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We need contractors to WOW us

By Staff Editor Wed, November 11 2026, 2:01 AM GMT-4

Dear Editor,

There are horror stories coming out of Guyana about the quality of construction work being done. While I commend the Government on its local content policy whereby contracts are now more widely available to Guyanese I would like to point out that there is a need to ensure Guyanese gets value for money.

We need contractors to WOW us.

W….(W)ork is of exceptional quality.

O….work is delivered (O)n time.

W….work is delivered (W)ithin budget.

At the moment, this is not really happening in Guyana.

I suggest that contractors need to guarantee their workmanship by giving 10 years guarantee on their work. This will ensure that they improve the quality of their work in time.

Sincerely,

Sean Ori

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