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$47m AWARD IN ONE DAY
Airports Authority signs off on lighting contract to Central firm
By Carolyn Kissoon South Bureau
Story Created: Oct 8, 2010 at 11:46 PM ECT
Story Updated: Oct 8, 2010 at 11:46 PM ECT
A contract valued at $47 million was approved by the Airports Authority (AA) on September 21, a day after a Central company won a bid to upgrade the lights at Piarco International Airport.
The details of the contract are contained in a letter of acceptance, dated September 21, sent by AA to the company.
The letter was first disclosed on the Breaking Barriers television show of broadcaster Inshan Ishmael, a supporter of the People's Partnership who raised questions about the award.
A former board member of AA has also described the contract award as "impossible". He said AA regulations allowed the board to award contracts to a maximum of $500,000 and only in "absolute emergencies".
AA is one of the State companies which has been operating without a board of directors since the May 24 general election. Members of the former board, which was chaired by John Eckstein, resigned on June 30.
Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner is the line minister in charge of AA and had been made aware of the contract details.
The $47,785,762.92 (plus $7.1 million VAT) proposal was made by Harry Persad and Sons Ltd, a company located at Mohepath Trace, St Helena Village, Piarco.
The letter, signed off by AA's corporate secretary/legal adviser Hayden Newton, stated: "We refer to your price proposal for the upgrade of the approach lighting system and the airfield lighting infrastructure at the Piarco International Airport, dated September 20, 2010, and advise that your proposal is acceptable to us."
The letter was copied to AA acting general manager Louis Frederick and deputy general manager Varma Joadsingh, who has responsibility for Estate Planning and Business Development.
Several attempts to contact Warner for comment on the issue during the day yesterday were unsuccessful. Speaking through one of his communications specialists late last night, however, Warner said he was in a Cabinet meeting at the Red House in Port of Spain. The meeting was called immediately following yesterday's session of Parliament to discuss State board appointments and went late into the night.
Contacted yesterday, an official at Harry Persad and Sons Ltd said he was unable to confirm the contract was awarded.
"I am unable to answer questions on that issue. Mr (Harry) Persad is the most suitable person, but he is unavailable."
Former Chaguanas mayor Natasha Navas, who now holds the position of human resources manager at the Airports Authority, could not be reached last evening.
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after all d talk about tendering procedures and procurement practices...what next?
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Kamla halts $83m airport lighting contracts
ANIKA GUMBS-SANDIFORD
Published: 10 Oct 2010
http://guardian.co.tt/news/politics/2010/10/10/kamla-halts-83m-airport-lighting-contracts
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has pulled the brakes on two contracts worth an estimated $83 million that was approved by the Airports Authority (AA) without a state board in place. The directive, Sunday Guardian understands, was handed down in an emergency meeting held at the Prime Minister’s San Fernando home yesterday. Absent from the meeting, which was attended by a few Cabinet members, was Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner. The Prime Minister, sources told Sunday Guardian, has also requested a complete review of the project and the terms and conditions under which the contracts were awarded to Harry Persad and Sons Ltd of St Helena and San Rafael, United Engineering Service Ltd, with offices in Point Lisas and Tacarigua.
A party source revealed: “With immediate effect the Prime Minister has placed a halt on the project. She has ordered a complete review of the contract because at the time it was awarded no board was in place to approve the project. The Prime Minister wants to ensure that the contract could stand up to scrutiny so she has requested a complete review. Until this is done the project has been halted.” Approval for the $47,785,768.92 contract for the upgrade of the Airfield Lighting and Control and Monitoring System at the Piarco International Airport was awarded to Harry Persad and Sons Ltd on September 20. United Engineering received the $35,402,400.62 contract for the upgrade of the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System at the Crown Point International Airport on the same.
PM responds
In a release last night, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar stated: “This matter was previously brought to the attention of the Prime Minister, who had then instructed that should such a contract be awarded in the absence of accountability and transparency, the same should be voided. “In light of the allegations now in the public domain, for the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of transparency and accountability, the Prime Minister has concluded that the award of this contract must be reviewed with a view to rescission of same.”
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Oh boy.
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Yuh know what does kill me about Jack. Watching this man pass he mouth on the PNM about corruption. I just have one question for Jackie boy....."whey de money gone?"
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This entry in Ednmund Gall's blog contains the entire press release from Jack....the Express doesn't have the entire thing and I didn't check the Guardian.....
http://www.knowtnt.com/node/296 (http://www.knowtnt.com/node/296)
WhAATT going on, Min. Warner?
October 10, 2010 by Edmund Gall
The Trinidad Express broke the story on 08 Oct 2010 of a TT$47 million contract being awarded at the Airports Authority of T&T (AATT) despite there being no Board installed. In response, two separate press releases were issued on the same day: one from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) - which allegedly followed an emergency meeting at the Hon. PM's home - and the other from Min. Warner (see below for the unedited version I received via facebook). When added to other breaking stories on 09 Oct 2010, there remains some unanswered questions.
The OPM's release stated that the contract was rescinded, but Min. Warner's release stated that a decision was taken to re-tender the contract. No dates were given for either decision.
According to the OPM's release: 'This matter was previously brought to the attention of the Prime Minister, who had then instructed that should such a contract be awarded in the absence of accountability and transparency, the same should be voided.'
This may indicate the Hon. PM knew about the tender, possibly after 02 Jun 2010 when the final evaluations were completed. If her instruction was made to Min. Warner before he decided to award the contract, then he was wrong.
