All contractors across involved in the construction and maintenance of vocational training centres, institutions and national polytechnics across the country have been put on notice.
The Principal Secretary State Department of Vocational and Technical Training (VTT) Dr. Margaret Mwakima made the remarks when she visited Ngeria Technical Vocational centre, where the government will be forced to inject a further Sh46 million to complete the project after the first contract was terminated due to substandard work.The PS said the project was retendered and a contractor was already on sit
โI have had had meetings with all the contractors involved with her department and they have been informed on the quality of work expected from them and that government is not willing to compromise. The first contractor used substandard material on the first floor of the project, and after consultation, it was decided that his contract be terminated,โ said the PS.
Status update
โMy department has carried out a status update of all the construction works going on in technical vocational centres and institutions and have come up with timelines and a Rapid Result Initiative, RRI methodology that must be followed by the contractors. We expect the contractors to complete the projects within the stipulated timeline,โ she added.
Contractors who will be found doing substandard work, using low-quality materials, and hasnโt finished the work within the given time will be fired. Around 70% of the 600,000 students who sat for their KCSE last year were expected to be absorbed into vocational institutions and centres.
โBecause of the 100% transition rule, a good number of our youths are out there; therefore, we expect the contractors to finish their work on time to accommodate more students to technical training institutions,โ said Dr. Margaret.
