NPS criticizes more expensive choice of awarding infrastructure project and calls on IDB to intervene

PARAMARIBO — The National Party of Suriname (NPS) has criticized the recent award of a major infrastructure project for work on the Van ’t Hogerhuysstraat and the Slangenhoutstraat. The party speaks of a “dubious award” and calls on the financier, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to intervene. The controversy revolves around the tender that took place on December 10, 2024, in which five companies or consortia submitted a bid. On March …