By ERWIN CHLANDA
Builders in Alice Springs are incensed about the NT Government letting a tender worth $30m for work on the hospital to a company that has apparently no presence in the town.
It is the same company that built the emergency department (pictured) three years ago.
According to several sources there are significant defects in that work which are still in the process of being rectified.
The builders, speaking on the condition of not being named, are saying there are local firms well qualified and able to do the work.
The tender, T15-1065, was awarded to Lahey Constructions based in Sydney.
Infrastructure Minister Peter Chandler was not available for comment.
The company has an office in Darwin, according its website, but no information was available about the current extent of the company’s presence in the in the NT.
Its media section told us to us to speak with the operations manager but we were later informed that he will not be available “until next week”.