Fijilive News - April 11, 2010
A total of 50 Government Quarters are on commercial rent including those on rent to the Fiji School of Medicine, it has been confirmed.
Permanent Secretary for the Public Service, Parmesh Chand said they have identified another 12 vacant quarters that will be renovated soon.
According to Chand, the Public Works Department is conducting the scoping works on these quarters which will be tendered out to private building companies for renovation.
“PWD will also be included in the tender process,” Chand said.
It is expected that out of the 200 pool quarters in Suva, 100 would be on commercial rent by December 31, 2010 and expected revenue collected from the rental for Suva pool quarters only will be over $500,000.00.
Chand said civil servants currently occupying pool quarters and not eligible to such quarters will be required to vacate the quarters by December 31 this year.
Those quarters will be renovated and put on commercial rent to the public as well.
This, he said, is in line with the Prime Minister’s directive that ample notice be given to affected civil servants to find alternative accommodation.
He added non- entitled civil servants who wish to occupy government pool quarters in Suva will also pay commercial rent.
Permanent Secretary for the Public Service, Parmesh Chand said they have identified another 12 vacant quarters that will be renovated soon.
According to Chand, the Public Works Department is conducting the scoping works on these quarters which will be tendered out to private building companies for renovation.
“PWD will also be included in the tender process,” Chand said.
It is expected that out of the 200 pool quarters in Suva, 100 would be on commercial rent by December 31, 2010 and expected revenue collected from the rental for Suva pool quarters only will be over $500,000.00.
Chand said civil servants currently occupying pool quarters and not eligible to such quarters will be required to vacate the quarters by December 31 this year.
Those quarters will be renovated and put on commercial rent to the public as well.
This, he said, is in line with the Prime Minister’s directive that ample notice be given to affected civil servants to find alternative accommodation.
He added non- entitled civil servants who wish to occupy government pool quarters in Suva will also pay commercial rent.
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