Barbadian firm ‘Preconco Ltd’ awarded a major reconstruction contract by Government of Dominica

​A Report in ‘Barbados Today’ indicates that Barbadian precast and construction firm ‘Preconco Limited’ has been awarded a major contract by the Government of Dominica, to assist in the housing reconstruction effort following hurricane Maria. This comes 2 months after the passage of Maria.
 
Preconco Ltd Management have not disclosed the value of the contract, but said in a release, that the first shipment of precast was expected to arrive in Dominica in just under two weeks’, and that the project was expected to expand as the company “provides housing solutions throughout the island”.
 
An Official of Preconco Ltd is alleged to have said, “We’ve engineered the housing structures to suit the required needs. We’ve also implemented our design for a concrete roof system and installation of the homes should be underway within four weeks”.
 
The report further stated that it is not the first time the Mark Maloney-led company will be working on Dominica, having previously built the faculty building at the Ross University School of Medicine, which Preconco pointed out, did not receive any structural damage during the recent passage of the monster hurricane.
 
No timeline was given for the completion of the housing project in Dominica.