Fifteen work permits have been issued for the Heritage Wharf modification project, according to the Opposition Progressive Labour Party.Hamilton East MP and Deputy Opposition Leader Derrick Burgess raised the alarm in the House of Assembly on Monday and reiterated his concerns to this newspaper yesterday.“The last contractor who did Heritage Wharf only had two work permit holders. Why would you bring 15 ‘experts’ when you only needed two the last time?” Mr Burgess told The Royal Gazette.“The work at Heritage Wharf would be labour intensive. So I don’t see why you need 15. They are paying these guys $58 an hour and they are staying at a hotel.”He added that the work permit holders were on short-term contracts and should leave in May.“They would be working around the clock, they’re not going to be working eight-hour days. They want to make as much money as they can.”Mr Burgess added that the contractors imported a crane and a barge, which was a drain on foreign exchange as the equipment is available locally.He said he had queried Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy about work permit applications for Heritage Wharf two weeks ago but the Minister said he knew nothing of it.“So these work permits, if he’s telling the truth, were expedited quickly.”Government is making modifications to the wharf after finding it to be structurally unsound. The goal is to complete the $22 million project by May before the cruise ship season starts.Four mooring and berthing structures are now needed to bring the wharf up to strength, and building work is expected to begin this month.Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy did not respond to our request for clarification by press time last night.But Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz told broadcast media that Bermudians will not be displaced and that the project will create jobs for locals.