On November 4, senior People’s Party for Unity and Progress (VHP) parliamentary caucus leader Asis Gajadien raised formal queries on the government’s public works contracting protocols during a sitting of Suriname’s National Assembly, pushing for full public disclosure of all recently awarded government contracts and a detailed breakdown of the procedural steps followed for each award. Gajadien emphasized that substantial sums of public funds are currently being allocated for critical operational works across the country, yet there is a persistent lack of clarity on whether these projects have undergone mandatory open, competitive tender processes as required by existing regulations. He noted that his caucus has submitted repeated formal requests to the administration for data on the enforcement of the country’s new public procurement law, stressing that full transparency around contracting workflows and compliance with established rules is a non-negotiable requirement to prevent misuse of public resources. In response, Government Coordinator Marinus Bee pushed back against allegations of potential public fund waste, framing high-priority projects including road maintenance and municipal waste collection as core services delivered to advance public welfare for all Surinamese residents. Bee called on Gajadien’s caucus to provide specific, documented evidence of alleged wasteful spending, stating that the executive branch deserves sufficient time to conduct a full internal review and deliver a substantive, evidence-backed response to the parliamentary concerns. Gajadien clarified that his caucus’s criticism is not aimed at halting necessary public works, but exclusively at verifying that every awarded contract adheres to legally mandated, fair procurement procedures, and formally requested the administration to compile a comprehensive public log of all recent contract awards that explicitly lists the tender process followed for each entry. Bee formally committed that the government will deliver a full, detailed response to all of Gajadien’s parliamentary procurement queries during the next scheduled sitting on Thursday, with the remainder of the planned question and answer session for these matters formally rescheduled to that date.