$468M estimated to reconstruct St. Mary’s High School

Jun 01, 2023 News

Kaieteur News – During a recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, it was revealed that $468 million is estimated for the reconstruction works of the St. Mary’s High School.

The project which is being undertaken by the Ministry of Education has been divided into six lots. According to the Ministry’s invitation for bids: Lot1 consist of works on the superstructure of the building, Lot2 includes the block works, Lots 3 is the plumbing works, Lot4 is the electrical works, Lot5 is for the external works, while Lot 6 consist of the finishing works.

At the opening of tenders, it was revealed that works at Lot 1 is estimated at $247,080,900, Lot2 is $78,230,000, Lot3 is $16,183,900, Lot4 is $31,787,000, and Lot5 is $31,927,250, while Lot6 is $63,129,700.

In terms of funding to rebuild the school, this year the government had allocated some $12.4B for the construction, rehabilitation, extension, and maintenance of educational facilities across the country.

It was reported that one of the reasons the ministry is building a number of secondary schools across the country, is in keeping with its goal of achieving universal secondary education in the country.

At the National Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair which was held back in April, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand had stated that, “We are focused on making sure every student has access across nursery, primary and secondary. So we are looking to achieve universal access to education in this country, universal means all over Guyana,” she said.

The minister noted that regardless of one’s social circumstances or their background, “wherever you are, you are going to be able to access education because we are bent and we insist that we are going to build that out.”

According to the minister, Guyana has already achieved universal primary education according to the United Nations Standards.

Below are the companies and their bids:

Reconstruction of the St. Mary’s High School.