Cabinet has noted the award of a US$15,627,300 contract that caters, in part, for the construction of a passenger and cargo ferry vessel, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.
The vessel, once completed, will traverse between Georgetown and Mabaruma, located in the Barima/Waini region.
Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, Harmon said that the contract, which was awarded to Shoft Shipyard Private Limited under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Transport and Harbours Department, caters for the construction and supply of a vessel and associated equipment.
Later, he explained that government is getting funding from India, while noting the award of the contract came after a lengthy process. “It has taken some time because these things have to go through …our public service is one thing but the Indian public service is also another issue. It takes a little bit of time from actual conceptualisation of a project to funding for it. So, it would have gone through several phases and we have actually now gotten to the point where a company has been identified to construct the ferry,” he said.
