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Contractor of a critical section of the US$22M East Bank Demerara four-lane extensions, BK International, has denied that it is to be blamed for construction delays.The company is contracted to work on the critical section from Little Diamond to the traffic light intersection at Diamond. But delays have been putting pressure on Government, especially with General Elections likely in a few months.Early this week,Paul Martin Penguins Jersey, Coordinator of the Work Services Group (WSG) of the Ministry of Public Works,Nick Bonino Penguins Jersey, Geoffrey Vaughn, said that the Ministry remains unsatisfied with the pace of construction.On Monday, the official reportedly said: “We know that they had a lot of delays,Chris Kreider Rangers Jersey, but still we expected to see a little more in terms of the project management, working double shift, day and night. But that did not happen.”The official said that the Ministry will be monitoring and ensuring that the project comes to an end before March 2015. He explained that the issue with utility infrastructure being removed would not take away from the Ministry applying liquidated damages to contractors because of lateness in completion of work.However,Jay Beagle Capitals Jersey, BK in its statement laid the delays squarely at the feet of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) and Demerara Distillers Limited. They have cables lying in the Diamond bridge area. The bridge is slated to be dismantled and widened.Managing Director of BK,Anton Stralman Lightning Jersey, Brian Tiwarie, had a message for Vaughn and the Ministry: “If the Coordinator of the Works Services Group had spent the time to iron out the problems between the contractor and GT&T,Bob Gainey Canadiens Jersey, the construction work could have been finished two years ago, and there would be no need for him now to be spending time in the media making accusations.”BK, in the statement issued through Tagman Media, noted that it was Vaughn who acknowledged that GT&T cables have been the primary reason for all of the delays. The company said that it has taken three years to have all the GT&T cables removed. It was only completed on December 22.However, another cable, part of it including DDL’s internal network,Sidney Crosby Penguins Jersey, is still to be removed.BK said that the cable running from the Diamond bridge to DDL‘s Administration Building, is delaying the completion of road, bridge, kerb and drain works that will facilitate the free flow of double lane traffic on the western carriage way.This has caused the overall delays in the project. “Mr. Vaughn was very well aware of this situation when he made his remarks to GINA but failed to mention it.”The contractor also pointed to another cable in the area that should be removed.“Mr. Vaughn charges that BK failed to demonstrate effective project management in working night and extra shifts to complete the works. Again, the coordinator is making statements that are in direct contradiction with the known facts. As recent as December 2014, BK Crews worked nights,Evgeny Svechnikov Red Wings Jersey, early mornings before sunrise and Sundays to complete the crossings and paving of the western carriageway in order that additional sections of the road could be opened before the traffic rush at Christmas.”BK said that the Ministry, the consultants and GT&T are all well aware of the “inordinate delays” on it during the project. “BK has registered our concerns on a weekly basis in letters to the consultants and on several occasions highlighted these matters publicly including taking the media on tours to the site to display the cables that were in jeopardy in the construction area.”BK also insisted that the delays have been a significant financial burden since “it is in our interest to have the project completed in the shortest possible time”.BK added that since September, its Managing Director had made it clear that the problem with the project is that the Ministry of Public Works is not doing a good job of management and supervision and as a result the work is constantly being extended by delay after delay.”“As a company we continue to lose money on equipment and labour stationed on the East Bank every time there is a delay. We condemn in the strongest possible terms every effort to publicly shift the blame for the delays from the Ministry and the utility companies to BK International.”Four years ago, in December 2010, Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a US$22M financing agreement to extend the four-lane thoroughfare from Providence to Diamond, East Bank Demerara.The delays have been frustrating with congestion becoming a norm along the East Bank link.The project had been divided into three lots- Lot One, to Dipcon, is approximately 56 percent completed; Lot Two, contracted to Gaico Construction,Dan Boyle Rangers Jersey, is 90 percent done, while Lot Three is 60 percent completed.