Bid for Generation Plant foundation exceeds engineer’s estimate by $89M

Dec 22, 2010 News

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board yesterday received a bid for the construction of the foundation for a 15.6MW Wartsila Generation Plant at Kingston, which was $89M more than the engineer’s estimate.

The estimate is $120,784,220 and the bids submitted:

Bidders	Amount
*BK International*	*$208, 976, 800*
*Courtney Benn*	*$72, 563, 092*
*Nabi Constructions*	*$62, 032, 519*
*Correia & Correia*	*$60, 383, 519*

Bids were also opened for the supply and delivery of household appliances for the Ministry of Education under the TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) Programme.

The bids submitted:

Bidders	Amount
*Int’l Pharmaceutical Agency*	*$7, 977, 960*
*H Dhanraj Woodworking Estab.*	*$7, 592,000*
*Mohamed Baksh*	*$7, 131, 000*
*Ameritas Enterprise*	*$5, 600, 952*

Three new police outposts will soon be constructed once the bids have been evaluated.

One of the outposts will be built at Aranka for which the estimate is $10,975,516, another at St Cuthbert’s Mission which is estimated to cost $9,902,555 and one in Amelia’s Ward which is estimated to cost $9,801,924.

The bids submitted:

*Bidders*	*Aranka Bid*	*St Cuthbert’s Mission*	*Amelia’s Ward*
Joseph Allen	$11, 392, 830	$$, 075, 930	$8, 666, 510
*Washie Const Services*	*$12, 593, 130*	*$9, 516, 960*	*$8, 238, 160*
*William FN Pharrell General Buiding Contractors*	*$10, 442, 500*	*$8271, 020*	*$$7, 986, 180*
*Ivor Allen*	*$16, 368, 020*	*$13, 523, 850*	*$9, 794, 720*
*Harold Garnett Construction Firm*		*$8, 194, 947*
*O Brian’s Electrical*		*$9, 721, 400*	*$9, 634, 100*
*Aure Engineering Company*		*8, 934, 069*	*$8, 970, 705*
*Handel Garnett*			*$8, 208, 547*

Bids were also opened for the Rehabilitation of a road at St Ignatius in Region One for the Ministry of Public Works.

The engineer’s estimate is $21,996,556 and there was a lone bidder, Vevakanand Dalip, whose bid was for $26,811,975.

Works to the Beremichi Airstrip also attracted bids. The engineer’s estimate is $50, 980, 675.

The Bids are:

Bidders	Amount
*Joshi Construction and Transportation Establishment*	*$75, 873, 400*
*Vishnu Persaud & Sons*	*$69, 770, 900*
*Kears Engineering Inc*	*$58, 242, 005*

Bids were also opened for the Construction of a road at Five Mile, Bartica, estimated to cost $103, 836, 980.

The bids submitted were from:

Bidders	Amount
*BK International*	*$152, 785, 900*
*Ivor Allen*	*$126, 983,657*
*Geico Construction and General Services Inc*	*$90, 443, 800*

Several bids were also opened for the provision of security services for the National Communications Network (NCN) as well as the Audit Office, and for the provision of materials and analyzers for the Ministry of Health.