Shieldstown, Palmyra, Mabaruma, Wales, Lusignan, Good Hope, Bartica, Silica City, Amelia’s Ward, Buxton/St. Joseph, Wakenaam, Charity, Chateau Margot, Sophia, and Number 75 Village.

Additionally, Charity, Patentia, Uitvlugt, Tuschen, Soesdyke, Chateau Margot, Sophia, Cummings Lodge, Plantation Belvedere and Amelia’s Ward will benefit from works amounting to $10M each to regularise some 1,218 lots.