The OPM's release ends: 'In light of the allegations now in the public domain, for the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of transparency and accountability, the Prime Minister has concluded that the award of this contract must be reviewed with a view to rescission of same.'
This suggests that the Hon. PM did not know the contract was awarded until the story broke. It also suggests that the Hon. PM requested the contract be reviewed/rescinded for different reasons to what Min. Warner said in the final sentence of his release, viz.: 'I wish to advise that after further consultation, a decision was taken to have the project retendered since my decision to share the contracts between the two companies was not part of the initial established tendering rules.'
I'm wondering what value of contract needs to be declared to Cabinet before being awarded - anyone know? I presume contract decisions will have to be shared with the Ministry of Finance, but I wonder if they need to be declared to Cabinet, especially if a Board is not installed. Based on the OPM's release, it seems Cabinet didn't know anything about this. I would hope that there is some process for awarding contracts without a Board being in place, otherwise the lengthy Board appointment process immediately after regime changes would delay urgent work (despite this project clearly not being urgent since it was first approved for tendering by the last AATT Board 31 Jul 2009).
The questions for Min. Warner would thus be:
When did he decide to award the contract to the two tenderers?
Did the PM advise him, or was he aware of her instruction, that any contract awarded without the Board in place would be rescinded?
If yes, (a) why did he proceed to award the contract, and (b) are such contract awards supposed to be declared in Cabinet?
When was the decision taken to re-tender due to his awarding to two tenderers not being in the rules - was it before the story broke or after? Remember, the award was allegedly made on 21 Sep, about 18 days before the story broke.
I would also like confirmation of which view is right, i.e. Min. Warner's view that the rules allow him to award tenders without the Board in place (as he stated in his release), which TTTI Chairman Richard Josephs agrees with or the view of Elton Prescott SC who believes that flouts the AATT's tendering rules.
Min. Jack Warner's News Release - 09 Oct 2010
The following is a news release from the Hon Jack Warner, Minister of Works and Transport, in response to an article appearing in today's edition of the Trinidad Express entitled; "Airport Authority approves $47m contract one day after receiving bid by Central firm, with no board in place”
The contract in question, relates to the following:
Upgrade of the Airfield Lighting and Control and Monitoring System at the Piarco International Airport (PIA) and Crown Point International Airport (CPIA);
Upgrade of the Approach Lighting System at the Piarco International Airport.
Background
The above project was developed based on the need for both the Piarco and Crown Point International Airports to have properly functioning visual aids for navigation as the existing systems continue to malfunction and the Airports Authority continues to have difficulties in obtaining parts. In addition, the unit at PIA cannot be expanded to meet the increased requirements of the North Terminal and the category II upgrade to the Runway.
Runway 10 has an existing approach lighting system supporting Category 1 operations and as part of the Piarco International Airport upgrade to Category II the approach lighting system has to be upgraded. Also in support of this upgrade, the cabling, the runaway [sic] centreline lights and transformers must be installed.
The runway rehabilitation project at CPIA which is currently in progress has included in the scope of works the replacement of the airfield lighting (including the windsock and obstruction lights) and replacement of cabling to an interface manhole. The scope for the Field Electrical Centre (FEC) project and CPIA ends at the interface manhole.
The Project
The work consists of replacing the field electrical cabinets and installation of a new airfield lighting control and monitoring system at both the Piarco International Airport and the Crown Point International Airport. FAA advisory circulars were utilised in developing the specifications for the components of the FEC.
Additional works at the PIA includes the replacement of the approach lighting system. The location of the new FEC for PIA is east of the detention pond and there is no immediate power supply to the area. It is therefore necessary to provide the power for the FEC from the North Terminal ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Tender Process
At the July 31, 2009 the Airports Authority Board meeting, members approved Paper No. 95 of 2009 for the issue of the tender call for the upgrade of the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System at the Piarco Internal Airport and Crown Point International Airport and the upgrade of the Approach Lighting System at the Piarco International Airport. At this meeting members also approved the evaluation Committee and the Evaluation criteria.
Due to the nature and complexity of this project the tender submission a two envelope system [sic]. The technical proposals included the technical evaluation form with supporting documents, tender security and implementation strategy. The Price proposal included the letter of tender, Appendix to tender and bull [sic] of quantities. The tender call note to the board stipulated that only Price proposals of companies scoring over 75% will be eligible for opening of their financial packages. The tender was advertised in the daily newspapers during the period October 2nd to 8th 2009 with a mandatory pre bid meeting and site visit on Wednesday October 14, 2009 at PIA and Thursday 25, 2009 at CPIA. Nineteen (19) companies attended the pre bid meeting and site visit at PIA and eighteen (18) at CPIA. Seven addenda were issued. Bids closed on December 18, 2009 and the tender box was publicly opened on the same day by Ms. Kathleen Gittens of the Legal Department and witnessed by Ms. Sheila Ramdhanie, Facilties and Maintenance Manager and Mrs. Carmela Wallace-Shanklin of the Financial Comptroller’s office. Seven submissions were received on the date of the opening with Plant Solutions Ltd declining to submit a bid.
At the February 2010 Tenders Committee meeting members rejected paper No. 6 of 2010 for the recommendation of the Technical Evaluation Committee to invite United Engineering Services Ltd to the opening of their financial package as they were the only company to score over 75% in the Technical Evaluations. Members were advised of the following:
Abort the Tender Process and return to the un-opened Financial Packages to each Bidder; or
Re-issue a revised Tender package and invite all companies who purchased the original tender packages to submit bids.
