STATE ENTERPRISES’ INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO LIMITED (UDeCOTT)
The construction of the Government Campus
Plaza aims to achieve the Government’s goal
of swift and convenient public access to the
services of five of its Government Ministries
and Agencies. The estimated cost was further
revised to $2,419.9 million from $2,567.5 million
in order to complete the project by fiscal 2015.
The expenditure for the period October 2012 to
March 2013 was $30.8 million. The projected
expenditure for the period April to September
2013 is $118.8million and for fiscal 2014 is $607.4
million.
This project consists of five (5) buildings, namely:
i. Customs and Excise Headquarters
Building
ii. The Board of Inland Revenue Tower
iii. The Ministry of Legal Affairs
iv. The Immigration Division Building
v. The Government Campus Plaza
Parkade
i. Customs and Excise Building
– This
building is a ten-storey building plus a
basement which will be used to facilitate
the administrative needs of the Customs
and Excise Division. The expenditure
for the period October 2012 to March
2013 was $1.1 million. The projected
expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $52.3 million and for
fiscal 2014 is $36.2 million.
ii. Board of Inland Revenue Building
– The
Board of Inland Revenue (B.I.R.) building
consists of a twenty-three storey tower,
which consist of Archives building. Total
area of the building is 334,571 sq. ft. The
expenditure for the period October 2012
to March 2013 was $24.0 million. The
projected expenditure for the period April
to September 2013 is $45.5 million and
for fiscal 2014 is $181.8 million.
iii. Ministry of Legal Affairs Tower
– This
tower is a replica of the B.I.R. tower
consisting of twenty-three floors and an
annex building. The expenditure for the
period October 2012 to March 2013 was
$0.9 million. The projected expenditure
for fiscal 2014 is $259.2 million.
iv. Ministry
of
National
Security,
Immigration Division
– This building
comprises of ten stories and would be
used to house Government Offices.
Construction started in November
2005 but stopped in June 2010 and
recommenced in 2012. The expenditure
for the period October 2012 to March
2013 was $1.5 million. The projected
expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $12.3 million and for
fiscal 2014 is $9.2 million.
v. Multi-Storey Car Park
– The Car Park
consists of an eight (8) storey building,
including a ground floor, mezzanine
floor and rooftop. However, additional
infrastructural works are required to
bring the commercial spaces to a state
of readiness for leasing. The expenditure
for the period October 2012 to March
2013 was $3.3 million. The projected
expenditure theperiodApril toSeptember
2013 is $8.8 million.
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