THE Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) tender board has opened bids for the construction of 40 duplexes at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara (EBD), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Lelon Saul said on Monday.

During a media briefing, the CEO told reporters that it is his entity’s vision to construct single-unit, two-bedroom elevated houses at Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara (WBD), Hope Experiment, West Berbice and Amelia’s Ward, Linden, within the next six weeks.
Perseverance will also benefit from this programme, Saul disclosed, while noting that CH&PA is also in the process of engaging private developers, but more information on that process will be made available later this year.

Meanwhile, when asked whether the CH&PA will intervene in the case of a partially collapsing house located on the EBD, Saul said the issue is of a private nature, while stressing that proper regulations governing building contractors need to be put in place.

In May, the CH&PA hosted a housing exposition at Perseverance to highlight various housing solutions being offered by the sub-agency along with local private contractors. Among its exhibits were modern-styled duplexes which were available in wood, concrete and in ground and elevated designs. The CH&PA had committed to continue building after the expo in Perseverance and in other regions later in the year.

(DPI/GINA)