According to “India’s National Newspaper” The Hindu, Chris De Caires has just told a reporter that Barbados Kensington Oval will be ready for the Cricket World Cup only 60 days prior to the games…
CHENNAI: Construction work at the venue for the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup — Kensington Oval at Bridgetown, Barbados — is scheduled to finish just two months before the biggest ever one-day tournament commences, but officials are confident of things falling in place.
Speaking at a meeting in The Hindu office on Wednesday, Chris de Caires, chairman, World Cup Barbados Inc., said though logistics for transport and accommodation during the event were a challenge, there was nothing he saw that concerned him.
Kensington Oval, which will host four warm-up matches, six Super Eight matches, and the final on April 28, was demolished last year. Refurbishment, in conjunction with L&T, an India-based construction company, was undertaken to increase seating capacity from 16,000 to 28,000.
“The test practice matches will be held in September,” said de Caires. “They were initially scheduled for July, but our construction got re-scheduled. The facility is on schedule, well perhaps a stand or two may be a week behind, but that really isn’t much.” The facility is expected to be ready by January 2007…
Read the entire article at The Hindu here.
We say… Don’t Worry Children….
The Kensington Oval will be ready in time. We are confident of this because, while the Government of Barbados may not be able to effectively plan, budget or project manage, they can throw oodles of public money at any project at the last minute.
Failing that, there is always their old trick of re-defining “substantial completion”, and declaring that any unfinished parts of a project are additional work not covered in the original contract.
See? That way, any project can be completed on time and under budget!
