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Metro and Trinidad company bid to supply ballot papers
2011 General Elections…
Notwithstanding the fact that a definitive date has not yet been announced for General and Local Elections, the Guyana Elections Commision (GECOM) is moving ahead to order criticial materials, including ballot papers.
Bids for this and other supplies were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).
Two companies, one of them from Trinidad (Bricha Limited), submitted bids for these ‘sensitive’ documents (ballot papers) as they were described.
It was unclear whether the Trinidad company’s low bid was for a single lot or the entire contract.
Below are the bids submitted and opened:
| Bidder | Amount |
| Metro Office and Stationery Supplies | G$61,694,600 |
| Bricha Limited of Trinidad | US$45,360 |
Other critical supplies including forms, notices, signs, envelopes and badges are also needed by GECOM for its elections day operations. These ‘non-sensitive’ materials bids opened were:
| Bidder | Amount |
| Zenith Services Limited (Trinidad) | Lot 1 US$10,795
Lot 2 US$29,445 |
| Metro Office and Stationery Supplies | Lot 1 G$1,538,394
Lot 2 G$3,456,220 |
| Pavnik Press | Lot 1 G$5,101, 680
Lot 2 G$8,300,960 |
| Giftland Office Max | Lot 1 G$1,411,500
Lot 2 G$1,568,500 |
| F&H Printing Establishment | Lot 1 G$1,725,150
Lot2 G$1,522,280 |
| Lilowtie Motielall | Lot 1 G$806,700
Lot 2———– |
| Guyana National Printers Limited | Lot 1 G$5,122,502
Lot 2———— |
Bids for other ‘non-sensitive’ office and other elections materials were also opened. There were six of them:
| Bidder | Amount |
| Zenith Services Limited of Trinidad | US$35,414 |
| Regal Stationery and Computer Centre | G$46,261,700 |
| Robin Sarabdial and Company | G$21,415,100 |
| Giftland Office Max | G$45,981,100 |
| Mobile Authority | G$28,654,088 |
| Metro Office and Stationery Supplies | G$3,819,480 |
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