The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), and JES Engineering Company sign an eight month contract agreement for the completion of the first and second floor the Bar four storey multipurpose headquarters alone the tower hill community RIA highway. The project worth one hundred and twenty one thousands united states dollars, (US$121). The signing ceremony was at LNBA office on Ashmunstreet on October 15, 2024. “I will make sure to complete the first-floor before going for our election and continue up to the second floor before the my tenure comes to an end,” Rennie vowed. According to him, the project is fully funded from dues and others fees collected from its membership. Delving into the selection process of JES Engineering, Rennie noted that they followed, a competitive bidding process. “We announce a bid about three-month ago for contractors to Express interest we were able to get a company that is 100% Liberian owned to carry out our project,” Cllr. Rennie said. Rennie added that the contract for the pending project will run for eight-month, where the first and second-floor will be completed. He said Cllr. Tiawon Gongloe and Cllr. Moses Paigar administrations contributed to the project. According to him, his leadership, as part of its promises, has seen it necessary to have the project be completed within the next eight-month for official use by the bar members.
“Once it’s completed, our leadership will go down in history as the first to be completing the first-floor,” Cllr. Rennie maintained. While the project is ongoing, Rennie disclosed that they have raised the funds for the completion of the first-floor. The LNBA President has attributed the delay in implementing the project to a lack of funding over the years, as well as, the previous contracting Liberian company, GeoScope Limited. “We were compelled to terminate the contract with GeoScope because the company defaulted on the project,” Rennie said. He added, that plan is underway to seek legal redress against GeoScope. However he said with the sound financial policy currently being put in place, a substantial amount has been collected to implement the project. The LNBA’s leadership is scheduled for November 2024, which banRennie from seeking relation due to a term clause in the bar’s constitution. For his part, JES General Manager Joseph S. Dennis said they are grateful to LNBA for the contract. Dennis assured the LNBA’s membership that his company will complete the project within the eight-month agreed scheduled.