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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 22 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: STaRR Project (Q.1/2025), KL-2 Project Kalutara (Q.2/2025), Lands - Elpitiya DS (Q.3/2025), Meegahakiula Bus Station (Q.4/2025)

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that steps would be taken to recover or reallocate the approximately Rs. 400 million performance bond, with Cabinet and district-level support, to complete pending road works. He said legal and enforcement action would be pursued against the contractors concerned, and that the matter would be referred through the Hon. Speaker to COPE to examine the decisions that led to the proposed re-awarding of the contracts.

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¶ 01 We will: - Pursue reallocation of the approx. Rs. 400 million performance bond via Cabinet and district support to complete the pending roads; - Activate legal/enforcement pathways against such contractors; and - Refer the matter to COPE via the Hon. Speaker to inquire into decision-making leading to proposed re-awards.

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Hansard, Saturday, 22 February 2025 ·No. 1741001658041256 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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