This time workers from GEBE refused to respond to parliament's call for assistance said owner of the building Reynold Williams. On Wednesday, Parliament is scheduled to meet for the public debate to establish the 2011 budget, it is not yet known how the MP's are going to deal with the issue if electricity goes out again.
Williams said he had held meetings with ROB who is processing the building permit and to date the permit has not been issued. The proprietor said when he rented his building to government the plans of the building were drawn up by government's architect Elsokraai and the plans were taken to ROB with the stamps of the Netherlands Antilles. He said the official of ROB told him then that it appeared that government would have to sign for the building permit, but since 10/10/10 no one including Elsokraai or Rick Martina wants to sign the documents. "Today, I am told I have to request the building permit which I did but now ROB wants my old pluming plan which I do not have." Williams further explained that the entire inside of the building was redone and the building was inspected on several occasions by ROB inspector Henry Ellis, yet ROB and GEBE are using all sorts of tactics not to issue the building permit for the Caribbean Palm Building.
Besides that, Williams said the building is fully secured with water hoses in case of a fire, the request for two extra meters was submitted for the fire hose and to date the GEBE cannot tell him when they will install those meters. Williams said he filled out the necessary forms for the meters and each time he calls GEBE to find out when they will put in the extra meters he is given a different explanation.
Commercial Manager of GEBE Steve Duzanzon said in an invited comment that GEBE is waiting on the Inspection certification from ROB and unless they get that document they cannot make the necessary changes to the electrical meter.
As for the installation of the extra water meter, Duzanzon said he was not aware of the request and he is not sure what the delay might be. Duzanzon promised to check out the request on Wednesday and to rectify the delay.
Williams said each of the departments handling the building permit and the meters of GEBE; Government has control over them and he is of the opinion that government can intervene and see it that a temporary solution be found until the building permit request is finalized.
