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Mar 23, 2016 News
During yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, nine bids were opened for the reconstruction of the North Eastern dam of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC). This project was listed under the Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Sector Development Unit, and the engineer’s estimate was $424,482,910.
The rebuilding of this dam has been on the agenda for years, with Government advertising for consultants last year. The project is being funded by the World Bank, under the Flood Risk Management Project. It is understood that the terms of reference entail works reaching three metres high and at least four kilometres in length.
On the part of the consultants, the notice had listed their main tasks as the general contract administration and supervision of works, in accordance with the requirements of the Construction Supervision and Quality Assurance Plan. It is expected to last 30 calendar months.
Meanwhile, under the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth & Sport, there were bids for consultancy services for building works.
There were also bids to develop a revised National Opt-in mechanism and for the conduct of a pilot process. This project was listed under the Ministry of the Presidency.
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) also had bids for construction works to be conducted on a one story structure located at Seventh Avenue Bartica. According to the project description, this will involve inclosing the ground floor of the building. The engineer’s estimate was $8.2M.
Under the Ministry of Business, there were a number of Expressions of Interest (EoI) for design and consultancy works for the Rural Enterprise & Industrial Development Projects.
Under the National Parks Commission, there were bids from several security firms for the provision of baton security for the Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens.
Finally, there were bids for the procurement of an Outboard motor for the National Parks Commission, under the Protected Areas Commission.
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