The provincial government is in talks with a couple of potential suppliers to replace the original contractor hired to build the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier downtown St. John’s.
Ocean Floor Granite of Bishop’s Falls was awarded the $100,000 contract in April to build the tomb where the soldier’s remains will be interred. But that company was recently stripped of the contract over how they were powering their plant, with government saying Ocean Granite is now unable to finish the job.
The objective is to have the reconstructed National War Memorial ready for ceremonies next July 1.
Area MHA and cabinet minister John Abbott says they will incur extra costs primarily involving transportation as the new supplier will be from out of province.
He says it’s an unfortunate situation but government will work with the Bishop’s Falls company on financing should it choose to upgrade its electrical capacity.
