2021 YEAR IN REVIEW - CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT (CIE) LTD

As 2021 comes to a close and 2022 arrives, we’d like to take some time to recap a great year for Construction and Industrial Equipment (CIE) Ltd., in St Lucia and Dominica. 2021 challenged us in ways we never imagined. This year we also observed twenty-six years in business shaping our communities, supporting our clients and growing our employees.

In an unprecedented time, Construction and Industrial Equipment (CIE) Ltd rolled up our sleeves and got to work. We turned to our strengths — our decades of experience, our team, and our dedication to sustainable, and safe construction.  We accomplished work that we can stand by, the same way we stand by our clients, friends and community as we took on various projects. From roads improvement, schools, housing projects and hospital builds, here are some projects we worked on through 2021.

THE NEW MARIGOT HOSPITAL

A signature project which gained Construction and Industrial Equipment (CIE) Ltd high praise  is the Dominica New Marigot Hospital - a new state-of-the-art 75-bed capacity hospital which occupies 55,800 square feet. This modern hospital features an operation theatre, in-patient wards, X-ray services, A&E facilities, ICU, lab services, a dialysis unit, and staff quarters, among other services.  Status: Completed

THE POSTLEWAITE ROAD AND VOLET BRIDGE PROJECTS

In January CIE commenced work on two civil works projects in the North and South of the Island (St Lucia)    

1.  - the Postlewaite Road Project (Union Hill)  which entailed the construction of 438M  of a new two-lane asphalt road pavement to provide a significantly improved road alignment to the existing multiple and poorly aligned bends in the same location. Status: Ongoing  
2.  - the Volet Bridge Project in Micoud which  spanned 15m at the intersection of the road to La Tille Falls and Garden. The work entailed: piling, sidewalks construction, and asphalt pavement. This project was satisfactorily completed within the prescribed time frame. Status: Completed

 During the months July - August works was already in progress on the La Guerre and Vide Bouteille Primary Schools after the sod-turning ceremony had taken place in June. Works are ongoing.

THE LA GUERRE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Set on a 15,500sq ft. lot,  the new La Guerre Primary School, will include an external area, open breezeway, retaining walls, parking lot area (including drainage) for staff and visitors' vehicles connecting to the existing roadway, wheelchair and pedestrian accesses to the building, septic system, and rainwater harvesting system. Staus: Ongoing

THE VIDE BOUTEILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

The Vide Bouteille Primary School works will include an external area, open breezeway, parking lot area (including drainage) for staff and visitors' vehicles connecting to the existing roadway, wheelchair and pedestrian accesses to building, septic system, and rainwater harvesting system. Status: Ongoing

The following 3 projects was awarded by the Government of Dominica (GOCD) to implement the 9th Basic Needs Trust Fund Programme (BNTF 9).

THE ROSEAU UPPER RIVERBANK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Meanwhile in Dominica, the Roseau Upper River Bank Housing Development, which entails two buildings, 5 storeys each; each building contains 26 two bedroom units, which  gives a total of 52 bedroom units and four three bedroom units.  

Along with the bedroom units, CIE  constructed 8 retailing units where small business entrepreneurs such as hair braiders can find space in a comfortable environment to make a living for themselves and their families. Staus: 95% complete

CASTLE BRUCE SECONDARY SCHOOL PRODUCTION  FACILITY 

This Project entailed the construction of a concrete chicken coop with troughs and feeders. Provision was also made for small cages, hatching pens and breeding pens. The second component was the construction of a concrete slaughter house with a timber and metal roof. The installation of waste basins, aluminum tables and knife sanitizers as well as a washroom facility was also built. Status: Completed

DOMINICA ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  DEVELOPMENT CENTER

This project entailed the construction of a modern and resilient facility for persons with disabilities. Status: Completed

 DOMINICA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION

The Dominica Community High School project was the construction of an extension to the school building, which consists of a two floor concrete structure. Status: Completed

CASTRIES PORT REPAIR WORKS (Completed)

BALATA/MORNE DUDON ROAD PROJECT 

The Balata to Morne Du Don Road Scope of works entailed rehabilitation of 2.737 km of asphalt road pavement. CIE:- 

1. Demolished damaged road infrastructure 
2. Reconstructed drains 
3. Constructed Kerb and retaining walls and culvert crossings 
4. Develop Watercourse training works    Status: Completed

                                          PIAT ROAD PROJECT 

This project saw the rehabilitation of the Piat Development roads which consist of 848m of new concrete road pavement.

GROS ISLET AND CASTRIES ROAD PROJECT 

Under this project CIE Ltd, designed, financed and constructed  57 roads (totaling 17.5 km), 36 roads in the district of Gros Islet (totaling 12.2 km) and 22 in the district of Castries North (totaling 5.3 km). Of these 57 roads, 43 are to be constructed with asphalt and the remaining 14 were constructed in concrete. Along with the pavement, drainage and retaining walls were constructed for each road. Status: Completed.

Vieux Fort Red Cross Office (Completed)

HIA ROAD ALIGNMENT PROJECT

Our highly skilled team completed the asphalt concrete road works at Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort. Staus: Completed.

Other projects undertaken by CIE Ltd this year are as follows:

• Rainforest Seafood Freezer and Warehouse Project
• Vigie House Project, 
• Marc and Dennery Road Project,  
• Cabot Golf Course and Resort Works,
• La Resourse Road and Drainage Works,  
• Jolly's Villa Project.

With many new projects under contract for 2022 and an ever-growing highly  skilled CIE team, we’d like to thank all our clients for their business. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve  you - the government and people of St Lucia and Dominica,  and our clients in the commercial sector with our construction services. We could not be in business for over 25 years if it were not for the support from all of you. Thank You!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!!