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$200M-plus bids opened for GPHC supplies
Bids for seven contracts by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and valued more than $200M for critical supplies and services, were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, Ministry of Finance.
The contracts included procurement of laboratory supplies, stationery, drinking water, pampers and dietary and cleaning supplies.
Four businesses submitted bids for the supply of laboratory items. The bids opened were:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| Western Scientific Company Limited | US$129,676.83 |
| New GPC Inc | $129,467,257 |
| R.P. Medical Imports | $9,052,000 |
| International Pharmaceutical Agency | $50,955,766 |
A total of seven companies submitted bids to supply GPHC with cleaning supplies:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| Giftland Office Max | $15,404,800 |
| F.Z. General Store | $28,626,000 |
| Ishmael Mohamed | $24,135,000 |
| Orkan Construction | $14,815,678 |
| New GPC Inc | $15,456,537.47 |
| Mines Services Guyana Limited | $4,419,120 |
| R.P. Medical Imports | $19,869,500 |
For the supply of adults and baby diapers, four businesses submitted proposals:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| Ishmael Mohamed | $4,875,000 |
| R.P. Medical Imports | $6,640,000 |
| International Pharmaceutical Agency | $5,144,000 |
| Orkan Construction | $5,149,500 |
Only one bid came in from the International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) for the supply of purified drinking water and this was to the tune of $3,410,400.
For the supply of dietary supplies, two bids were submitted:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| L. Persaud General Store | Dry Rations $53,121,160Fresh Rations $41,907,222 |
| Guynaz Green Grocery | Dry Rations $42,293,620Fresh Rations $31,330,990 |
Regarding stationery, six bids were submitted with the highest bid almost double the value of the next one:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| Ishmael Mohamed | $24,000,125 |
| Giftland Office Max | $11,138,420 |
| Metro Office Supplies | $10,895,926 |
| R.P. Medical Imports | $6,553,560 |
| Andrew Enterprise | $11,781,020 |
| Robin Sorabdial and Company | $10,356,883 |
For the supply of print and non-print materials, a total of four bids were submitted:
|
Bidder |
Amount |
| Print Rite | $3,151,952 |
| Metro Office Supplies | $1,975,341 |
| R.P. Medical Imports | $1,759,850 |
| Pertab Singh Makan | $1,034,980 |
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