WASA pays $671M to contractors

This information was disclosed in a written response in the name of Public Utilities Minister Fitzgerald Hinds which was circulated in the House of Representatives on Friday. State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) was paid $228,600 from October 2015 to December 21, 2016 by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA). Kall Co Ltd received sums of $248,400, $1 million and $154,290,70 from WASA during this period for sand-fill, road restoration and retention works respectively. Attorney Larry Lalla was paid $156,400 by WASA for professional services. Le Grand Courland Spa was paid $96,230 for hotel accommodation.

In another written response, Amalgamated Security Services Ltd was the highest paid contractor by State owned Telecommunications Services of TT (TSTT) for the period October 2015 to December 21, 2016. A total of 42 contractors were paid by TSTT during this period.

For the provision of security services, Amalgamated was paid a total of $34,257,015.55, as the highest sum. The lowest was paid to Lobax and Associates Ltd for janitorial services.

In another written response circulated in the House on Friday, Massy Motors was paid $3.2 million by TTPost for the supply of eight panel vans for the period October 2015 to December 21, 2016. A total of 107 contractors were paid by TTPost during this period for various services.

Guardian Media was paid a total of $543,013.50 by TTPost for rental of property.