Bregado Flax Educational Centre

STATUS: COMPLETED

Ministry Partner: Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports

Project Number: 086

Project Start Date: 22 April 2019

Projected End Date: 26 May 2021

Duration: 25 Months

Design Consultant: Trojan Design & Development Ltd.

Contractor: Quality Construction Limited

Funding Source: Caribbean Development Bank

BACKGROUND

This project is to undertake the rehabilitation of blocks two, four and the Administration Block of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre. This project is aimed not only at rehabilitating the existing hurricane-damaged buildings, but also adding resilience through the installation of a concrete roof.

Bregado Flax Educational Centre

EVALUATING VALUE FOR MONEY

One of the core roles of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is ensuring Value for Money (VfM) in the delivery of programmes and projects aimed toward recovery and development of the Virgin Islands.

Activity

The project will include the rebuild of the two-storey buildings, internal refurbishment and replacement roof for Blocks 2 and 4, to provide 11 classrooms, a science laboratory, IT laboratory, art room, library, staff and bathroom facilities. The work on Phase Three will commence immediately following the signing of the contract.

Result

A modern facility that is resilient to climatic events, modern and well-resourced and which facilitates instruction and learning to provide opportunities for highly skilled, globally competitive students that can participate and contribute to a sustainable Virgin Islands economy.