Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has put all contractors on notice and says that they are not welcome by the Government if they cut corners and don’t deliver a quality result.
While opening the new $13.9 million Rakiraki bridge, Bainimarama says his own office in Suva is the perfect example of where they have gone wrong in the past.
He says there is nothing new about the so‑called new wing of Government Buildings.
The Prime Minister says it isn't just one of the ugliest structures in Suva, it is so badly designed and the quality of workmanship is so poor that it really needs to be demolished and replaced after less than 50 years of service.
Bainimarama says the new wing was officially opened in 1967 and is already well past its use‑by date and yet it stands next to the magnificent Old Government Buildings which has been there from the 1930s and will still be there in 100 years.
He says this is because it was built properly and it was built to last.
According to the Prime Minister the proud site of our Parliament and new democracy is not only one of the most beautiful structures in the whole Pacific but still serves its original purpose.
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