The re-issue of the revised Tender package was sent out on March 8, 2010 with tenders closing on March 24, 2010. The changes in the revised tender package are listed below:
a. From a two envelope system to a one envelope system
b. Amendments in the evaluation criteria to include costing and changes in the relative ranking of each criteria
c. More emphasis to be placed on the past performance of the Contractor and their Sub Contractor
d. Similar experience must be airfield electrical experience
e. A Sub Contractor can only be associated with one main Contractor.
The revised Bids closed on March 24, 2010 and the tender box was publicly opened on the same day by senior officials of the Airports Authority. Nine (9) submissions were received on the date of opening.
Evaluation
The evaluation process of the bids started on April 14, 2010, with presentations by bidders over the period May 19 to June 2, 2010. The Evaluations were then completed on June 2, 2010.
The Bids from ANSA Technologies and JUSAMCO Pavers Ltd were deemed inadmissible as both companies included Airside Installations as their Sub Contractor. The Evaluation form, pg EF 15 specifically indicated that “each Sub Contractor can only be associated with one main contractor”.
Ms. Tara John, Senior Legal Counsel reviewed all packages for compliance. Harry Persad and Sons Ltd and TEK Egineering/Jantesa were the only two companies to be fully compliant. The review of the financials was done by Ms. Lala Nasib, Financial Comptroller. TEK Engineering Ltd and Jantesa, S.A and Subsidiaries being responsible for procurement formed a joint venture for this project with Jantessa [sic], S.A. and Subsidiaries being responsible for procurement of the FEC equipment and all other airfield items. The review showed that although TEK Engineering is financially sound (rating 9), Jantesa scored low at 4 and there were concerns regarding their ability to maintain a “going concern” status. The other five companies are all financially sound with the exception of GLF Contruction Corporation which had a rating of 2. Although they had a high sales turnover, all the ratios were all below the industry standard average and were cause for concern.
Due to the estimated cost of this project being in excess of $50 million and the nature and complexity of the project, the following criteria were considered critical by the evaluation team members:
Average annual turnover over the last five years to be no less than $25 million which is an indication that the company has the financial resources for funding this project. Each company should also be a registered company for no less than 5 years. This scoring took into consideration that the project is estimated at approximately $60 million, with an advance payment of 10% of the contract value and minimum interim payments of $5 million. GLF Construction Corporation, STATE Group, TEK Engineering/Jantesa S.A and United Engineering were the only companies that demonstrated they have the necessary resources and experience as a contractor and were therefore allotted the 10 points for general experience.
Three companies demonstrated that they had successful experience as a contractor or Sub Contractor in the experience of at least 2 airfield electrical projects of a similar nature and complexity which is an indication of the ability of the Contractor to successfully execute the project within the limitations of the airfield. Harry Persad and Sons Ltd, GLF Contractors and United Engineering Ltd were the companies who selected Sub Contractors with the necessary airfield electrical experience. They were ranked high in similar work experience.
The evaluations were completed on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, and the following two contractors were ranked the highest:
United Engineering Services Ltd, and
Harry Persad and Sons Ltd.
Based on the above and in my capacity as Minister of Works and Transport being the line Minister responsible for the Airports Authority and having regard to section 85 (1) of the Constitution which gives a Minister who has been assigned responsibility for any department of government, general direction and control over the department, and having regard to recommendations made to me by senior management of the Airports Authority over the selection criteria used to evaluate tenders for this project, and also having regard to the absence of a Board of Directors at the Authority, I granted approval to the Authority to make the following award:
Contract to Harry Persad and Sons Limited for the upgrade of the Approach Lighting System and the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System at the Piarco International Airport in the sum of TT$47, 785,768.92 VAT exclusive;
Contract to United Engineering Services Limited for the upgrade of the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System at the Crown Point International Airport in the Sum of TT$35,402,400.62 VAT exclusive.
It is to be noted that after a rigid evaluation process the above companies received the highest ranking and in that regard, I approved the award of the contracts to both of them.
Negative Campaign by Inshan Ishmael
For the past few weeks, Mr. Inshan Ishmael, a foreign used car dealer from Bamboo Settlement, has been engaged in a mischievous, hateful and negative campaign against me in my capacity as Minister of Works and Transport relative to an award of a $47 Million contract and has been imputing misconduct and/or corrupt practice on my part. He has used his television station together with the rest of the electronic and print media to conduct his hate campaign. In my capacity as Minister of Works and Transport, I put the above in the public’s domain so that the records can be corrected and the truth be revealed. It is also critical to note that Mr. Inshan Ishmael [sic] hate campaign is one that is motivated by personal vendetta because he could not have had his way with me as Minister of Works and Transport.
Prior to all of the above, Mr. Ishmael has had several meetings with my senior staff including the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry. At these meetings, he complained bitterly at alleged corruption at the Licensing Authority and asked for my Ministry’s intervention in the matter. He also asked for the firing of the Transport Commissioner, copies of inventories at the Licensing Authority and an appointment as Chairman of the Transport Board. In one of our meetings, he made a presentation of a new facility for the building of bridges and asked that building contracts be awarded to him.
Following these meetings, in conjunction with the Transport Commissioner, we held a press conference at the Ministry at which he attended and spoke. I outlined certain measures which we shall be adopting soon to arrest the scourge of corruption at the Licensing Authority. I was then privately approached by Mr. Inshan Ishmael and I told him that I have no reason or the authority to fire the Transport Commissioner and do not share his opinion that it is the way to deal with corruption at the Licensing Authority. I also informed him that I will not be handing over to him records at the licensing Authority since it is the property of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and it will be illegal to do so. I further advised him that I cannot recommend him to be Chairman of the Transport Board or to sit as a member since this will be a major conflict of interest given the private business in which he is involved.
