$19M engineers estimate given for Diamond Fire station

After several fires in the vicinity of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, taxpayers will be benefitting from the construction of a Fire Station under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Sixteen bids were recently submitted at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) with an engineer’s estimate of $19,021,681. The bids are:

Last June under the Ministry of Home Affairs 2011 Capital Building Projects, a $25M contract was also inked for the construction of Guyana Fire Station Training School, Phase I, Leonora, Region three.
This contract was awarded to JPM’S General Construction and Engineering Service at a cost of $25,668,874.
Another contract that was signed in that period was for the completion of the Mahaica Fire Station at a cost of $5.7M.
Last March, five buildings in Grove, East Bank Demerara went up in flames and 20 persons were left homeless.
Residents in the area were astonished at the ineffective water tenders at the scene, and questioned why a fire station was not being built in the new developing housing scheme in Diamond from where fire fighters could have responded more promptly to contain the blaze.

5 thoughts on “$19M engineers estimate given for Diamond Fire station”

maninthebush September 4, 2011 at 1:28 pm

That’s nice please don’t over pay for it.
savannahman September 4, 2011 at 6:04 pm

regardless of what – some body up “there” got to get a piece – this is Guyana.
Danny DeAbru September 4, 2011 at 9:27 pm

Seems like unemployed people who do not pay taxes would not benefit from this program.
Fireman649 September 4, 2011 at 11:36 pm

Well it is really great news that a fire station is finally going to be built on the East Bank of Demerara. I remember making a recommendation for a fire station on the East Bank way back in 1985 when I was part of a team, that did the researched and evaluated the resources then and future needs of the Guyana Fire Service. However the question I must raise is the fire station is been built for approximately 19,021,000 but if I remember well the Minister in opening the Rose Hall Fire Station said that the government was providing a fire tender that cost 32,000,000 G$ or approximately 160,000 US$ that statement made me fall from my chair, because what the government is buying for the fire service are retired London Fire and Civil Defense fire trucks with over 100,000 miles which are being sold for a cost of about 1,000,000 G$ or 4,000 US$ each.
360jabjab September 5, 2011 at 8:40 am

ok now this is interesting. a fire station for 19m and a flat house renovated for 69m.ummmm very interesting.cant wait to see what the fire station looks like.