The contract for the construction of the Onderneeming Primary Schoolin Region 2 valued at $130,821,128 was signed yesterday between the Government of Guyana – through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) – and Builder Hardware, General Supplies & Construction according to a release from the Ministry of Finance.
The BNTF is a cyclical grant-funded programme by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) that aims to reduce poverty by targeting the cause of inequitable access to quality education.
This gap has been identified in the community of Onderneeming, the release said. Currently, pupils from Onderneeming do not have access to a primary school and many have to travel to Suddie Primary School to access education.
This sub-project is funded by the CDB through the BNTF and the Government of Guyana.
Present at the signing were Karen Roopchand, Project Manager, BNTF; Ajay Bissessar, Project Engineer, BNTF, Shabana Omar Project Engineer, BNTF; Saeed Baksh Community Liaison Officer, BNTF and Beverley Bunbury, Community Liaison Officer, BNTF; as well as the representatives of the Supervision Consultant, E & A Consultants Inc. and the contractor, Builders Hardware General Supplies and Construction.
