Gov't inks over $100K for RT pump station
Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith, Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool and Bio Safe contractor Patrick Mitchell affixed their signatures to the documents at a signing yesterday afternoon, June 27, 2012 in the Premier’s Office.
According to Hon. Vanterpool, the sewerage overflow and odour are only two of the issues associated with “the much complained about sewerage issue” and with local company Bio Safe on board – Government is one step closer to remedy the smelly issue.
“The sewerage solution is one of the highest priorities of Government over the next few years, particularly in East End and Road Town. Today’s signing with Bio Safe Treatment and Septic Solutions is geared to improve the Road Town pump station so that the rest of works being carried out will culminate with this phase signing off on…the contract will gear towards remedying the problem the Territory sees of sewerage overflow on streets and collapse pipes. The works are focused on the Road Town pump station and replace all the pumps to achieve a higher level of efficiency of pumping sewerage,” he told journalists.
The remedial project, Hon. Vanterpool added, will be done until his Government can build a treatment plant at Bird Point.
The Communications and Works Minister also indicated his confidence in Mitchell, proprietor of Bio Safe, who has been involved in sewerage solution in the Virgin Islands (VI) for nearly two decades. According to Hon. Vanterpool, Mitchell has teamed up with a large company Smith and Loveless, a well known treatment solution company in the United States of America.
To this end, on July 20, 2012 the three pumps are expected to arrive and in three weeks’ time everything should be in place, journalists were told. When works commence, there will be more traffic interruption, but the contractor intends to push to work more in the evenings and week-ends.
Mitchell also disclosed that Smith and Loveless engineers were in the Territory and would build the pumps to suit the specifications. Meanwhile, phase two of the project would include the installation of a pump in Purcell and one at Tobacco Wharf.
CBE Engineering Associates will be overseeing the project.
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