I have received written correspondence from a Singaporain [sic] car dealer by the name of Erwin Tion from Gunung Majau Enterprise who claimed that Mr. Inshan Ishmael informed him that he is the adviser for the People's Partnership Government, particularly the Transport Minister and Attorney General and that he can clear any ages of vehicles sent to Trinidad which he has ordered since he had done so recently. I wish to put on public record that Mr. Inshan Ishmael is not, and has never been an adviser to this Government nor the Minister of Works and Transport. I wish to also assure that the administrative system being put in place at our Licensing Offices will weed out all alleged corrupt practices by all foreign used car dealers in Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr. Ishmael has since turned against me and has been launching an intensive campaign against me. I remain resolute in my thrust to improve the lives of the people of Trinidad and Tobago and will not be deterred by Mr. Ishmael or anyone who might be inclined to pitch stumbling blocks in my way. I will always discharge my duties in accordance with my oath of office and will always work in the service of all of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. I deplore in the strongest possible terms, any attempt to impute acts of wrongdoing or corrupt practice on my part. I will discharge my duties to the best of my knowledge and abilities. The Express headline story on page 3 of today’s edition seeks to portray the impression that the contract was awarded without any formal tendering process. It is hoped that the above facts correct such perception. I wish to advise that after further consultation, a decision was taken to have the project retendered since my decision to share the contracts between the two companies was not part of the initial established tendering rules.
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i aint able wit allyuh nah..
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I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
In any case I think the Prime Minister did the right thing in calling for a halt on the project. What's notable though is clearly the OPM and MOWT are not on the same page. She's given herself extra work dealing with this guy for the next 4.5 years.
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I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
Everybody have a vendetta against Jack.
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In any case I think the Prime Minister did the right thing in calling for a halt on the project. What's notable though is clearly the OPM and MOWT are not on the same page. She's given herself extra work dealing with this guy for the next 4.5 years.
Well......in the lust for power...yuh hadda take what yuh get.
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Inshan is a fellw that kinda wild, and he is a BIG PP supporter.
He has shown that despite his wildness and bias towards the PNM that he has some measure of integrity.
Jack eh care about nobody.
The reasons he giving for awarding the contracts is a lame excuse.
Kamal did the right thing in shutting it down.
Jack embarrassing trhe PP plenty and is a loose cannon and is the HNIC (head Nigger in Charge)
Notice in the meeting Kamla held he was absent.
Jack eh care about nobody and this government already walking in the PNM steps as it regards to corruption and the appearance of malfeasance.
And dey doing that in onlt 4 1/2 months....steups
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I agree with you Jah. What ah still eh get clear yet is whether or not Jack could indeed award the contract under some provision in the constitution or he just throwing up smoke screens as usual?? :-\ :-\
In any event, ah must give Kamla kudos for taking pulling back the contract......that woman better have good high pressure tablets to get she through the next 4 years.....oh right, she huzzy is ah doctor. Well she good to go then..... ;D
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I agree with you Jah. What ah still eh get clear yet is whether or not Jack could indeed award the contract under some provision in the constitution or he just throwing up smoke screens as usual?? :-\ :-\
In any event, ah must give Kamla kudos for taking pulling back the contract......that woman better have good high pressure tablets to get she through the next 4 years.....oh right, she huzzy is ah doctor. Well she good to go then..... ;D
I don't know that a Minister could authorise a contract of a agency or state company under his purview. These bodies are accountable to the Minister and through built-in government control of selection of personnel on the board and the Chairman/CEO has influence on the decisions made. However as far I know the Minister cannot authorise the award of a contract in this way( no board appointed at all).
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Jack say how people want to kick him out of the PP
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Jack say how people want to kick him out of the PP
He get dat via snail mail. JW dey get u money so u can now hit d road. :rotfl:
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Jack say how people want to kick him out of the PP
He get dat via snail mail. JW dey get u money so u can now hit d road. :rotfl:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=474166046317
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I agree with you Jah. What ah still eh get clear yet is whether or not Jack could indeed award the contract under some provision in the constitution or he just throwing up smoke screens as usual?? :-\ :-\
In any event, ah must give Kamla kudos for taking pulling back the contract......that woman better have good high pressure tablets to get she through the next 4 years.....oh right, she huzzy is ah doctor. Well she good to go then..... ;D
I don't know that a Minister could authorise a contract of a agency or state company under his purview. These bodies are accountable to the Minister and through built-in government control of selection of personnel on the board and the Chairman/CEO has influence on the decisions made. However as far I know the Minister cannot authorise the award of a contract in this way( no board appointed at all).
Boss, I figure if a Minister could authorise these things why den would we need Boards and tender processes, checks and balances etc. etc. I just checking to make sure I not mad. I done eh like the man already, peeps goh say I biased ;D...Jack problem is like he eh realise this eh FIFA. Tief dey yuh good to go. Tief from the taxpayers yuh goh get some good pounding.
Ah caught a lil clip earlier tonight of him saying that there are people in the Ministry who do like him.....LOL....LOL....
Yuh know what killing me with Jack. He MUST know not everybody is bowled over by he PR BS so if he eh cross he i's and dot he t's he goh get exposed. Boy Jack this public service life thing sucks huh??....steups!!!!....
