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B.K. awarded $242.1M contract to build GPL wharf at Vreed-en-Hoop
A new power station at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara will demand at least 1,000 barrels of fuel daily, and as a result, a wharf with fuel lines will have to be built.
The Cabinet Ministers, earlier this month, awarded a $242.1M contract to B.K. International to build the wharf and the lines.
According to Bharat Dindyal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), with the power station located way off the river bank, it was recognized that for logistical reasons, the wharf will have to be built.
The wharf will be in conformity with international standards and
A $242.1M wharf for GPL at Vreed-en-Hoop will be built north of the stelling.
allow for fuel vessels to berth and offload into the lines.
The new wharf is to be built north of the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling, but away from a number of river wrecks, the CEO said.
In February, four bids for the construction of the fuel wharf and lines were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board. The Engineer’s Estimate placed works at $213.5M.
In addition to B.K., the bids that came in were from Chung’s Global Enterprise for $233.4M; Dynamic Engineering Company Limited for $216.5M and Correia and Correia for $416M.
GPL is facing an unprecedented demand for power as new housing schemes and growing industries continue to place pressure on the existing system.
A new power station in Kingston in 2011 has barely covered demands.
There has been increasing focus on GPL’s operations after the Opposition slashed $5.3B from its budget in April, demanding that the state-owned power company be more transparent in its spending.
GPL is currently involved in several other projects to ready its systems for the coming of the 165mw Amaila Falls hydro project.
Across the coasts, new transmission lines are being installed along with seven new sub-stations.
A frequency conversion project to change from 50 hz to 60 hz is also reportedly nearly completed to make the system more efficient.
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