The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened bids yesterday for the Region One Regional Democratic Council’s rehabilitation of the Kumaka San Jose Bridge and Revetment at Moruca.
At the opening, at the NPTAB’s office in the Ministry of Finance Building, on Main Street, it was revealed that bids were received from Deodat Singh ($28,502,300), Sattaur Mohammed ($26,150,000) and Puran Manman ($27,949,720). The engineer’s estimate for the works was pegged at $32,053,580.
There were also bids for the rehabilitation of the Kumaka District Hospital at Moruca and for the construction of a Medex/Community Health Worker Living Quarters at Baramita that were opened. For the former, which had an engineer’s estimate $10,165,000, there were bids from AZ General Contracting ($9,239,048), AMIC General Contracting ($8,775,172), AV Ragubir ($9,578,050) and Sattaur Mohammed ($9.5M). For the other project, there were bids from AZ General Contracting ($8,995,874) and AMIC General Contracting ($9,267,135).
When the procurement advertisement was listed in the newspapers, the cost of construction was given as roughly $10M.
Bids for the construction of a bridge at Surama under the Linden/Lethem Bridge rehabilitation (selected bridges outside Iwokrama concession) were also opened. Mekdeci Construction ($14,883,950), Roger King ($10,831,600), Vickanand Dalip Enterprise ($25,153,650) and Cyril King ($17,700,500) bid for the project, for which the procuring entity is the Ministry of Public Works. The engineer’s estimate was given as $11,708,500.
Street lighting works on the Corentyne Highway, from Numbers 61 to 74 villages, saw bids from Ramotar and Son Contracting Services ($10,374,720) and Cummings Electrical Company ($10,935,210). The engineer’s estimate was $19,396,200.
The Ministry of Local Government also procured for the supply of solar panels and there were three bids: Auto Supplies Company ($9,152,075), Poison Frog Green Energy and Technologies ($8.5M) and Farfan and Mendes Limited ($6,599,475).
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce’s rewiring of internet connection and repairs and servicing computers received bids from S.M Compushop ($2.5M), P.C Shack Technology ($3,920,000) and Rizwaun Mohammed ($3.4M).