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I agree with you Jah. What ah still eh get clear yet is whether or not Jack could indeed award the contract under some provision in the constitution or he just throwing up smoke screens as usual?? :-\ :-\
In any event, ah must give Kamla kudos for taking pulling back the contract......that woman better have good high pressure tablets to get she through the next 4 years.....oh right, she huzzy is ah doctor. Well she good to go then..... ;D
I don't know that a Minister could authorise a contract of a agency or state company under his purview. These bodies are accountable to the Minister and through built-in government control of selection of personnel on the board and the Chairman/CEO has influence on the decisions made. However as far I know the Minister cannot authorise the award of a contract in this way( no board appointed at all).
Boss, I figure if a Minister could authorise these things why den would we need Boards and tender processes, checks and balances etc. etc. I just checking to make sure I not mad. I done eh like the man already, peeps goh say I biased ;D...Jack problem is like he eh realise this eh FIFA. Tief dey yuh good to go. Tief from the taxpayers yuh goh get some good pounding.
Ah caught a lil clip earlier tonight of him saying that there are people in the Ministry who do like him.....LOL....LOL....
Yuh know what killing me with Jack. He MUST know not everybody is bowled over by he PR BS so if he eh cross he i's and dot he t's he goh get exposed. Boy Jack this public service life thing sucks huh??....steups!!!!....
These are d same people who welcome him 2 d Ministry in May?
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These are d same people who welcome him 2 d Ministry in May?
Yep. Dey must be fed up already :-\
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KAMLA PROBES AIRPORT CONTRACT
$47m lighting contract to be reviewed
In what appears to be a rap on the knuckles of the Works Minister, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced last night that the $47 million contract awarded by the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) to Harry Persad and Sons for the upgrade of lighting at Piarco would be reviewed for the purpose of having it struck out.
The announcement that the contract would be examined with a view to it being rescinded came hours after Jack Warner's admission that the contract was awarded on his instructions and in the absence of a board..Continue..http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/KAMLA_PROBES_AIRPORT_CONTRACT-104649944.html
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These are d same people who welcome him 2 d Ministry in May?
Yep. Dey must be fed up already :-\
Yes he is dat kind ah fella.
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These are d same people who welcome him 2 d Ministry in May?
Yep. Dey must be fed up already :-\
Yes he is dat kind ah fella.
Girl hush. We just doh like de fella so we not really in a position to be objective.... ;D
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since nobody saying it.
Well done PM kamla.
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since nobody saying it.
Well done PM kamla.
lol why yuh didnt quote my post..people who missed it may ask "what you giving her credit for " ?
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These are d same people who welcome him 2 d Ministry in May?
Yep. Dey must be fed up already :-\
Yes he is dat kind ah fella.
Girl hush. We just doh like de fella so we not really in a position to be objective.... ;D
Yeah we cyah spell it.
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since nobody saying it.
Well done PM kamla.
I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
In any case I think the Prime Minister did the right thing in calling for a halt on the project. What's notable though is clearly the OPM and MOWT are not on the same page. She's given herself extra work dealing with this guy for the next 4.5 years.
Inshan is a fellw that kinda wild, and he is a BIG PP supporter.
He has shown that despite his wildness and bias towards the PNM that he has some measure of integrity.
Jack eh care about nobody.
The reasons he giving for awarding the contracts is a lame excuse.
Kamal did the right thing in shutting it down.
Jack embarrassing trhe PP plenty and is a loose cannon and is the HNIC (head Nigger in Charge)
Notice in the meeting Kamla held he was absent.
Jack eh care about nobody and this government already walking in the PNM steps as it regards to corruption and the appearance of malfeasance.
And dey doing that in onlt 4 1/2 months....steups
sammy, what more u want again?
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since nobody saying it.
Well done PM kamla.
I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
In any case I think the Prime Minister did the right thing in calling for a halt on the project. What's notable though is clearly the OPM and MOWT are not on the same page. She's given herself extra work dealing with this guy for the next 4.5 years.
Inshan is a fellw that kinda wild, and he is a BIG PP supporter.
He has shown that despite his wildness and bias towards the PNM that he has some measure of integrity.
Jack eh care about nobody.
The reasons he giving for awarding the contracts is a lame excuse.
Kamal did the right thing in shutting it down.
Jack embarrassing trhe PP plenty and is a loose cannon and is the HNIC (head Nigger in Charge)
Notice in the meeting Kamla held he was absent.
Jack eh care about nobody and this government already walking in the PNM steps as it regards to corruption and the appearance of malfeasance.
And dey doing that in onlt 4 1/2 months....steups
sammy, what more u want again?
A pg on d MB payin homage 2 Kamla evry time she pull up 1 ah she loose canon.
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Agents against me (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Agents_against_me-104684014.html)
Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner said yesterday that although he is aware there are people from within his own camp who are trying to undermine him, he will not allow this to faze him in carrying out his duties.
He made the comment at a press conference at his Ministry's head office in Port of Spain, as he continued to defend his decision to grant approval for the award of two separate contracts for the upgrade of the Piarco and Crown Point International Airports, totalling $83 million, to United Engineering Services Ltd and Harry Persad and Sons Ltd.
After the tendering process, United Engineering Services Ltd and Harry Persad and Sons Ltd were ranked one and two respectively, but Warner said he decided to award contracts to both companies. Harry Persad and Sons won the Piarco contract, worth $47,785,768.92, while United Engineering won the Crown Point contract worth $35, 402,400.62.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, after stopping the contracts, has since ordered a probe into the process "in the interests of transparency and accountability" and with the intention of revoking them. However, Warner has also since indicated that the contracts would be re-tendered, since his "decision to share the contracts between the two companies was not part of the initial established tendering rules".
Yesterday, Warner said those trying to find misconduct in the deal would come up empty-handed.
