Sluice at Grove/Diamond to be expanded

Mar 02, 2011 News

…as several bids for NDIA projects opened

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened a number of bids to be undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) such as the construction of a pontoon, expanding a sluice, as well as procuring excavators among others.

As it relates to the construction of the Pontoon the engineer’s estimate is $45M and the bids submitted:

Bidders	Amount
Roopan Ramotar Investments	$70,781,750
Courtney Benn Contracting Services Ltd	$57,599,250
R Boodhoo & General Construction Services	$44,205,900
Guyana National Industrial Company Inc	$50,895,500

Drainage capacity on the East Bank of Demerara will also be improved as bids were opened for the expansion of the Diamond/Grove sluice.

The engineer’s estimate for this project is $49,089,695 and the bids are:

Bidders	Amount
Courtney Benn Contracting Services Ltd	$57,468,321
NABI Construction Inc	$51,020,493
S Jagmohan Hardware Suppliers and Construction Service	$47,634,640
Dwarka nauth Contracting Service	$49,746,160
Kishan Bacchus General Contractors Inc	$ 44,481,570
H Persaud & Company Ltd	$53,467,799
Jainoon Hussein Civil Engineers Contracting Services	$63,530,728
Pioneer General Construction	$45,360,325
Roopan Ramotar Investments	$87,696,150
Rajnauth Mahendranauth	$45,738,000
Fyuse Hussein Construction Inc	$55,085,695

Bids were submitted for the construction of a Reinforced Concrete Bridge at Hyde Park Drain and Retrieve Drain Junction in Region Five.

The engineer’s estimate for this project is $42,067,687 and the bids submitted are:

Bidders	Amount
Roopan Ramotar Investments	$52,890,550
DIPCON Engineering Services Limited	$64,904,555
S Jagmohan Hardware Supplies and Construction Service	$38,100,600
NABI Construction Inc	$41,699,626
Dwarka Nauth Contracting Services	$32,367,400
Memorex Enterprise	$46,215,580
Compustruc Engineering Inc	$44,338,600
Ash Civil Engineering Works	$34,330,400
Rajnauth Mahendranauth	$34,263,200
A&S General Contractors Inc	$39,455,580
Fyuse Hussein Construction Inc	$42,272,271

The NDIA is also seeking to acquire what it describes as a Super Long Reach Hydraulic Excavator, for which their engineer’s estimate is $35,250,000.

Bidders	Amount
Hardware Depot	$63,220,000
Farm Supplies Limited	$34,700,000
Associated Industries Limited	$41,525, 000
MACORP	$39,814,690

Bids were also submitted and opened for a smaller excavator and had invited tenders for the supply of a mini hydraulic generator to be supplied.

The engineer’s estimate for the supply of the equipment is pegged at $14M and the bids were:

Bidders	Amount
Hardware Depot	$22,272,000
Farm Supplies Limited	$14,000,000
Associated Industries Limited	$13,980, 000
MACORP	$13,418,000

Several bids were also opened at the tender for the supply of a truck for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority which was estimated to cost $10M. The bids for the supply of the truck are:

Bidders	Amount
Hardware Depot	$11,368,000
S Jagmohan Hardware Suppliers and Construction Service	$9,200,000

Bids were also presented and opened for the construction of Timber Revetment at the Boerasirie Water Conservancy at Canal #2 in Region Three.

The engineer’s estimate for this project is $21,729,500 and the bids are:

Bidders	Amount
Bhola Construction Service	$19, 298, 000
S Khan General Contracting Services	$20, 840, 000
Ganesh Ramkarran	$18, 821, 000
Rajnauth Mahendranauth	$17, 490, 000
B Budnu General Construction Services	$19, 902, 800
Dwarka Nauth Contracting Services	$19, 374, 500
Atlas Construction Inc	$20, 145, 500
Mohan Persaud	$25, 855, 000
Roopan Ramotar	$21, 686, 000
Ash Civil Engineering Works	$17, 361, 500
Jainoon Hussein Civil	$24, 702, 000

Bids were opened at the NPTAB for the construction of Timber Sheet Pile revetment at Capoey Façade, on the Essequibo Coast. The engineer’s estimate for this project is $10,112,800 and the bids submitted are:

Bidders	Amount
Seepersaud Construction Services	$8,182,000
Satesh Narine	$8,048,500
Deodat Singh	$8,867,000
Kaydar Persaud Contractors	$8,441,000
Roopan Ramotar Investments	$9,448,500
M Ramsanally Khan Construction	$10,010,100
Paranlall Goberdan	$8,275,000
Samaroo’s Investment	$9,452,000

