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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby pugboy » November 21st, 2017, 6:33 pm

It hasn't really be done before but at least we the taxpayers may not suffer the 10-15years of a preliminary inquiry and millions of lawyers fees
before the case can even start, faris and stuart little at least learnt that from ish and steve

our inefficient 4th world justice system has proven itself to be incapable of locking up people with deep enough pockets and lawyers so the next best thing is simply to go via the civil route
remember that was the only way they ketch oj simpson

the truly best way is to go after their bank accounts and make them prove their wealth ie taxman
that was the way america got rid of the old school italian mafia

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Redman » November 21st, 2017, 7:49 pm

Allergic2BunnyEars wrote:
greggle71 wrote:Civil cause the government can’t arrest and charge, could only sue for damages. Everything else is DPP and Police and those areas aren’t the most efficient


Anything ever comes out of civil cases?


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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Chimera » November 22nd, 2017, 12:01 pm

yeah the lawyers does get good $$$ for years and years and then when government change, the new AG does drop the case and the party does get a big payday in costs

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby The_Honourable » November 22nd, 2017, 1:36 pm

More than six years ago the Estate Management and Business Development (EMBD) embarked on an ambitious project in South Trinidad.

It's main role was to provide housing for ex-Caroni 1975 workers.

The project which became known as the Petit Morne residential project, turned out not only to cost tax payers a pound and a crown, but has now left the EMBD and the contractors that were involved in the project at the mercy of the courts.

In Part One of: "A Ballooning Billion", Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist Mark Bassant reveals how some of the answers were in plain sight.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Redman » November 22nd, 2017, 2:08 pm

More political persecution.....Mark Bassant should be ashamed.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby De Dragon » November 22nd, 2017, 3:02 pm

Redman wrote:More political persecution.....Mark Bassant should be ashamed.

Once again, if Moonilal is found guilty of corruption, he should face the full consequences as the law allows. That said, I doubt only Moonilal is/was guilty of said corruption, and when I see the suddenly corruption averse Goebbels Young, BFF Arse-Wari and JUHN Scarfy begin going after their own, then I will stop calling it what it appears to be, which is political.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Chimera » November 22nd, 2017, 3:24 pm

i wanna see what going on with A&V

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby De Dragon » November 22nd, 2017, 4:04 pm

Phone Surgeon wrote:i wanna see what going on with A&V

Nothing, Arse Wari will find a way to get JUHN Scarfy close friend off the hook just like Malcolm Jones.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby The_Honourable » November 23rd, 2017, 5:17 pm

The_Honourable wrote:More than six years ago the Estate Management and Business Development (EMBD) embarked on an ambitious project in South Trinidad.

It's main role was to provide housing for ex-Caroni 1975 workers.

The project which became known as the Petit Morne residential project, turned out not only to cost tax payers a pound and a crown, but has now left the EMBD and the contractors that were involved in the project at the mercy of the courts.

In Part One of: "A Ballooning Billion", Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist Mark Bassant reveals how some of the answers were in plain sight.

Video: https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/7pmnews/the ... 9c18f.html



Was it only a question of monies paid out for the Petit Morne residential project that left more questions than answers? Or, was the survey done at the onset that left much to be desired, when the Estate Management and Business Development (EMBD) embarked on the ambitious project in South Trinidad?.

In Part Two of A Ballooning Billion, Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist Mark Bassant seeks the answers.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby The_Honourable » September 20th, 2018, 3:05 am

The Money Chase

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The state has filed applications at the US District Court in Miami to find out exactly how several local contractors got possession of millions of dollars allegedly in their U-S bank accounts and was this money used to purchase properties - from proceedings allegedly received from a corrupt scheme here? Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist Mark Bassant in this exclusive Special Report "The Money Chase" unravels the story.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby pugboy » September 20th, 2018, 6:12 am

what about the contractors who receive payments by going to an apt in las vegas and collecting casino chips ?

