Govt rents out 50 quarters

The government has already rented out 50 quarters.

Public Service Permanent Secretary, Parmesh Chand said there are currently 50 Government Quarters on commercial rent including those on rent to the Fiji School of Medicine.

He said through PSC's Office Accommodation Division, it has identified another 12 vacant quarters that will be renovated soon.

Chand added that PWD is conducting the scoping works on these quarters which will be tendered out to private building companies for renovation.

He said it is expected that out of the 200 pool quarters in Suva, 100 would be on commercial rent by end of this year and expected revenue collected from the rental for Suva pool quarters only will be over $500,000.00.

Chand said civil servants currently occupying pool quarters and not eligible to such quarters will be required to vacate the quarters by 31st December this year and those quarters will be renovated and put on commercial rent to the public as well.

He added that non  entitled civil servants who wish to occupy government pool quarters in Suva will also pay commercial rent.