The put off in finishing Princess Basma Hospital in Irbid has raised questions, as 8 years have handed for the reason that smooth turned into issued, with an authentic completion time of 1,100 days (approximately three years).
Residents informed Jordan24 that the hospital remains beneath production and has no longer been operational regardless of the increasing populace and the overcrowding within the antique medical institution due to a lack of enough beds.
Omar Al-Maharmeh, the legit spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, said that the number one motive for the put off is the contractor’s failure to meet closing dates, noting that the of completion charge has lately reached seventy five%.
Al-Maharmeh knowledgeable Jordan24 that the ministry has the proper to terminate the settlement and liquidate the contractor’s performance bond. However, he referred to that this action would amplify the mission’s of entirety time, especially because it’s miles in the very last stages.
He further defined that the Ministry of Health is anticipated to receive the project by way of the give up of the 12 months, because the remaining paintings involves final touches, consisting of putting in aluminum furnishings, doors, electric wiring, and elevators. He highlighted that the of entirety time has extra than doubled the duration targeted in the tender.
