Africa-Press – Liberia. — Association sits sights on completion of the first-floor of multipurpose headquarters
The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) and a Liberian-owned company, JES Engineering, signed an Exchange of Notes Agreement, worth US$121,000, for the completion of the first-floor of the Association’s four-storey multipurpose headquarters along the Tower Hill Community, Roberts field Highway.
The agreement was signed on Tuesday, October 15, by the LNBA’s President Sylvester D. Rennie and the General Manager of JES, Mr. Joseph S. Dennis, in the presence of the LNBA’s project manager, Cllr. Bobby Livingstone.
The signing ceremony, held at the LNBA’s office on Ashmun Street, was also witnessed by staffers of the Bar and JES.
According to Cllr. Rennie, the project is fully funded from dues and other fees collected from its membership.
Delving into the selection process of JES Engineering, Rennie noted that they followed a competitive bidding process.
“We announced a bid about three months ago for contractors to express interest. We were able to get a company that is 100% Liberian owned to carry out our project,” Cllr. Rennie said.
Rennie added that the contract for the pending project will run for eight-months, where the first-floor will be completed.
Rennie lauded Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe and Cllr. Moses Paegar, both of whose administrations at the helm of the Bar Association, contributed to the project.
According to Rennie, his leadership, as part of its promises, has seen it necessary to have the project be completed within the next eight-months for official use by the bar members.
“Once it’s completed, our leadership will go down in history as the first to be completing the first-floor,” Cllr. Rennie maintained.
While the project is ongoing, Rennie disclosed that they have raised the funds for the completion of the first-floor.
The LNBA President has attributed the delay in implementing the project to a lack of funding over the years, as well as the previous contracting Liberian company,
GeoScope Limited.
“We were compelled to terminate the contract with GeoScope because the company defaulted on the project,” Rennie said. He added that a plan is underway to seek legal redress against GeoScope.
However he said with the sound financial policy currently being put in place, a substantial amount has been collected to implement the project.
“I will make sure to complete the first-floor before my tenure comes to an end,” Rennie vowed.
JES General Manager Dennis assured the LNBA’s membership that his company will complete the project within the eight-month agreed schedule.
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