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GOAL
AN INTEGRATED ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Facilitative Priority Initiatives – Good
Governance
Administration
To effectively execute the business of Government, strong infrastructure that includes
buildings, information and communication technology, law and the regulatory
environment have been given priority attention.
OSHA Compliance
236.
The provision of suitable accommodation and safe and healthy OSHA-compliant
working environments in Ministries and Department continued to receive priority
attention in fiscal year 2013. The sum of $252.1 million was provided for the
construction and renovation of public buildings under which refurbishment and
extension works were undertaken at several locations, including:
continuation of the refurbishment and re-tooling of Constituency offices in
Pt. Fortin, Diego Martin, Arima, Couva South and Cumuto/Manzanilla and
the provision of furniture to various Constituency Offices including POS
North/St Anns, Fyzabad, Debe and Laventille West
completion of repaving of the car park and main entrance, completion of
new store room, retaining wall and underground drainage, office and
washroom refurbishment at the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and
Tourism Institute
completion of outfitting of the upper East Wing Classrooms, a Chemistry
Lab and the installation of a standby generator at the Cipriani College of
Labour and Cooperative Studies (CCLCS),
upgrading of the physical infrastructure, at the Eric Williams Finance
Building including upgrade of washrooms and office refurbishment on Level
2 and basement ceiling refurbishment
continuation of refurbishment works to District Revenue Offices which
included electrical upgrade works at Port of Spain and Rio Claro; installation
of new AC units at Pt. Fortin, Mayaro, La Brea and Arima; completion of
Phase I tiling at Port of Spain and the relocation of Scarborough District
Revenue Office to the Scarborough Financial Complex
