| Work Detail |
Mon, Dec 04, 2017
By Olivia Rose
MAJOR restoration work is set to begin soon on Grand Turk Airport following the completion of damage assessments.
The news comes two months after hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked havoc on the Turks and Caicos Islands, causing extensive damage to all of the airports within the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority’s (TCIAA) portfolio.
According to terminal and marketing manager Lavern Skippings Reynolds, the mandatory assessment by the airport’s insurers has been completed as well as the first stage of the Government’s tendering process.
In a press release this week she said that after an eight week advertisement for a quantity surveying firm, a preferred bidder has been identified.
"Once the quantity surveying firm has been engaged, they will prepare a scope of works for the contractors to bid on,” Skippings Reynolds explained.
"Advertisements for bids normally run for six weeks, before tenders are evaluated and a contract is awarded.”
John T Smith, chief executive officer of the TCIAA, recently said that Grand Turk, South Caicos and the outer islands remain a priority for the authority.
He said: "We wish to not only restore the damages caused but also improve where possible each facility.
"The TCIAA and their staff have been working tirelessly to restore each airport to operational standard and minimise any flight disruptions.”
The TCIAA is a governmental body and is bound by the Public Procurement Ordinance and other relevant policies and procedures that must be followed in order to proceed with works |
