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Govt. to spend $66M to rehabilitate Parika Stelling
Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works through its Transport and Harbours Department is expected to spend approximately $66,282,550, to execute rehabilitative works on the Parika Ferry Stelling in Region Three.
During a recent reading of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, it was revealed that five contractors have submitted bids for the works and they have all tendered below the engineer’s $66M.
The contractors are Wild Oats Civil & Mechanical Engineering, Gryphon Engineering Inc., Nexxgen Investments, M. Sukhai Contracting Service, and S. Maraj Contracting Service.
At an event in May, President Irfaan Ali told reporters that the Parika Stelling would be upgraded to accommodate the Caribbean ferry service that would link Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.
The Parika Stelling, which borders the Essequibo River, does not only serve as a passenger loading and offloading area, but is also a waterfront where farmers take their produce from the hinterland to sell.
Below are the companies and their bids:
Transport and Harbour Department
Rehabilitation of Parika Ferry Stelling.
Guyana Energy Agency (GEA)
Supply and Delivery of 44 Stand Alone Solar Street Lamps for the GEA.
Provision of Security Services for GEA in Six Lots.
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Construction of waste stabilization ponds at Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill.
Rehabilitation of Administrative Buildings at Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill.
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
Rental of Building space for the relocation of the Campbellville Health Centre.
Supply and Delivery of Supplemental Pharmaceuticals.
Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA)
Construction of feedlot at GLDA FARM.
- Gryphon Engineering Inc., M. Sukhai Contracting Service, Nexxgen Investments, S. Maraj Contracting Service, Wild Oats Civil & Mechanical Engineering
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