Standard Concrete Industries has been awarded the contract by the Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities to supply 55,000 cubic metres of pavement materials for the upgrading of the main road that runs around the entire island of Ovalau.

The contract is valued at $3.4 million with a duration of 40 weeks. Representatives of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities and Standard Concrete Industries signed the contract agreement on Thursday, 02 September, 2010. The Permanent Secretary for Works, Transport and Public Utilities signed on behalf of the Ministry whilst FHL Managing Director, Mrs Sereana Qoro signed on behalf of Standard Concrete Industries as the Executive Chairperson of the company.

Standard Concrete Industries has been given 6 weeks to mobilize its equipment onsite. The company plans to set up a Crushing Plant on the island and will use local raw materials to produce the required pavement materials. It has made prior arrangements with local resource owners who will be paid royalties for their raw materials.

According to Standard Concrete Industries General Manager, Mr Mosese Volavola, the company will be sending its expert operators and skilled workers from its Suva Plants to work on the project but will source unskilled labour from the island for the duration of the project thus providing temporary employment for people on the island.

Mr Volavola said, “We are pleased to be awarded the contract, particularly at a critical time when the local building and construction market is quiet. This will keep our idle equipment and surplus staff occupied during this quiet period.”

The implementation of the project will greatly benefit the people of Ovalau.

About Standard Concrete Industries

Standard Concrete Industries is a major division of Basic Industries Limited, a company jointly owned by Fijian Holdings Limited and Holcim New Zealand Limited, a leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready mixed concrete, and concrete products.




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