"They could try until tomorrow ... until doomsday, looking for something, members both within and without my organisation, they can try, nothing they will find on me, because I came here not wanting anything except to improve the lives of the people," Warner said.
"At the end of the day I couldn't be bothered, I will continue to sleep very soundly at night ... but nobody can point their finger at me."
Asked specifically whether there were persons within his own organisation working against him, Warner said, "Oh sure there are, as in any organisation, but I don't let that worry me. In a family that happens, but you don't allow that to stop you from doing what you believe you must do. You have to have a vision, you have to be committed, you have to have a purpose and then let the chips fall where it fall."
Meanwhile, in a release yesterday, the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago confirmed contracts were awarded to United Engineering Services Ltd and Harry Persad and Sons Ltd on September 21, although the AATT was without a board.
"This project was deemed to be critical to the authority being able to continue to provide safe and secured aviation services in keeping with the organisation's mandate, time was therefore of the essence. As a consequence, in the absence of a board, the decision was taken to refer this matter to the Line Ministry for consideration," the release said.
"Two proposals were received from the parties on September 20, 2010. Having reviewed the proposals the management of the authority referred the matter with recommendations to the line Ministry and consent was granted for the award of the contracts to the United Engineering Services Ltd and Harry Persad and Sons Ltd for the works at CPIA and PIA respectively."
Warner maintained yesterday that he does not think he did anything wrong in awarding the contracts.
"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
"So the MP for Diego Martin (West) talks to me about misconduct to say give Tobago to one contractor and one to another. That is the big issue? So therefore it shall be re-tendered and let it stay so. I have no problem."
Warner yesterday refused to comment on the Prime Minister's decision, but said he would do so in the "fullness of time".
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hhhhhmmmm something confusing mih..... :thinking: :thinking:
Ah need to re-read mih own post above.....
Edit:
Right ah done. One thing doh....did the AATT get a new board in the sharing of board positions last week or we still in the same boat without a paddle??.....
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I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
Attack de messenger...
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since nobody saying it.
Well done PM kamla.
I was reading Jack's statement. Everything was going good until the section with Ishmael. Typical vitriolic Jack.
In any case I think the Prime Minister did the right thing in calling for a halt on the project. What's notable though is clearly the OPM and MOWT are not on the same page. She's given herself extra work dealing with this guy for the next 4.5 years.
Inshan is a fellw that kinda wild, and he is a BIG PP supporter.
He has shown that despite his wildness and bias towards the PNM that he has some measure of integrity.
Jack eh care about nobody.
The reasons he giving for awarding the contracts is a lame excuse.
Kamal did the right thing in shutting it down.
Jack embarrassing trhe PP plenty and is a loose cannon and is the HNIC (head Nigger in Charge)
Notice in the meeting Kamla held he was absent.
Jack eh care about nobody and this government already walking in the PNM steps as it regards to corruption and the appearance of malfeasance.
And dey doing that in onlt 4 1/2 months....steups
sammy, what more u want again?
;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
Daiz why they gone.
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
Daiz why they gone.
exactly....PP better cut out that crap
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
Daiz why they gone.
Wrong dey out of power because of Manning.
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
Daiz why they gone.
Wrong dey out of power because of Manning.
Manning alone?
who stood up to manning besides rowley (who we know wanted leadership years now) Is the PNM fault they not in power, not manning alone.
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
yuh putting the cart before the horse. the objective people voted for "this bunch" because they were the better alternative. And their performance thus far has been noticeably superior to the last bunch btw.
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
yuh putting the cart before the horse. the objective people voted for "this bunch" because they were the better alternative. And their performance thus far has been noticeably superior to the last bunch btw.
Boss, I'm only teasing Sammy......save the lecture for another time....
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"I did what was right and anybody who wants to do anything otherwise so be it, I have no problem with that. My conscience is clear and when I approved to fix a culvert on the highway that collapsed and I approve a firm to fix it in two days I did what I think is right," he said.
The difference is fixing the highway is your wok. You supposed to do that.
True, plus no colvurt costing 47 million to fix.
Remember PNM tried to dodge protocols in order to get projects on the way paving the way for "cost over runs" etc
Daiz why they gone.
Wrong dey out of power because of Manning.
Manning alone?
who stood up to manning besides rowley (who we know wanted leadership years now) Is the PNM fault they not in power, not manning alone.
Manning alone because if he did give Rowley party d PNM would till b in power. All that talk bout corruption eh mean squat 2 d average joe theyare blind, d masses say Manning have 2 go so they voted him out. These fellas however, affecting d average man. How much people contract eh get renew since dey come into power?
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
yuh putting the cart before the horse. the objective people voted for "this bunch" because they were the better alternative. And their performance thus far has been noticeably superior to the last bunch btw.
Boss, I'm only teasing Sammy......save the lecture for another time....
no lecture intended
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
yuh putting the cart before the horse. the objective people voted for "this bunch" because they were the better alternative. And their performance thus far has been noticeably superior to the last bunch btw.
Care to clarify?
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[ ;) :devil: i was looking out for a few ppl in particular.....buh say wha.
(my apologies to those ppl who did. It shows some level of balance)
Steups sycophant, yuh get ketch with yuh pants down....admit it.....
if i was a sycophant i wouldna be condemning the govt or ministers or promises now would i?
Boy the way water more than flour with this bunch even the sycophants like yuhself cyar help but become "objective".... ::)
yuh putting the cart before the horse. the objective people voted for "this bunch" because they were the better alternative. And their performance thus far has been noticeably superior to the last bunch btw.
