0290/’10
Hon. Sunil Handunnetti,— To ask the Minister of Highways,—
(a) Will he admit that —
(i) the contract for the construction of the Colombo-Katunayaka expressway was awarded to a Korean contractor in October 2000;
(ii) steps were taken to suspend that contract on mutual agreement, in January 2003, that is 10 months prior to the expiry of the contract period;
(iii) a sum of Rs. 5,444 million had already been paid to the contractor out of the total contract amount of Rs. 9,516 million?
(b) Is he aware that —
(i) the government signed an agreement again with a French company on 27th October 2006 to complete the construction of that expressway with Rs. 22,800 million;
(ii) the said contract failed?
(c) Will he inform this House of —
(i) the total loss incurred due to the failure of those projects;
(ii) the names of the persons responsible for the delay in the project?
(d) If not, why?
Asked Date
2010-07-03
Asked by
Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, M.P.
Ministry
Highways
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
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First Session
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