British contractor suspended over Iloilo flyover project
By David Israel Sinay
Visayas Bureau
Last updated 04:20pm (Mla time) 10/10/2007ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has suspended the British contractor of a flyover project in Iloilo City due to alleged discrepancies in some portions of the project, its central office has said.
The DPWH reached the decision after it found out that the contractor for the P400-million project, Mabey and Johnson Ltd., failed to comply with the project’s specifications, including the required strength of reinforced bars of the piers, said Rolando Asis, DPWH regional director.
The piers hold the columns supporting the flyover structure.
Asis said that the contractor failed to meet the requirement of the flyover’s tensile strength and yielding point of “Grade 60.”
READ MORE: Inquirer Philippine
Earlier on, we read a report from Hill-Carnes, the engineering company contracted by 3S Barbados SRL to carry out geological work on the integrity of the foundation of the flyovers and four- lane highway. How convenient it seems that for months Barbadians have been clamoring for information about the project, and at this late hour snippets of information are starting to slowly roll-out. Let’s get down to brasstacks: Barbadians want to see a copy of the report Hill-Carnes, and NOW!
Bizzy Williams, please confirm the grade steel you intend to use in the piers on Barbados flyovers. Barbadians want to know, NOW!
Question, Questions, Questions. Barbadians want Answers, Answers, Answers.
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Thank you David.
I see someone else is complaining about me on BFP . It is obviously a game that all play where sincerity and intergrity mean nothing.
As a frequent poster I may well be boring wishy washy and inept but I Isay the truth and do not indulge in rumshack blusterings or character assassination.
So whichever one of you are anonymous I am afraid you have only shown yourself as someone media that cannot stand a veiw in opposition to your own and must be silence others by dirty tricks.
What a set up!
How foolish to think that this was indeed to free press.
BFP knows very well that I have at no time whatsoever written any derogatory posts. To suggest so is just plain lies.
I openly changed the name from Bashy because when I posted under that name it was blocked.
But there you are something (the Truth) must be upsetting someone who is going to the trouble to attack me in this manner.
Ok mosquito we hear you so stop the bashing of a sister blog and get substantive.
Hi David
Another tactic that the govt agents have been using is to post something under a name, then come back with a different IP and claim that the previous post is “not really me”.
All of this is about diverting the discussion and is, admittedly, very effective in causing work for the moderators and taking the focus off the important issues.
But it is all good, David.
It means that the blogs are far more effective than we know.
Case in Point:
There was a meeting last week of a number of very important persons who, for obvious reasons, shall remain nameless. The meeting was supposed to be about finance and matters of land permissions, etc.
After the first hour, someone had to stop the discussion and point out that the last hour had been nothing but a discussion about the various Barbados blogs and their impact upon politics. These folks were business types, not political people.
And David, so you know that this comment is actually from Marcus (via proxy) – Robert will be publishing his “much awaited” article on areobatic flying later this evening and how not to get into trouble flying in the mountains. (So he says!)
Keep up the good fight!
Marcus
No Marcus
What it showa and you have proved to me that the bogs are simple a political tool from which to cause embarassment to the government.
You only choose to post what shows tham up in a bad light you are impervious to the truth.
If you had blocked my posts as Mosquito why are you now posting untrue posts under that name?
It is indictative of dirty tricks.
Everyone here knows that I have never deviated from my pro flyover stance .So posting the opposite under that name is stupidity. But hey you carry on with your silly games.
mosquito // Oct 13th 2007 at 9:03 am
Who are the other tenders for the highway? I only know about one – 3S Structural Steel Solution LLC
This was the company that proposed the best solution.
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Mosquito,
What tender? Where and what date was it advertised in the press or in any nedia, or anywhere?
I have been asking you this over and over and to date you have never responded. Just the same drivel over and over “This was the company that proposed the best solution. ”
This is the definition of a tender from Wikipedia:
“Tenders are special procedures to generate competing offers from different bidders looking to obtain an award of business activity in works, supply, or service contracts. They are usually preceded by a Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) and an Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Now answer the following:
Was there an invitation for PQQ?
Was there a RFP?
Was there an ITT?
If there were any of the above where were they advertised? Date?
Mosquito…….if you do not stop engaging in your drivel yuh gine end geeing yuhself…….DENGUE !
Too bad doh………the BLP crooks gone too far to be saved !
Check out the growing momentum in tomorrow’s big news story !
Join Owen in a drink on that !
We have also asked on a previous occasion for the Letter of Justification to be published. It does not matter if only one company tendered for the ‘flyover’ project a Letter of Justification would have been done. Certainly cabinet would not have approved the BDS120 million(original cost) on Gline Clarke’s say so.
Mosquito, Bashy or any other alias. I am sorry for someone for you. The only thing that we will now have to deal with are two Mosquitoes and two Bashies. You will have to deal with BFP regarding someone trying to impersonate you on that site.
Ignore “for someone” in my post
I just love this post.
Yardbroom October 13th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Quite a lot has been said – and rightly so – about the allegations of corruption that follow this Administration, the response has often been, those allegations cannot be proved, as their is no evidence. The important courts of perception and public opinion have a different view, but I will allow that to rest for a moment.
