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Contact:
Claudia Monlouis
Thursday, January 08, 2004 - A UK team of engineers has won the bid to
design the new general hospital which will be located on the Millennium Highway.
National Authorising Officer in the Office of the European Union Wilfred Pierre
on Thursday January 08, 2004, met with Sir Frederick Snow and Partners to
discuss contractual arrangements, which he says, will be concluded with a formal
signing next week.
“The idea is to get into a contractual arrangement very early next week with
them so we’re just discussing matters relating to the contractual arrangements,
such as payment procedures and reporting procedures.”
This step in the estimated four year project sets the stage for immediate
commencement of the planning and design phase which is expected to take a period
of four months.
The Managing Director of the contracting firm, Philip J R Martin says his
company has a particular background in hospital planning and engineering.
“I think what we can promise the St. Lucian people is to assist the Ministry of
Health in developing a new hospital that will be funded by the European Union
and we will assist in providing a plan that will work, and we will give you the
best up to date facility that one can expect,” remarked Martin.
Pierre disclosed that a compulsory criterion was that bidders have an existing
working relationship with a local engineering firm. Sir Frederick Snow and
Partners Limited will work alongside local architects NBLA and the Halcrow Group
Ltd during the planning and design stage of the hospital.
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