Long and winding corruption in Fiji Roads Authority? Nadi road widening project was $65million but now taxpayers have to fork out a whopping $99million to complete the six kilometer road between Nadi to Wailoloa

20/4/2015

Dear Editor,

The level of corruption in Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) does not only stop here but has been taken to the highest level by this Government.

For example, the Nadi road widening project is going to cost the tax payers a whopping $99.5million to complete a six kilometer road between the Nadi Airport to Wailoloa. Initially when the contract was let out it in October last year it was to the sum of $65.9 million, meaning a variation of $33.6m has been awarded on the contract by FRA.

FRA to date has not explained to the tax payers the need to award such a large sum of variation on the contract and were proper procedures followed when awarding the huge variation?

Were all departments including the Ministry of Finance consulted prior to award of a huge variation? FRA did not call for separate tenders for the additional $33.6m work which they should have. Neil Cook and Zaina should be scaked for causing a lose to the tax payers on contract.

The Opposition needs to seriously look into the affairs of FRA and seek answers from the Goverement on this one. "Suresh"

Photos: Fijileaks photo team in Fiji

8 Comments

Not suprised

19/4/2015 08:53:47 pm

This sort of scam & corruption was bound to happen when you allocate such a large budget ($650M) to a single ministry who do not have the capacity to plan their spending and monitor the tax payer’s funds on large capital projects as such. the OAG report has time and again highlighted the need for the government to have in place strict and stringent measure ensuring that tax payers funds are spent with highest level of transparency and accountability.

Whats the point of having them?

19/4/2015 08:57:39 pm

These stunning revelations poses a very simple Q - why have corruption and accountability institutions including FICAC, the police,
the Opposition, the Auditor General and the like when they are the
very ones who should be revealing, investigating and prosecuting bai-kai and all of his team involved??

And guess what? Where's the CCF - Fiji's legal and moral crusader of these issues?? And what about constitutional law experts like Richard Naidu who have the ability to seek redress of these matters of public interest in the Courts by invoking the current Fiji Constitution?

Just goes to show that Fiji is heading very closer to Uganda and Zimbabwe.....

hoax company

19/4/2015 11:02:48 pm

Its seems a company was created with budget allocation in those millions,only to purchase new machines that has been used now
The way I see these monies were to establish this company to latest machines and truck's to operate. PWD would have been well equipped with these funds.

too much corruption in Fiji road

20/4/2015 03:21:13 am

the FRA engineer for the contract is seen spending more than half her time sitting at the contractors office, having lunch with the contractors staffs more often. one only wonders on the level of integrity this staff would have when undertaking her role on the contract while being the clients representative. these are the same sort of staffs who would tend to compromise the standard of road works delivery and causing loss to the tax payers

Aiyaaz's puppy in reserve bank has solutions for the debts link

20/4/2015 04:28:58 am

Aiyaaz's pet dog in reserve bank has just made public that the govt will sell govt assets to meet the costs of infrastructure.
By 2018, let's forget any govt owned property left.

Dekho

20/4/2015 03:56:45 pm

Fiji leaking big way because of big time corruption by the big babus in power and their crooked business mates.

Exim Loans

22/4/2015 08:01:07 pm

Editor

It would be good to look at how the loans taken out by Fiji before the elections from China's Exim Bank are awarded to Contractors. China First railway invited PM and Natuva in 2009 to divert from Bejing to their Shanghai HQ on a fully funded trip. On their return Natuva announced that the PM has decided that all future projects from Exim Bank will be given to China First Railway. There will be no tender for the contracts. Did we get our loan's worth? FICAC its in your Court now. Keep it up Victor!

Bahuki

22/4/2015 09:56:05 pm

Corruption, scam, conflict of interest.......what more could be expected

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Long and winding corruption in Fiji Roads Authority? Nadi road widening project was $65million but now taxpayers have to fork out a whopping $99million to complete the six kilometer road between Nadi to Wailoloa

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