Governor Mapp Declares an Increase Of $15M To The Paul E. Joseph Stadium Project

12 February 2016

Talk of expanding the Paul E. Joseph Stadium project by adding another $15 million to the existing budget of $20 million was at the centre of St. Croix’s Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting at Palms in Pelican Cove this morning.

Governor Mapp propounded the new decision of adding more funding to the original amount assigned for the project. This move has also furthered the date of completion by nearly two years – from late 2016 to 2018 according to the governor’s announcement to the Consortium.

These modifications, however, will lead to a better edificial functionality as the stadium will not only be used to conduct sporting events but also large-scale entertainment functions.  The property encompassing the stadium may also be bought by the government to facilitate the expansion, according to Mapp.

Frederiskted’s revamping and redefinition is the at the core of Mapp’s goals associated with this project through-and-through.

Mr. Mapp, however, did not elaborate on much else in relation to the stadium, or where the extra $15 million would come from. He did, however, affirmed that the added work will be performed by GEC, LLC, the same organization appointed for the contract.

Mapp said in a statement last year, “This is the beginning of a vision for the revitalization of Frederiksted that was developed in 2005 while I was PFA director of Finance and Administration.”

He added, “I want to thank the administration’s team of attorneys along with Commissioners Gustav James, Pedro Cruz and Randolph Bennett and the PFA’s consultant, Coastal Systems–USVI, for working with the representatives of GEC, LLC to get this significant project back on track.”

The suspension was followed by a vetting process, which resulted in a mutually agreed upon change order and the notice to proceed executed by Department of Public Works Commissioner Mr. James, Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Mr. Cruz, and Department of Property & Procurement Commissioner Mr. Bennett.

The Paul E. Joseph Stadium project has paved the path for deploying the governor’s plan to build a four-star hotel in close proximity to the stadium’s location.

 

Source : viconsortium.com