A Trinidad businessman has come under fire for his response given to a Newsday reporter who questioned him on how his company- Innovative Roofing and Construction Solutions Ltd- was able to secure a $54M road construction contract in Tobago…
• According to a report in today’s Newsday written by Jensen La Vende, John Chadee, the Managing director of Innovative Roofing and Construction Solutions Ltd has refused to answer questions on how his company was invited to tender for the contract, which it was awarded, for the road construction on the sister isle.
• The Company was awarded the $54,781,820 contract for the construction of the Milford Court/Pigeon Point Connector Road and Chadee referred all queries from the reporter to the Tobago House of Assembly.
• According to the report, when pressed further by the reporter on the issue, Chadee responded that he was not answering any questions on it, saying he was asked to tender and had been successful.
• Asked about his company’s history of roadworks, given that its name implied it was involved in roofing and construction, Chadee reportedly said, “Sir, you heard what I just told you? English language hard for you Negro reporters to understand?”
• The company is based at Cedar Hill Estate Road, Princes Town, and was incorporated in 2020, according to the Ministry of Legal Affairs’ business registry.
• On its Facebook page there are no photos or videos of roadworks, only construction of homes and roofing jobs.
