STATE ENTERPRISES’ INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIMITED (RDC)
Rural Development Company of Trinidad and
Tobago Limited (RDC) was incorporated on
May 2, 2005 as a wholly owned State Enterprise
responsible for identifying and implementing
developmental projects in rural communities
in Trinidad. The company also provides project
management services for the procuring of
contractors for the implementation of approved
development projects on behalf of GORTT.
The following projects are scheduled for fiscal
2013/2014.
• Pavilions at Recreation Grounds
–
This
programme involves the construction of 13
pavilions in the municipalities of Chaguanas,
Couva/Talparo/Tabaquite
and
Sangre
Grande. The pavilions are designed to
accommodate a meeting/community room
on the first floor and washroom facilities for
athletes and the public. Each pavilion will
also include carpark area for 30 vehicles. The
estimated cost of the programme is $32.4
million with projected expenditure of $14.5
million for fiscal 2014.
• PavingofRoads inRural Communities
–The
project consists of paving and rehabilitation of
123 roads in central and northeast Trinidad at
an estimated cost of $43.5 million. Projected
expenditure is $13.5 million for fiscal 2014.
• Bridges Programme
–
Due to the neglect
and deterioration of existing bridges in rural
communities, the Bridges Programme was
initiated to construct 18 bridges in central
and northeast Trinidad. The new bridges will
provide access to abandoned agricultural
estates as well as the communities they
serve. The estimated cost is $40.9 million
and projected expenditure is $14.5 million for
fiscal 2014.
• Abattoir at Chaguanas
– The project entails
the replacement of the existing dilapidated
and inadequate abattoir in Chaguanas. The
project consists of the construction of new
administration offices and a safe, sanitary
facility for the slaughter of animals inclusive of
a cold storage facility. The facility is budgeted
to cost $36.0 million.
• Princes Town Regional Corporation
Administration Complex
–
The proposed
Princes
Town
Regional
Corporation
Administration Complex is a new facility
which is to be located at Buen Intento Road,
dedicated to providing office space for the
Council and staff of the Regional Corporation.
The complex would be a three storey building
inclusive of carpark and other ancillary
facilities at an estimated cost of $115.0million.
The project duration is expected to be twenty-
four (24) months with projected expenditure
of $60 million for fiscal 2014.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