Care to clarify?
well that's the way I feel overall. off the top of my head I could give my opinion on a few major developments as examples.
let's take the topic of the current thread for one example: media vigilance leads to early detection of an act of corruption. The Prime Minister acts promptly to reprimand the official involved and reverses the effect of the corrupt action. Contrast that to the response of the last PM to overwhelming evidence of corruption.
another example of PP mistake: the laptops. The laptops are a bad idea. Bad value for money. Terrible value for money if you will. But you know what? they campaigned on that and the population knew it was part of the platform. They won the election and went ahead with it. They said it was going to cost $83 million and it cost $83 million. To channel Randy Moss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07G23zMGa4g), I could ask the question "What's $83 million to Patrick Manning?"
I don't see any good reason that the AG had to wait so long to send Ish and Steve to the States but I don't see how the last administration let Calder Hart go to the States. So that's a tie.
Management of the crime situation is also a tie thus far.
Long overdue local government election held. I score that as a point for the PP.
Giving TTFF a blank cheque is rubbish. I'll put that one as a win in the PNM column.
again, that's just off the top of my head and ultimately just my opinion. since you asked.
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I don't know why I continue but here I go again. Ammmm exactly how would you stop Calder hart from leaving Trinidad and Tobago. Has he been charged with any crime as yet? Has he faced a court of law? How long now Ish and Steve before the courts? I swear some ppl see what they want to see..JEEZ..!!!
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Has he been charged with any crime as yet?
that is the problem right there. or maybe the govt of the time wasn't irresponsible at all in not pursuing that.
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PM halts $83 Million AATT contract
http://www.youtube.com/v/yW6SExkYVmY
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Has he been charged with any crime as yet?
that is the problem right there. or maybe the govt of the time wasn't irresponsible at all in not pursuing that.
check the new Ish thread and see how better they are. Ramlogan playing all kinda games. You giving props to a team who creating they faults and then cleaning it up. That's like a police committing crimes and then going out and solving it quick quick saying they doing work. SMDH
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Has he been charged with any crime as yet?
that is the problem right there. or maybe the govt of the time wasn't irresponsible at all in not pursuing that.
check the new Ish thread and see how better they are. Ramlogan playing all kinda games. You giving props to a team who creating they faults and then cleaning it up. That's like a police committing crimes and then going out and solving it quick quick saying they doing work. SMDH
like I said: I rate that category as a tie.
it's just my opinion in any case.
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There are plenty examples of PNM policing itself...you just chose not to remember or are ignorant of the facts.
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There are plenty examples of PNM policing itself...you just chose not to remember or are ignorant of the facts.
As a general statement:
I voted for the PP and I have been disappointed. That is something completely different from saying that I think I made the wrong decision.
To answer your statement:
I made a claim that the current administration has been noticeably superior to the last. I was explicitly asked for clarification.
I used an example of a situation that I thought was egregious that I don't think has been paralleled as yet by the current administration. If there has been a negative situation thus far in this administration that is without parallel in the previous administration then there's a flaw in my argument.
As a baseline scenario, one would expect most governments to go about most things properly. If there's a situation in which the PNM acted responsibly you can't just conjecture a counterfactual scenario for the PP and bring it into a comparison of actual performance. If there is something concrete where the PP have stumbled in a manner that the PNM didn't then I am in error as that puts us in the situation described in the previous paragraph.
edit: I realise that you were addressing a specific aspect of the argument that I made but, seeing that I probably won't reply in here further, I'll add this here as an attempt to give a slightly more comprehensive reply to the original request for clarification by elan.
Of the big ticket issues/items/policies/ideas of the last govt the two that I particularly liked were GATE and the rapid rail. GATE was an enhancement of dollar for dollar which itself was a great idea in its time. Maybe, as someone else on this forum has suggested, the rapid rail as proposed was too extravagant but I think it was a good idea. In any case it doesn't seem like any govt is going to get it done soon.
As far as the more mundane operations of the government I can't say that I've found much to distinguish one administration from the other thus far.
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GATE was an enhancement of dollar for dollar which itself was a great idea in its time.
The mandate was much stronger than Dollar- for-Dollar. As part of the 20/20 strategic plan it was seen as pivotal to achieving the desired target of 60 % national participation in tertiary education. Accordingly, under GATE the state funded 100 % of tuition fees for undergraduate programme and 50 % of postgraduate programmes at the major public (including all campuses of the University of the West Indies) and private institutions in Trinidad and Tobago and the region.
This was a remarkable improvement on the 50 % tuition for about 5000 students at UWI and some more at COSTAATT alone.
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Pilots stressed
By NALINEE SEELAL Wednesday, October 13 2010
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Pilots are under stress to land at the Piarco and Crown Point International Airports because of the poor visibility of the runways due to failing and obsolete airfield lighting systems, president of the Air Traffic Controllers Association Ann Marie Plaza-Hosein disclosed yesterday.
Plaza-Hosein said almost on a daily and nightly basis, pilots complain to air traffic controllers at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Crown Point in Tobago about the poor visibility of the runways, and despite requests to have the problems rectified by the Airports Authority they persist.
Plaza-Hosein, who is also a senior air traffic controller, said, “From the operational point of view, there are several problems with the operation of the lighting. We often do not have direct control of these lightings at the runway, and therefore we cannot provide the specific requirements of the pilots who at times request we change the intensity, depending on weather conditions.
“Sometimes it becomes critical when an aircraft is on short final (approach to land) and pilots make a request to change the intensity (of the lights) and we are not able to do so at the tower. We have been experiencing this problem for a long, long time now.”