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby lalloboy101 » September 20th, 2018, 7:16 am

lies, injun doh tief

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Rory Phoulorie » September 20th, 2018, 7:32 am

What would you call a state owned agency (not EMBD in this example) awarding contracts to a particular contractor for work at sites for which the state agency has not sorted out the required permissions for the contractor to be able to enter and work at the site?

This particular contractor basically was able to claim for delays from day 1 of each contract. Said contractor was recently awarded by the court some $400M in claims for delays at each site.

This is just one example of the collusion/corruption between this contractor, among others, and said state agency.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Ben_spanna » September 20th, 2018, 8:11 am

wha bout Burkie or whatever he name is- the "contractor " living in sea lots but haff more money that most people and was invited to Presidents house!

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Slartibartfast » September 20th, 2018, 5:11 pm

Rory Phoulorie wrote:What would you call a state owned agency (not EMBD in this example) awarding contracts to a particular contractor for work at sites for which the state agency has not sorted out the required permissions for the contractor to be able to enter and work at the site?

This particular contractor basically was able to claim for delays from day 1 of each contract. Said contractor was recently awarded by the court some $400M in claims for delays at each site.

This is just one example of the collusion/corruption between this contractor, among others, and said state agency.
Delays are the real cash cows for contractors on those large projects. A nice EOT with a variation to cater for overheads and stand down costs. I've seen a contractor basically use a construction site as his construction yard (i.e. park up 4 excavators on site, only 2 of which were working and only 1 of which was needed for the job) and claim for all 4 in his stand down costs during the delays. This is just one example from one smaller contractor on one job.

Also, having a contract period that is set by politicians that know nothing about construction instead of the the engineers that designed the friggin thing and recommending a contract period twice as long is a recipe for a EOT claim.

I doubt I've been in this industry half as long as you (<10 yrs) but I could write a book with the amount of things I've seen.

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby bluefete » September 20th, 2018, 6:07 pm

There is a major contractor who builds houses for the government.
When the contract comes in, he has a team of people who go through it with a fine tooth comb looking for loopholes.
Any variations to the scope of works, for example, significantly increase the costs whether justified or not.
It is sickening to see this in action.

What Rory Phoulorie and Slartibartfast said are very true.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby pugboy » September 20th, 2018, 9:06 pm

you must be talking about the one whose company is two letters and have a brother who does sing calypso
spends a lot of time in the courts to make his money
BUT he obviously sends some back under the table......

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Re: State vs Moonilal - Bid rigging at EMBD

Postby Dizzy28 » September 20th, 2018, 9:10 pm

bluefete wrote:There is a major contractor who builds houses for the government.
When the contract comes in, he has a team of people who go through it with a fine tooth comb looking for loopholes.
Any variations to the scope of works, for example, significantly increase the costs whether justified or not.
It is sickening to see this in action.

What Rory Phoulorie and Slartibartfast said are very true.
That's the engineering consultants fault not the contractor. Do better work from before the tender and we wouldn't have this.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby sMASH » September 20th, 2018, 9:23 pm

i want to agree, cant find problems, if it was done correctly in the first place.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby The_Honourable » September 20th, 2018, 9:32 pm

The Money Chase Part II

Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has been given the all clear by the US Southern District Court of Florida to seek discovery about local contractor TN Ramnauth and his family.

This after the Ramnauth's motion to have the subpoena for deposition quashed, was denied by Judge Reyes.

Mark Bassant has the latest on this story we broke Wednesday night.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby nervewrecker » September 20th, 2018, 9:35 pm

EFCL have their people yes. Shoddy work and high price.

I does get bits and pieces but oh gosh jed, dem men is criminal with that kinda work

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby Ben_spanna » September 20th, 2018, 9:54 pm

pugboy wrote:you must be talking about the one whose company is two letters and have a brother who does sing calypso
spends a lot of time in the courts to make his money
BUT he obviously sends some back under the table......


