{"id":17906,"date":"2021-08-12T21:44:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T02:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=17906"},"modified":"2021-08-26T10:35:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:35:51","slug":"vanterpool-explains-hiring-csc-and-selecting-cruise-pier-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/vanterpool-explains-hiring-csc-and-selecting-cruise-pier-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanterpool explains hiring CSC and selecting cruise pier developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While denying he commandeered the Cruise Pier Project, former Works Minister under the previous NDP government, Mark Vanterpool conceded that the procurement process to select a developer could have been different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report done in February 2014 stated that Vanterpool along with project consultant Claude Skelton Cline received three proposals to develop the cruise port. The report said this was done \u201cthrough a process that lacked transparency and [one that] did not involve any form of public tender or open solicitation for this multi-million-dollar public project. These were assessed by the former consultant and forwarded to the minister for decision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Addressing the Commission of Inquiry (COI) where he appeared to give evidence on the project, Vanterpool said he did not recall any bids or invitations being done at the time. Instead, he insisted that the three bidders \u2013 CaribInvest, Trident Development Enterprise LLC, and Tortola Port Partners \u2013 were simply able to make presentations to the government because there was an understanding at the time that the BVI was seeking to develop its cruise tourism industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe government made a policy that went forward to develop the cruise pier, and three persons made a presentation made to the government. Now, that may not have been the exact procurement process that should have been followed, but that is what happened,\u201d Vanterpool further told the COI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Cruise Pier Project had a final reported cost of $82.9 million which represented more than $30 million above the initial estimate. Vanterpool later claimed that the estimate was incomplete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Vanterpool hired port development novice, Skelton Cline<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In explaining his decision to hire Skelton Cline as a consultant for the project, Vanterpool told the COI he simply needed a \u2018focus\u2019 person he could trust to execute the project in the way that he wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He agreed that the former consultant was hired through a petty contract amounting to $96,000. Vanterpool said he did not have to take that to Cabinet to get a tender waiver, since the contract value was below $100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The former Works Minister further said he hired Skelton Cline despite knowing he had no background or expertise in port development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bvinews.com\/vanterpool-explains-hiring-csc-and-selecting-cruise-pier-developer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>image: pexels-anamul-rezwan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While denying he commandeered the Cruise Pier Project, former Works Minister under the previous NDP government, Mark Vanterpool conceded that the procurement process to select a developer could have been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":17907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[75,190,158],"class_list":["post-17906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-newsdevelopments","tag-british-virgin-islands","tag-construction","tag-works"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-anamul-rezwan-1078884-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1608&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-4EO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10729,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/open-to-tender-govt-admin-buildings-on-vg-to-finally-undergo-repairs\/","url_meta":{"origin":17906,"position":0},"title":"Open to tender | Gov\u2019t admin buildings on VG to finally undergo repairs","author":"Michele Marius","date":"October 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Two buildings housing government departments on Virgin Gorda will soon undergo repairs, following the damage to the structures by category five hurricanes more than two years. 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