ST GEORGE’S, January 5, 2012 – Member of Parliament for St. Patrick West, Hon. Joseph Gilbert, has assured
constituents that one of the commitments made to them will be fulfilled in
2012.
“I am confident that the people of Snell Hall and surrounding areas will
have their own playing field later this year,’’ Mr. Gilbert said on Wednesday,
January 4.
He made the comments after a pre-tenders meeting with prospective
contractors who are vying for the playing field’s construction contract. The
meeting was convened on the project site in Snell Hall, St. Patrick.
According to Ministry of Works personnel, who facilitated the bidders'
meeting, “all three pre-qualified contractors are expected to submit sealed
bids for the project to the Ministry by the stipulated deadline of Monday,
January 9, 2012’’.
Mr. Gilbert, who is also Environment, Foreign Trade and Export
Development Minister, has said that he “expects that a contract for the
construction of the playing field could be awarded within a matter of a couple
weeks.’’
The Snell Hall project is one of five community initiatives being funded
by the Government of President Hugo Chavez of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela.
The other projects include the Forde Bridge in St. Andrew, the St.
George's Market redevelopment, the Tanteen Pavilion and Bleachers, and the Mon
Tout Resource Centre.
Approximately EC$10 million in grant funding has been made available by
Venezuela to undertake the five projects.
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