– contractor says he decided to forego profit markupWith five months to go, rains could result in the August deadline of the access roads to the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project being pushed back.This is according to Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Holdings Inc., Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, who said that works are 25% complete,Cheap Jerseys, with government already paying 25% of the US$15.4M.Motilall was on hand yesterday as Sithe Global released its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Update, a key document that will figure in the negotiations for finance.Motilall,Cheap Soccer Jerseys 2019, who said he was an observer at the press conference at the Pegasus Hotel, disclosed that he is being paid according to every mile completed. The media had been finding it hard over the past year to contact him.His company, Synergy Holdings Inc., was at the heart of a controversy last year after he was handed the project for the roads. There were questions over his experience and ability to deliver the completed roads before Sithe Global is ready to start construction on the hydro facility.Yesterday, the Synergy CEO insisted that he is confident that the roads will be completed, with 17 more pieces of equipment landing earlier this week and now being mobilised.“As I get done…I submit the invoice to the Ministry of Public Works; it goes to the Ministry of Finance…I get paid.”On the defensive, Motilall pointed out that his company went into the project because “we wanted to build. As you know, I was the original developer of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. Sithe (Global) became the Amaila Falls (hydro) developer now, but already 14 years of my life was spent as the developer of the hydro (project).”Motilall insisted that for this particular project, he decided to “forego” what would have been a 25-30% markup to ensure a project.“…and I have done this before in Florida and in Georgia…you put 25-30% markup on it.”He pointed out that three other bids that came in reflected that markup but his did not.The official again committed to take the media on a trip to inspect the progress of works within three weeks.Senior Engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, Walter Willis,Cheap NHL Jerseys, on February 26 last said that there were not delays as such but rather lost days which had to be given back to the contractor.Willis pointed out that the first notice to proceed was given on October 5 for some sections of the road. On January 11 the next notice to proceed was issued and this section entailed virgin forest.Willis at the time had confirmed that some 15 per cent of the road had already been completed.The breakdown of the project awarded to Synergy Holdings Inc states that the upgrade of 89km of road will cost US$3.9M; the 110km of virgin roadway, US $7M,NFL Jerseys From China, the two pontoon crossings or a bridge will be US$1.5M and ‘T’ line clearing is said to be US$3M.The road that Synergy Holding is building is to pave the way for the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project which is described as just part of a larger effort to revolutionise Guyana’s power generation infrastructure.The storage dam site would be located near the top of Amaila Falls and would impound the waters of both the Kuribrong and Amaila Rivers.The Amaila site is located on the Kuribrong River,Jerseys NFL China, a tributary of the Potaro River in West Central Guyana. The nearest point of access is the airstrip at Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River,Cheap Jerseys From China, approximately 15 miles to the south.An overland trail exists from Kaieteur to Amaila. Access is also provided overland by an all-weather road through Tumatumari on the Potaro River and on to Mahdia and Kangaruma.River access along the Potaro-Kuribrong Rivers to the foot of Amaila Falls involves several portages around rapids and waterfalls.The road from Tumatumari was recently extended to Mahdia/Kangaruma that brings one closer to the site but approximately 30 miles of additional roads will need to be built to the top of Amaila Falls.