Sometimes the lights are too bright or too dim, and we are not able to do anything quickly and it makes landing difficult for the pilots.”
Plaza-Hosein said there is an urgent need to upgrade the lighting system at both runways in the interest of safety.
She believes the lighting situation should be remedied as quickly as possible.
A Caribbean Airlines pilot, speaking on the condition of anonymity yesterday, said pilots are greatly stressed when approaching to land at the airports.
“The situation at the two runways is critical, and pilots experience extreme distress when landing. If the situation continues to exist pilots will have no choice but to make representation to not only Government, but to the bodies which could instruct the Airports Authority to have the problem rectified immediately,” said the pilot.
When the weather conditions are bad, coupled with the poor lighting, especially at Crown Point, it makes visibility in terms of landing very difficult and air traffic controllers are called out to assist in any way they can, he said. See Page 13
The pilot said pilots felt some relief when contracts were awarded to upgrade the lighting systems, but with the ongoing controversy and the absence of a board at the Airports Authority, he feels the situation will worsen and Trinidad and Tobago will fail to meet certain safety requirements as stipulated by the Federal Aviation Authority in the United States.
Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner approved two contracts worth $83 million for the upgrade of the approach lighting systems at Piarco and Crown Point airports although a board of the Airports Authority had not yet been appointed.
Warner said he felt the situation was critical and, in accordance with the Constitution’s rules governing the role of a minister, he signed off on the contracts. However, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar overturned his decision and said the contracts will be re-tendered in the interest of transparency.
Newsday exclusively reported yesterday the findings of an evaluation complied by Airports Authority general manager Louis Frederick and senior managers on the conditions of the lighting systems at Piarco and Crown Point detailing occasions in 2009 and this year when services at the airports were disrupted because the lights failed. They said the lighting technology in use was obsolete and noted that the upgrades were mandatory in keeping with international safety standards.
Director general of the TT Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Ramesh Lutchmedial yesterday maintained his support of Warner’s decision confirming that the upgrades were critical for the safety of lives and aircraft.
Newsday understands that CAA conducts annual certifications and inspections at the runways of Piarco and Crown Point.
The CAA’s certification is accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and the Airports Authority adopts the specifications and standards of the Federal Aviation Authority in the United States.Lutchmedial said the CAA inspected both runways three months ago and determined that it was necessary to have the lighting systems changed with immediate effect.
He said this is contained in a report compiled by the CAA.
“The lighting system is about 30 years old and obsolete. There are no spare parts for it and therefore it is important for it to be upgraded immediately, and this is why I supported Minister Warner in the award of the contracts for the upgrade of the lighting systems in the absence of a board because it has safety implications,” Lutchmedial said. “The pilots use the lights for guidance for landing in the night and you do not want in the final landing stage of an aircraft for the lighting to fail, and this is something which could happen any day now.”
Lutchmedial said, as a former board member of the Airports Authority, he was in agreement with the decision to have the lighting systems upgraded and was anxious to have that done any day now. Ashworth Jack, leader of the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP), yesterday said he was very concerned about the poor lighting at the runway of the Crown Point airport, and wants the matter addressed urgently.
“I was told that if the situation is not remedied soon we might not be able to have night flights into Tobago. I have also been told that tendering for the lighting system has gone out on three occasions, and I really hope this is not so. I think whatever needs to be done should be done quickly to alleviate what could turn out to be a disaster, especially for the tourism industry which is already suffering.”
He also said an engineer with experience in lighting for airports met him prior to the May 24 general election and informed him that if the lighting system at the Crown Point airport was not replaced, a disaster may occur. Newsday understands the upgrades of the lighting systems was developed based on the need for the Piarco and Crown Point airports to have properly functioning visual aids for navigation as the existing systems continue to malfunction and the Airports Authority continues to have difficulty in obtaining parts.
Pull quote: “The situation at the two runways are critical, and pilots experience extreme distress when landing.”
© newsday.co.tt - www.newsday.co.tt
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I stop reading after the second paragraph... "this has been happening for a long, long time"... yet allyuh bawling the need is "urgent"?? So what de f**k allyuh was doing about it all the time? Is not now the situation pop up.
steups
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No Piarco boycott from airlines over runway lights
By Abby Brathwaite
Story Created: Oct 13, 2010 at 11:45 PM ECT
Story Updated: Oct 13, 2010 at 11:45 PM ECT
Flights from at least two international airlines will continue to arrive at Piarco International Airport despite concerns raised recently about inadequate lighting on the runway.
Representatives from Aeropostal and American Airlines told the Express yesterday that their respective airlines had not received any complaints from their pilots about the conditions at the airport in Trinidad. Both airlines do not fly into Tobago.
Last month Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner approved the award of contracts valued at $83 million to Harry Persad and Sons Ltd and United Engineering Services for installation of runway lighting at the Piarco and Crown Point International airports respectively.
Warner said he approved the contracts even though the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) did not have a board because the installation of lights at both airports was a matter that needed to be addressed urgently.
Minnette Velez, American Airlines corporate communications manager for the Caribbean, said yesterday she was unaware of any visibility problems at Piarco International Airport.
In an e-mail response to questions about inadequate lighting at the airport, Velez said:
"We have not had reports of any challenges in Trinidad."
Operations manager at Aeropostal, Nidia Fraser, told the Express that she had not received any complaints from pilots regarding difficulty landing in Trinidad because of problems with the lights on the runway.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/No_Piarco_boycott_from_airlines__over_runway_lights-104916464.html
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allyuh feel if there was a serious problem de FAA in de US woulda allow planes to land dey everyday?
steups