The Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) is looking for bidders to construct a research facility at the University of Guyana (UG).
The project manager at the BNTF, Dikedemma Utoh, recently detailed the current plans regarding the Early Childhood Centre of Excellence (ECCE) project. The project is said to be of benefit to both students and staff of the University since it will the first laboratory and research facility built for an early learners programme at the institution.
This programme is being spearheaded by the University of the West Indies in an effort to strengthen access to education in the country.
The criteria to be a part of the programme will be decided on by UG’s board, which is slated to be the operator of the programme, after the construction is completed.
Utoh said that currently the BNTF is advertising for bids for the project which falls under that BNTF Implementing Agency’s (IA) 9th project. It is a sub-project that is being financed by the Caribbean Development Bank. The CDB recently funded $1.4 billion for the BNTF for its ninth project cycle. Bidding for this project closed on August 19 and construction should start by early October at the latest. Construction is expected to be completed within ten months to a year.
