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IDB loan to purchase street lights
Kaieteur News – The government through the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is gearing up to use a portion of the US$63.5 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan to purchase a number of solar street lights for housing areas on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).
This is according to an Invitation For Bids (IFB) issued by the Ministry of Housing and Water. According to the Ministry, Guyana has received financing from the IDB for the Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Program (Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme, LO-2741/BL-GY), and it intends to use part of the proceeds towards this project.
Kaieteur News understands that the project is for the supply and installation of solar integrated LED street lights. The project is divided into two lots.
The Housing Ministry noted that the delivery/ construction period of the contract is 210 days per lot.
It should be noted that billing will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding procedures specified in the IDB’s policies for the Procurement of Works and Goods financed by the IDB and is open to all eligible bidders.
It was reported in the media that the Bank had agreed in 2017 to provide US$63.5M to fund Government’s Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme.
According to the loan agreement, this support will help vulnerable households, including those led by single parents, and those living in structures that are not habitable. In special occasions, families may also opt to relocate to serviced and transportation-accessible CH&PA sites in the project area.
Further, the objective of the reformulated project is to improve the quality of life in urban and peri-urban Georgetown through better access to adequate housing and basic infrastructure for low-income populations, and through improved accessibility and mobility services.
The specific objectives improve housing conditions and access to basic infrastructure for low-income communities; enhance urban and suburban mobility and safety; and strengthen national and local capacity to operate and maintain urban services.
This publication understands that under this same loan programme the Housing Ministry had awarded contracts in July 2022 for similar street lights for six low income communities in Region Three. That project entailed the supply and installation of 80-watt stand-alone solar integrated street lights, with the lamp comprising of a solar panel, charge controller and battery.
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