Shoddy works by Maisa Engineering angers PF Councillor

PF Kapwepwe Ward Councillor Maurice Piyo inspecting bridge

The shoddy and sub standards works being done by the Contractor, Maisa Engineering Company, on the K80, 000 funded Bridge located alongside the Streamside area in Paradise compound has annoyed area PF Kapwepwe Ward Councillor, Maurice Piyo.

Mr. Piyo has since stopped the contractor from proceeding with the works on the Bridge pending audit of the works by Lusaka City Council (LCC) and Road Development Agency (RDA) civil engineers.

The Councillor, who was touring some road rehabilitation works in his ward, was irked by the Contractor when he found the contractor was using substandard materials like broken pieces asbestos sheets for shattering and the caveats are already damaged even before the works on the Bridge are completed.

He says contractors ought to know that the PF Government will not allow contractors to do such substandard works on bridges and pose a hazard to the users of such facilities.

Mr. Piyo has since called for stoppage of works, saying Lusaka City Council must take interest in the way the funds paid for the construction of the bridge is being used.