THE Region Five administration is in the tender process for construction works and procuring of materials and items for Central Government subventions provided to eight of 10 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs).

The eight NDCs are to benefit from subventions provided by Central Government to the tune of $4M each.

Ministry of Communities Principal Regional Development Officer, Surendra Khayyan, disclosed that two outstanding NDCs in the region are yet to receive their subventions. These are the Bel Air/Woodlands and Woodlands/Farm NDCs.

“These two were asked to do a resubmission of their budget; we’re working with them to revise their work programme because it was more of a current than a capital and the government subvention is capital in nature,” Khayyan said.

Regional Executive Officer of Region Five, Ovid Morrison, disclosed last week that some of the NDCs will be using their subvention to purchase items such as drainage tubes and equipment such as slashers and these are being expedited.

“On the other hand, the major construction works which require qualified contractors are being re-tendered,” he said, adding that “Works to be done at this level include upgrading of internal roads, environmental sanitation facilities, maintenance issues including landscaping of playgrounds and other civil works such as construction of footbridges with rails, market fences, koker doors and installation of speed humps on their roadways, among others.”

Morrison noted that the re-tendering process will be completed as quickly as possible so that all the NDCs can execute needed developmental projects within their communities via the use of the subventions.