The charge can be made, that this Administration is “incompetent” and through incompetence, has mismanaged the affairs of our country. This charge is difficult to refute, one can excuse a few mistakes of any Administration, but when mistakes of the magnitude we have experienced, keep recurring. Any reasonable person would deduce, that incompetence has been let loose.
The constant repetition of mistakes, signifies that those in charge, either have not got the human resources, or if they have, are unable to delegate those with the necessary abilities to specific tasks. This is a fundamental flaw in the Administration, because it clearly demonstrates that five, ten, or fifteen more years would not make a difference, neither would extra millions of dollars being availabe, whether it is acquired by taxation or borrowed.
In a situation like this the best which can be done for this Administration is to relieve them of their responsibility. Power once gained is difficult to voluntarily relinquish, and therefore they would not see the situation as others do.
The sum total is that incompetent people are in charge of our affairs, when this situation arises the best, and perhaps the kindest act is to relieve them.
There are others who will have the view, that the allegations of corruption are so serious, they should be persued with vigour. That I have not laboured this, does not suggest a contrary view on my part.
My focus here has been “incompetence,” incompetence through choice of personnel, appointment of individuals to do specific tasks, inability to take important decisions and respond to questions from citizens in a reasonable time frame. Inability to provide funds eg the hospital, one cannot say funds were not available, as they have been squandered on other less important areas.
When an Administration has proved to be so – incompetent – there is nothing more left to be said, it is akin to an incompetent policeman directing traffic at a busy intersection. Even if one accident has been avoided, it is only a matter of time before another occurs, he should be removed forthwith.
Re: 3S, MPT and BAPE meeting
“THE Ministry of Public Works and Transport and 3S (Barbados) SRL, the major contractor for the Barbados Road Network Infrastructure Project, met Thursday with representatives of the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE) following concerns raised publicly by that body in relation to the project.”
I agree 100% with Bush Tea. Can you not see that this is PR stunt? Why are all the statements and quotes emanating from either 3S Barbados or MPT. The point is not if two Barbadian firms are working with the highway or not, it is the underhand way the contract was awarded. Since this was a tri-partite meeting, should we not have seen statements from BAPE? We see Mr. Roger Blackman questioned 3S and MPT, but the release failed to print the questions or give any answers. What other PR gimmick is going to be placed in the public domain? Maybe the lost files will show that names of the other tenders that was never publicized.
Frankolgy
Thank you for your comiserations. I think its a pretty sad and deceitful way of silencing any oppsition. Like I said dirty tricks.
As I am blocked from BFP anything from Mosquito there is probably invented by the blog moderaters to help pass the time.
Frankology
‘Since this was a tri-partite meeting, should we not have seen statements from BAPE? ‘
Mabe they had nothing to say. Anything missed out would surely have been sent hot footed to these blogs?
Re your remarks on the cable.
How does Stantec working for 3s make them reponsible for public utilities?
The public utilities are the responsibily of MPT but they shirked this responsibility and tried to blame it on Light and Power who in turn had been prevented from the correct placing of the cable by the Dept of enviroment.
It all comes down to money each department blamed the other and none wanted to pay the costs of moving it.
It stands to reason that it is not a good idea to have a cable running under a major road.
At any time in the future the cable has a fault it would mean digging up the road resulting in a major disturbance to traffic.
Mosquito, still waiting for your response. Perhaps your lack of any response means that the answer is:
Was there an invitation for PQQ? NO
Was there a RFP? NO
Was there an ITT? NO
So tell us exactly how was this contract awarded?
mosquito // Oct 13th 2007 at 9:03 am
Who are the other tenders for the highway? I only know about one – 3S Structural Steel Solution LLC
This was the company that proposed the best solution.
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Mosquito,
What tender? Where and what date was it advertised in the press or in any nedia, or anywhere?
I have been asking you this over and over and to date you have never responded. Just the same drivel over and over “This was the company that proposed the best solution. ”
This is the definition of a tender from Wikipedia:
“Tenders are special procedures to generate competing offers from different bidders looking to obtain an award of business activity in works, supply, or service contracts. They are usually preceded by a Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) and an Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Now answer the following:
Was there an invitation for PQQ?
Was there a RFP?
Was there an ITT?
If there were any of the above where were they advertised? Date?
the flyovers r the best thing ever to happen to this island in a long time if they do get built
Stantec is in no way responsible for utilities, however Stantec would have been the Engineers and Project Managers for BL&P in the laying of the 69 KV line. With this in mind and now being Engineering Consultants for 3s would have been well aware of the location of this line prior to any works begining on the H’way expansion.
One of the conditions attached to the placement of this Line by MTP was that the line be placed at the back of the aquistion line. This aquisition line would have been set from the initial ABC Design and would have made allowance for any widening. This was not done in some sections so to say that MPT ask for the removal of the line is a Tad unfair as the line was not suppose to be there in the first place.
If BAPE says its their duty to protect the publics interest then they should probably have a hearing with Stantec to determine why this happened with them as project managers for the 69kv line and now consultants for the Widening.
We should make public that we sent an official communication to Stantec requesting them to comment on the release by BAPE last week. We have not had a response from them yet but we are hopeful.
Thanks “Balance”
I have been repeating and repeating these said statements to these “I don’t care what you say, but I am still going to do it people”. The cables should have been on the front burner from the start of the project.
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