The former chief executive officer of the National Works Agency (NWA) Patrick Wong has pleaded guilty to breaching the Contractor General Act.

Wong was fined $5,000 or 30 days when the matter was called up in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

He was summoned to court following a ruling by the Director of Public Prosecutions based on a referral by the Office of the Contractor General.

The contractor general is alleging that Wong failed to comply with a lawful requisition from his office.

The request was in relation to the award of contracts by the NWA to contractors in St Catherine.

Last week, the head of the NWA resigned, following a damning report by the Auditor General into the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).

Glaring inadequacies and deep concern about the management of the programme were reportedly cited .

Wong has, however, defended his stewardship of the JDIP.