Comments on: “Illegal Construction Of A Concrete Boat Dock”

By: allan

allan — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:48:18 +0000

Just for clarification Island construction services DID NOT do the Demolition of shelly bay beach house.

The Bermuda Government did the demolition themselves get your facts straight.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE many WAYS mischievous RUMOURS GET STARTED.

By: Keepin' it Real!...4Real!

Keepin' it Real!...4Real! — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:22:57 +0000

I noticed no one has mentioned the bid from the mysterious Gorhams MDS…23000+…wat de..???

By: Keepin' it Real!...4Real!

Keepin' it Real!...4Real! — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:19:59 +0000

Zane don’t care he could have done it for free…2200 paid the men that’s all…

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:26:20 +0000

The list of things you don’t know is longer than the list of things you do know ….

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 17:35:54 +0000

What would be shocking is if anyone is really surprised at what you don’t know .

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 17:33:54 +0000

There’s a grandfather clause , I believe , that exempts docks that are 85(?) years old or more .

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 15:33:59 +0000

As soon as I saw the good news article about the community taking over what the Government should have done I knew the good Colonel would tear it down. If it’s not sanctioned by him it cannot be allowed!

By: Now Ya Nice

Now Ya Nice — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:55:44 +0000

Burch is the Master of Destruction! He was quick to demolish the Shelly Bay concession that was under renovation and would have cost the taxpayers $0 as it was a privately funded partnership. He had Island Construction demolish that one too! 3 years later – what you you have in place for the residents and visitors that use that beach – NOTHING!

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:42:46 +0000

Did’nt know Gorhams had a construction company!

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:45:14 +0000

First, can it be confirmed that what ICS bid is what they got paid?

Second, the sound bites are good from the Minister. We shall wait & see if if there is action after the noise.

The dock builder must be well loved by the rest of the makeshift dock builders now. They quietly had their little docks & jettys, not paying a penny to Government for them, now they have the wrath of W&E along with Planning coming down on them.

By: Izzypop

Izzypop — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:16:41 +0000

Island construction has been under pricing jobs for many years now because he can
Only reason he joined the PLP may have been to get govt contracted jobs

By: Soapfish

Soapfish — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:06:02 +0000

So all dock owners pay rent, even if the dock is decades or centuries old, or govt will come and tear it down? Sounds like a money grab that keeps on giving.

By: Warrior

Warrior — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 10:52:18 +0000

Zane is always going to win the bidding wars…. didn’t he that a job the same way earlier this year….

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 10:50:03 +0000

I’ll retract my comments as the report I read has been corrected to say the cost was $2,200 against the Government estimate of $10,800.

By: comfortably numb

comfortably numb — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 10:17:44 +0000

Perhaps Mr Burch could act as quickly to replace/repair all the broken or missing signage on the waterways of Bermuda, such as Ely’s Harbour where the no wake signs and directional markers have been in a state of sad repair for years. Additionally, how about removing all the wrecked boats on the shorelines of Ely’s Harbour and Mangrove Bay and, presumably, billing the boats’ owners for the removal of said boats. Doesn’t seem like rocket science to me but it might mean one or two Marine and Ports Employees having to leave their base at Dockyard for a few days.

By: Birdlegs

Birdlegs — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 09:49:32 +0000

This structure is encouraging anti-social behavior, it is time for it to go and we need the police to monitor the dock more frequently.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 09:48:35 +0000

I agree that what they got paid should be close to the bid, but in the HOA the Minister stated the demolition cost $10,000, so IC was paid 5 times their bid. Nice work, not.

By: Queens bottom

Queens bottom — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:48:13 +0000

If a person bids $2200 and gets the job, that’s what they get paid to complete the work.

By: JohnBoy

JohnBoy — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:52:58 +0000

I would think they would get close to the amount that they bid. That would be the right thing to do.

By: Riddells Bay

Riddells Bay — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:19:11 +0000

Good to hear government is cracking down on illegal construction on government shorelines. I hope they address the illegal structures that are permanently built into the Riddells Bay public dock next. No different to the dock mentioned in this article.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:05:28 +0000

Here seems to be the problem for contractors thinking the bidding process is fair. 3 companies provided bids, the lowest being Island Construction at $2,200, yet Robby Richardson was $7,895.35. The Government estimate was $10,811 so Island Construction was given the contract and apparently paid $10,000. How is this sensible when a company bid $7,895? Clearly Island Construction seriously underbid to win the contract yet gets paid more than a competing bid. This sounds like a TV show. Bid $1 to get the contract then receive what the Government estimate is. Crazy and unethical if not illegal.