61.   Foreign builders said local contractors were good at structural work but poor at managing work sites and use of modern equipment and finishing.

62.   In a separate development, the Marshalls accused the US military of discriminating against Marshallese employees and local contractors at Kwajalein.

63.   A local Kuwaiti contractor will perform construction and support activities, the company said.

64.   Buoyed by the price recovery this year, the government has announced the payment of billions of dollars in outstanding debt to local contractors.

65.   It repaid the last instalment of those loans last year but is still saddled with large debt to local contractors and farmers.

66.   The banks also benefited from higher demand for loans by local contractors and suppliers.

67.   The bulk of the increase was used to pay arrears to local contractors and farmers.

68.   The construction workers were from a local contractor, M.C. Tan Construction Co., which is building a ring road around the city.

69.   The coast guard has already initiated emergency plans with state officials and local contractors who specialize in oil spills, she said.