Cabinet last week gave its no-objection to the award of several multi-million dollar contracts, including for the supply of fibre optic cables as well as for electrical upgrades at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon told a post-Cabinet press briefing last Friday that under the Ministry of Public Telecommunications, a US$323,550 ($67.7 million) contract was awarded to Zhongtian Technology Group Company for the supply of fibre optic cables. He added that a $25 million contract was also awarded to Farfan and Mendes Limited for the supply, installation and commissioning of solar photovoltaic systems for ICT hubs.
Harmon also disclosed that under the Ministry of Education, an $18.4 million contract was awarded to Cummings Electrical Company Limited for an electrical upgrade to the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus’ Social Sciences building.
Contracts were also awarded to R. Kissoon Contracting Service in the sum of $33.9 million for electrical upgrades at the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, at the University of Guyana, and to the National Data Management Authority in the sum of $33.1 million for the procurement of bandwidth services in schools
Four contracts, totalling more than $80 million, were awarded under the Ministry of Public Security for the sewing of uniforms for the Guyana Police Force.
Contracts valued $25 million, $7 million, 425 million and $24 million were awarded to Milco Garment Industries; C and D Fashions and Tailoring Company Limited, Satesh Tailoring Establishment and D. Ramdeo Tailoring Establishment, respectively, for the sewing of the uniforms.
Harmon did not say how many uniforms would be sewn.
Meanwhile, he said too that under the Ministry of Public Health, a $31 million contract was awarded to Car Clean Enterprise for the supply and delivery of ambulances.
