Gov’t terminates contract for new health ministry head office

The contract for the construction of the Ministry of Health’s Brickdam, Georgetown head office has been terminated by the government, which has cited several breaches in its agreement with the contractor, Chung’s Global Enterprise, as being among the reasons for the decision.

Among the breaches highlighted are the lengthy delay in the completion of the building, and the increase of the prices on the bill of quantities for variations to the contract which helped to bloat the estimate for the construction of the building by an additional sum of $513 million.

In an October 31st, 2020 letter sent to the Chief Executive Officer of Chung’s Global Enterprise, Cleon Chung, and which was seen by Sunday Stabroek, Attorney General Anil Nandlall informed that the contract was terminated with immediate effect.