Region Seven Chairman,China Jerseys, Holbert Knights feels that his close supervision of the roads project in Bartica may have led to savings. He said that the money saved may also have gone to helping projects in other communities.The Bartica? project involved surfacing the seven avenues and nine streets in the community at a cost of $888 million.? The project also involved works on the drains in the former mining community.Funding was provided by the Caribbean Development Bank through a programme called Community Services Enhancement which was ongoing in four locations simultaneously. There were works at Charity, Parika and Supenaam where an unused stelling was built.The Bartica project entailed two inches of crusher run and three inches of bitumen with the former providing a base for the bitumen surface. The project document revealed that the contractor, Nauth and Sons, was allowed $161 million for the purchase of crusher run.But as Mr Knights explained there was no need for crusher run on some roads since they were already asphalted. This earlier surface formed a ready foundation. Among these were First Avenue,-the main thoroughfare; First Street; Seventh Avenue; parts of Fifth Street and sections of Fourth Avenue.With its natural sandy terrain, the contractor needed to dig certain roads to accommodate the crusher run. Mr Knights said that while the regional administration did not have competent people to supervise the works, those who did their best to ensure that they got value for money insisted that there was no payment until they and the consultant,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Vikab,Cheap NFL jerseys China, were satisfied.The contractor was paid according to quantities of road-building material delivered on site and used. However, he could not verify the accuracy of the reports submitted for payment since, he said, he was not privy to the transactions.There were times when the engineer appeared to cover for the contractor, one councilor said.Village Councillors,Jerseys NBA China, who had a vested interest in the road and drainage projects,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, said that it was not all plain sailing. They said that the project began in 2006 and lasted for two years. But in the interim there were numerous conflicts.One councilor spoke of a Vikab representative whom he identified as Rajesh,NFL Jerseys Cheap, walking out of a meeting with the Regional Chairman and Mr Lloyd Roopchand of the Central Tender Board.The village councilor said that the consultant representative was unhappy with the regional chairman monitoring the project.The Bartica roads and drainage programme was two years in completion but the village council and the regional administration feel that their direct involvement in the supervision of the works led to a saving of some $200 million.In places where the works were being executed outside of the specification the regional officials insisted that the necessary corrections be made. In one case the roads were being constructed without shoulders. This was not allowed.