Contracts were signed yesterday for the upgrading of 12 existing water treatment plants, a press release from GWI said yesterday.
The contract signing ceremony between the utility and contractors took place at the Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI’s) Headquarters on Vlissengen Road.
The upgrading of these plants forms part of GWI’s Coastal Water Treatment Infrastructure Programme.
Addressing the contractors, media and GWI officials, Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh said the company is moving aggressively to provide treated water across the coastal belt of Guyana.
The release said that Baksh urged the contractors to put in good quality work in a timely manner, as GWI will be developing a quality control programme to monitor such projects. Supervision of these contracts will be done by GWI Engineers, as the company continues to strengthen its in-house capacity.
The plants identified for rehabilitation are located at Friendship, Mon Repos, Better Hope – ECD; Grove, Covent Garden, Eccles – EBD; Fellowship, Pouderoyen & Vergenogen – Region 3 and New Amsterdam, Port Mourant, Cotton Tree – Region 6. Upgrades and extension of transmission and distribution mains will complement the rehabilitation works to allow for the expansion of treated water boundaries to an additional 60,000 persons.
These works are scheduled to be completed by 2025.
The companies awarded contracts are Compass Engineering, H. Nauth & Sons, D&R Construction, Dax Engineering, International Import & Supplies, Singh & Sons, S. Jagmohan & Co. and Toshiba Water Solutions Inc.
Another component of the Coastal Water Treatment Infrastructure Programme is the installation of 10 new in-line filters, which GWI intends to advertise for bids in early 2023, the release from GWI said. This method of treatment is a new approach to Guyana and as a result, a pilot will be conducted with two inline filters in remote locations.
One month ago, GWI signed contracts to the tune of $8.5b for the construction of seven new water treatment plants at Onderneeming in Region 2, Parika, Wales and Lust en Rust in Region 3, Caledonia, Cummings Lodge and Bachelor’s Adventure in Region 4. These plants will serve in excess of 100,000 people and also come under the Coastal Water Treatment Infrastructure Programme.
