Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Housing and Buildings, Víctor -Ito- Bisonó, made a supervision visit to the Padre Billini Teaching Hospital this Monday, with the aim of knowing first-hand the real status of the work, evaluating its level of progress and establishing the next steps to guarantee its completion.
During the tour, Minister Bisonó was accompanied by the technical team responsible for the project, with whom he reviewed the different areas intervened and held direct exchanges on the development of the work.
The work currently presents an approximate physical progress of 72%, according to the technical evaluations carried out on site.
The minister explained that this first visit is part of an immediate agenda to monitor priority projects of the Ministry of Housing and Buildings, especially those with high social impact such as the Padre Billini Teaching Hospital, a health center of great national relevance, with more than 100 years of service, located in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo.
“In just twelve days at the head of the ministry, we understood that it was essential to come personally, see the work, learn about its real situation and listen to the technicians to make location decisions,” said Bisonó.
During the supervision, it was found that the project has presented delays because the necessary extensions were not within the original contractual scope, that is, the budget required for its execution was not initially contemplated. Added to this are the particularities of the hospital’s location, such as reconciliations with Cultural Heritage, space limitations and soil type conditions, factors that have influenced the pace of execution.
The minister reiterated that the focus of his management will be to offer clear and responsible information on the status of public works, without evasion or improvised promises.
Minister Bisonó reported that, after this first supervision visit, the Ministry of Housing and Buildings is updating, together with the contractor, a new work schedule with more precise estimated dates for the completion of the work, which will be communicated in a timely manner with transparency and responsibility.
