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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), in fulfilment of its promise to
improve the water quality of residents across The Bahamas, signed a
contract with Island Site Development (ISD) for the installation of water
mains and service lines in South Andros.
On hand for the contract signing was (standing from left to right) Robert
Deal, WSC Deputy General Manager; Glen Laville, WSC General Manager; Leslie
O Miller, WSC Chairman; John Mosko, Director at Island Site Development;
and Leslie Hutchinson, WSC Project Coordinator; (seated, left to right)
Ayla Isaacs, Project Manager/Engineer at WSC and Chrisna Smith, Project
Engineer at ISD.
(Photos courtesy of BVS)
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Implementing its CDB Water Supply Improvement program in the Family Islands
Nassau, Bahamas – The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) signed a contract $5.6 million with Island Site Development late last week to extend and improve water supply to South Andros. The contract signing follows a seven month tender process that allowed all companies to bid on the work.
“This project will bring much needed service improvements to an area that has been calling for relief for decades,” said General Manager of WSC, Glen Laville. “We are very pleased to be able to get this work started as well as the other components of this loan program to improve quality of service for our family islands.”
The project is part of the recently approved $41 Million program partially funded by $28 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Government of The Bahamas. The overall program covers over 100 miles of water mains and more than 3,000 service connections, and will also include water improvements to the islands of Cat Island, Crooked Island, Eleuthera, Long Island, San Salvador and some New Providence areas.
The South Andros contract will allow for the installation of over 20 miles of water mains and six hundred service connections impacting all communities from Congo Town to Mars Bay. Water supply will be provided by a desalination plant under a separate contract to be tendered prior to completion of the water works. The South Andros works are expected to take approximately twenty-five months to complete with emphasis being placed on a high quality, climate-resilient installation.
WSC Chairman,
Mr. Leslie Miller.(Photo courtesy of BVS)
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Water and Sewerage Chairman, Mr. Leslie Miller said, “The Corporation is happy to have the funding available to award this contract and have the work completed. When completed, the residents of South Andros from Congo Town to Mars Bay will see a huge improvement in the quality of water.”
The Corporation has advised that over time, the public can expect to hear about more work being done by Water and Sewerage. As works are nearing completion in New Providence, an award is anticipated shortly for work to commence on San Salvador. Additionally, a contract for Engineering Services will be awarded before the end of November 2016 to provide construction supervision and other related technical services under the CDB loan program.
WSC General Manager said he was grateful for the funding as it will help
the Corporation to carry out its mandate. “We are grateful to the Caribbean
Development Bank for its assistance so that we may carry out the work in
South Andros. We have confidence in ISD to complete the work in a timely
manner so that the residents may enjoy the quality water they deserve.”
(Photo courtesy of BVS)
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