ESHS ‘still on track’ to reopen for September, Premier insists
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has emphatically stated that the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Redevelopment Project will be completed and ready in time for the beginning of the new school year.
With September fast approaching and the contractors still in the process of constructing the four buildings for the ESHS Project to bring the senior students from Pasea Estate to the Lower Estate Campus, there have been many concerns by residents that the new structures would not be realistically completed for the upcoming school year.
However, in answering a question about the project’s timeline and readiness for the new upcoming school year at a press conference yesterday, Dr Wheatley maintained that things are on schedule for the start of the new school year.
“Let me just say, I think that the Recovery and Development Agency who is managing the project and the contractors are doing an excellent job. They are doing a wonderful job. I know they had to wait a little while for the windows and doors. They may have a slight delay, but we are still on track for September. You know many people said that it was impossible, and I think they are really doing the impossible right now with the quick work to get the school up and ready, so I congratulate them for a job well done,” the Premier said.
The redevelopment project costs of more than $11 million dollars were awarded to four construction firms.
A breakdown of how the project was divided sees Quality Construction Limited building the Technical Block — which is valued at $4,336,427.12 — while Metro Construction Limited is responsible for the construction of Classroom Block North valued at $2,496,690.84.
The Classroom Block South, valued at $3,721,766.59, is being constructed by Autland Equipment Company Limited. Finally, the $880,104.66-valued Administration Office Block is the joint responsibility of Sunleaf Construction and Northam Construction.
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This is progress, I am happy to see the progress
Not that!
These amateurs that we have for a government must be smoking the imaginary weed that they were going to plant up Paraquita Bay. This is what happens when we choose leaders based on gossip and melee and lies rather than competence. Look who we have as our leaders. I am ashamed.
save the problems say December
@… And don’t say the year!
Andrew train this man well lol
LOLOLOLOL I love the reality they seem to think they are living in , its not the one the rest of us are in , that will be ready in 3 weeks ? dream on , no windows ,no doors, no floors no ceilings and no electrics , you are in serious denial if you think this will be ready
And why have they built those building on top of each other , they had that entire site to use yet they plonked it right in the middle , your going to have children looking at each other through those windows that are like 20 feet apart , daft
Why was so many companies used ? was it to break the total up so more of them had to give smaller untraceble kick backs to who ever ?
They just signed a furniture agreement this weekend, they will take 3mths to get here. I thought when the sheep left the wool was put away but they are still trying to cover our eyes.
Pray for them and not like the drew prayed.
I ain’t hearing anything about the ddm building in macnamara what that contractor don’t need mentioning about the job they’re doing??
Hard hat and Safety boots
Take your time and have it ready for January 2023 fully furnished.