The drainage structure in Caledonia in Wakenaam is slated for an upgrade as bids were also opened for its rehabilitation for which engineer’s estimate will cost $14,570,140. The bids for this project are:

Bidders	Amount
Y Bhola Construction Services	$12,078,620
S Khan General Construction Service	$13,405,200
Atlas Construction Inc	$13,410,470
B Boodhoo General Construction	$13,069,855
Jainoon Hussein Civil Engineers Contracting Services	$13,682,530
M Sukhai Contracting Service	$11,978,150
Mohan Persaud	$14,880,728
Ganesh Ramratan	$13,104,486

Bids were taken for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) – Supply, Delivery & Installation of Office Equipment for Regions Three and Five Technical Institutes and the Government Technical Institute (GTI)

Bids were opened by members of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply and delivery of the office equipment.

The bids submitted were:

Bidders	Amount
Vishnu Panday Associates	$46,017,100
NT Computech	$60,740,454
Digital Technology	$65,841,199
CCS Guyana Ltd	$48,283,319

The tender board also received and opened bids for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) -Supply, Delivery and Installation of Furniture in Regions Three, Five and GTI.

Bidders	Amount
A and S Wood working Establishment	$54,427,000
H. Dhanraj Wood working Establishment	$76,760,680
Kojac	$40,912,278
Ivor Bunbury	$19,812,000
International Pharmaceutical Agency	$43,369,460
Modern Industries Limited	$28,882,675

Bids were also opened for TVET-Supply, Delivery and Installation of Tools Equipment for GTI, GITC and NATI.

The Bids were:

Bidders	Amount
Mohammed Baksh	$167,604,300
H. Dhanraj Woodworking Establishment	$187,249,106
The fix it Depot	$155,823,557
Sotex International Ltd	£384,883.66 (pounds)
Scalar Scientific and Technological Ltd of Trinidad	US$901,869
Boss Pro-tech of Germany	€ 986,148.30

For the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) a bid was opened for the provision of plumbing, fittings and accessories. This was:

Bidder	Amount
S.P.R. Enterprise	$2,219,436

Bids were also opened for the procurement of electrical fittings and accessories for GPHC.

These were:

Bidders	Amount
Cummings Electrical Company Ltd	$4,299,755
S.P.R Enterprise	$5,119,699

There was a bid for the procurement of purified drinking water for the GPHC.

This was:

Bidder	Amount
International Pharmaceutical Agency	$2,552,000

There were bids opened for the procurement of disposable lab supplies. These were:

Bidders	Amount
R.P.M Imports	$7,455,000
Meditron Scientific	$37,827,255
International Pharmaceutical Agency	$28,866,452

Bids were also opened for the procurement of diapers for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. These bids were:

Bidders	Amount
R.P.M Imports	$4,025,000
Laparkan Trading Guyana	$4,030,000
International Pharmaceutical Agency	$3,130,000

There were bids for the procurement of drugs and other medical supplies for the Ministry of Health Materials Management Unit. The bids submitted:

Bidders	Amount
Medpharm	$10,871,200
New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation	$11,219,612

Also tenders were accepted for the painting of the Customs Trade and Administration (GRA) building and the peripherals – Main Street. The estimated cost for that project stands at $3,442,500.

Bidder	Amount
Jairam Singh	$2,700,000

Bids were opened for the procurement of motor vehicles for the Guyana Elections Commission. When this newspaper sought to find out from the tender board just how many vehicles, the Chairman of NPTAB said that “this is not a media briefing.”

Meanwhile, the bids are:

Bidders	Amount
Associated Industries Limited	$34,820,000
Beharry’s Automotive Limited	$43,407,618

Tenders for the extension of the La Bonne Intention Primary School, East Coast Demerara were also accepted. The engineer’s estimate for this project stands at a total of $18,399,460.

Bidders	Amount
Eron Lall & Civil Engineering Works	$15,224,810
Mark De Souza	$21,872,975
Davenanad Persaud Construction	$19,049,060
Obrien Electrical & Construction Agency	$16,065,360
Navin and Sons Construction	$15,357,040
Mohammed .R. Budna	$18,274,900
Balwant Singh	$15,302,115
Narendra Latchman	$17,908,905
Sky Construction	$16,853,120
Linton Nichols	$20,372,490
Floyd Shultz	$18,583,350
Ally Amad	$16,254,240
Ramcharran Singh	$21,853,995
Andrew Howard Construction Service	$18,284,120
Eric Best	$16,224,332
Joshi Construction & Transportation Establishment	$23,796,543