Indian firm Fedders-Lloyd has abandoned its quest for a new bidding process for the US$18 million specialty hospital contract award, leaving the way clear for Surendra Engineering to construct the facility and Ministry of Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Trevor Thomas said work will “pick up” within a month after a supervisory firm is hired to overlook the construction.
Fedders-Lloyd, one of five Indian firms that bid for the construction contract and later charged that the procurement process was improper, said yesterday that it had given up on seeking a new tender process. It had written to the Indian EXIM Bank, which is responsible for funding the project, listing its concerns, after also writing to the Government of Guyana.
“We have given up on seeking any reversal or even a re-tender. It makes no sense anymore. Guyana is just a different country… We know nothing will come of this but should they require FL’s help if something goes wrong, we will always be willing to help,” an executive of the company told this newspaper.
Meanwhile, Thomas told Stabroek News yesterday