He is one big tief ,and he loud mouth faking brudder who own ah house on Gasparee think he own the whole frigg1ing bay and trying to build ah wall around he house, dat Kant does be blastin his own music and singing off key and disturbing everyone peace and quiet. :fist: :fist: :fist:

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby pugboy » September 20th, 2018, 10:03 pm

Sad part is they continue to win tenders, so clearly they have feet inside somewhere somehow

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby nervewrecker » September 20th, 2018, 10:11 pm

Imagine Peake has to supply all schools with ac units.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby VII » September 20th, 2018, 10:27 pm

Meanwhile we begged the Gov't to allow us to lay a free km of barriers in Trincity with support from sponsors and associates and maybe start a pilot project to install barriers at known death-spots at a price cheaper than anything else available locally. Since then 40 or so people have died as a result of median crossings and other fatal accidents due to lack of barriers in highlighted areas.

I love T&T but it makes me sick and cynical,even bordering on homicidal at times,buh doh worry dey cyar break we..we will persist we will witness and we will prevail..

Many big pretty sandcastles and glasshouses to fall,it will be messy,but it will be satisfying for all to witness .

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby pugboy » September 20th, 2018, 10:53 pm

Why not let arrive alive and Brent batson see if they can assist here, they have a fairly strong voice and Brent batson actually became a policeman to try and be part of a better process

VII wrote:Meanwhile we begged the Gov't to allow us to lay a free km of barriers in Trincity with support from sponsors and associates and maybe start a pilot project to install barriers at known death-spots at a price cheaper than anything else available locally. Since then 40 or so people have died as a result of median crossings and other fatal accidents due to lack of barriers in highlighted areas.

I love T&T but it makes me sick and cynical,even bordering on homicidal at times,buh doh worry dey cyar break we..we will persist we will witness and we will prevail..

Many big pretty sandcastles and glasshouses to fall,it will be messy,but it will be satisfying for all to witness .

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby mitch1980 » October 7th, 2018, 9:59 am

hope these matters have a result and not just becomes a folklore as we have seen in the past.

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby The_Honourable » January 29th, 2019, 8:06 pm

Contractor takes up judgment against journalist

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A local contractor has received judgement against a journalist and a media conglomerate for an investigative news report, which was aired on CCN TV6 in a two-part series in September, titled 'The Money Chase.'

Motilal Ramhit and Sons received judgment in default against journalist Mark Bassant who failed to put in an appearance although being served with the lawsuit on January 7.

Bassant is named as the fourth defendant in the lawsuit for libel and defamation; the first is TV6's parent company, Caribbean Communications Network, the Express Newspaper is the second defendant and the third is editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder.

It is alleged by the contractor that the investigative series dealt with the alleged subpoena of bank records of local contractors in the US by the Attorney General.

The lawsuit claims that video images of high-rise apartments owned by Roopchand Ramhit, who is the second-named claimant in the lawsuit, at Diplomatic Oceanfront, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, were used in the series.

The lawsuit was filed in December by attorney Ariel Moonsie, instructing attorney Prakash Deonarine, and the contractor is seeking compensation for defamation, alleging that the company's principals were not contacted for comment based on statements made by government ministers on alleged bid-rigging allegations.

The contractor's attorneys yesterday filed an application for judgment in default of appearance against the journalist as the time for doing so had expired.

It was granted by the court's assistant registrar and deputy marshal, Russell Seebaran. According to the order, Bassant is to pay a sum of money to be decided by the court, together with interest and costs.

Source: https://newsday.co.tt/2019/01/29/journa ... in-lawsuit

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby zoom rader » January 29th, 2019, 11:05 pm

^^^ About time these PNM reporters make some jail or get sued

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Re: State vs Contractors - Bid rigging at EMBD, EFCL & HDC

Postby Dizzy28 » January 30th, 2019, 12:03 am

Ramhit keeps winning. Big contracts under PP, BMW under PNM now libel from CCN.

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