See statement from the Ministry of Public Works:
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ $๐๐.๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, has firmly rebutted the unfounded claims made by Opposition Member Annette Ferguson regarding the $15.8 billion Government Office Complex. He emphasised that this project has been transparently discussed and is a crucial initiative aimed at modernising government infrastructure and consolidating services for all Guyanese.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง,โ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐.
In his address, the minister provided a comprehensive update on the project, confirming that as of September 2024, it is 6% complete.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐:
– 99% completion of all legal work and preliminary processes
– 100% completion of geotechnical investigation stage one
– 100% completion of land clearing for 20 acres
– 100% mobilisation of site offices
– 100% confirmation of the actual site location by the Ministry of Public Works
– 99% completion of sand filling for both temporary and permanent works on 13 acres
– 100% completion of conceptual design
– 95% completion of geotechnical investigation stage two
– 25% completion of detailed design
The work completed thus far includes extensive offsite preparations, such as steel fabrication, which are essential for the timely construction of this modern facility. Minister Edghill emphasised that the current lack of visible activity on-site does not indicate a slowdown, rather much of the work is currently offsite, with steel being fabricated in factories before being assembled on the location.
The minister noted that this reflects the meticulous planning required for a project of this scale.
When the contract was signed, a total of $2.6 billion was paid as the mobilisation advance. All other payments will be, or are made, based on measured deliverables. Assuring the public that everything will be done to ensure that the project remains on track for completion by August 23, 2026, the minister called for an end to the โrecklessnessโ of the oppositionโs rhetoric.
โ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.โ
This transformative project is expected to significantly alleviate traffic congestion and parking challenges for citizens seeking access to government services. Strategically located in Eccles, the complex features three entry points accessible from major roadways, including the Demerara Harbour Bridge, the Ogle East Bank bypass, and Heroes Highway.
