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Apr 13, 2011 News
The bids for the much talked about One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply of 27,000 units for the programme.
There were only three bidders for the supply of the now controversial laptops.
Each of the bidders had to supply the tender board with a sample of the units they are planning to supply should they secure the contract, along with the customary compliance certificates.
The Chairman of the Board accepted a compliance certificate for one of the bidders long after the tender board had moved away from that project.
The bidders for the supply of the laptops are:
Bidders | Amount |
Digital Technology | $1, 661, 661, 000 |
CCS Guyana Ltd | $1, 579, 846, 154 |
Giftland Office Max | $1, 245, 875, 000 |
There remains a great degree of controversy surrounding this project, with one reliable source close to the process indicating that it is either that the laptops are already in the country, or the process is seriously flawed, and the project office is unaware of the legalities surrounding public tenders.
Sources had indicated that the tender process yesterday may be a farce, given that some of the requirements being asked for by Office of the President seem far-fetched and unreasonable, according to the source, leading to the conclusion that the laptops have already been bought.
Meanwhile, there was also a re-tender for a project for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), namely the supply and installation of Fixed and Mobile Drainage Pumps.
The engineer’s estimate for the project is US$4M in total, but the interested bidders were allowed three options in their bidding: for the supply of just the fixed pump, or the supply of the mobile pump, or the supply of both.
The lone bidders were from two Indian manufacturing companies and those bids are:
Bidders | Option One | Option Two | Option Three |
Surendra Engineering Corp. Ltd | US$2,466, 000 | US$1,899, 000 | US$4,176, 000 |
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd | US$4,000, 000 |
Bids were also opened for the completion of the Mahaica Fire Station and the engineer’s estimate for this project is $6,864,963. The bids submitted:
Bidders | Amount |
Rasheed Construction Services | $5,298,480 |
A Garnett Construction | $6,268,097 |
Aura Engineering | $5,785,087 |
Ally Ahmad Construction | $5,580,124 |
R.P. Construction Agency | $5,831,331 |
Metric Short Construction | $7,883,315 |
Bids were also opened for the rehabilitation of the Essequibo Coast Bridge at Perseverance in Region Two.
The engineers estimate for this project is $14,958,500 and the bids:
Bidders | Amount |
I. Civil Engineering Works | $27,144,800 |
Horizon Electrical Associates and General Construction Company | $8,834,900 |
S Jagmohan Hardware Suppliers and Construction Service | $12,415,000 |
M Sukhai Contracting Service | $12,223,750 |
Puran Manman General Contracting Services | $9,924,250 |
Dwarka Nauth Contracting Services | $7,987,000 |
Samaroo Investments | $10,450,000 |
Roopan Ramotar Investments | $12,359,500 |
Sattaur Mohammed and Sons Construction | $11,063,250 |
Also bids were submitted for the rehabilitation of the Essequibo Coast Bridge at Perth in Region Two. The engineers estimate for this project is $14,923,750 and the bids submitted are:
Bidders | Amount |
Samaroo Investments | $11,277,000 |
Roopan Ramotar Investments | $12,359,500 |
S Mohammed and Sons Construction | $11,641,100 |
Dwarka Nauth Contracting Service | $7,987,000 |
M Sukhai Contracting Service | $12,223,750 |
Horizon Electrical Associates and General Construction Company | $8,834,900 |
S Jagmohan Hardware Suppliers and Construction Service | $12,628,500 |
Ash Civil Engineering Works | $27,134,800 |
Puran Manman General Contracting Services | $9,924,250 |
There was also another bid for the improvement to the access road to the International Airport. The engineers estimate for this project is US$1,526,623 and the bids submitted are:
Bidders | Amount |
H Nauth and Sons | US$1,931,280 |
DIPCON Engineering Services Limited | US$1,780,873.10 |
BK International Inc. | US$1,555,470 |
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