JULIEN COMPANY GETS NGC CONTRACT

A company in which Ken Julien has a key role has received a $1.5 million dollar contract from state-owned NGC.

Energy Minister Eric Williams revealed in the Senate yesterday that a joint venture company, comprising a company in which Dr Ken Julien was Executive Chairman  had been awarded a $1.584 million contract. Williams said a contract was awarded by National Gas Company to a joint venture between KENESJAY Systems Limited and Trin-toplan Consultants Limited to provide consultancy services for the conduct of a study to identify and evaluate potential industrial sites in the south west region of Trinidad.

The principals of KENESJAY are Julien, who is Executive Chairman, Trevor Boopsingh (director and principal associate), Michael Toney and Patricia Julien (both directors). The contract was the subject of a letter which was written to the Director of Public Prosecutions. And the Fraud Squad visited NGC in this regard. Williams stated NGC’s tendering process were neither compromised or breached. He said NGC’s procedures allowed it to invite companies to tender. He said based on the level of technical competence NGC identifed three firms which were capable of doing the job. He said the joint venture of KENESJAY and Trintoplan was selected by an open and public process and by an independent tendering procedure.