Contracts approved for infrastructure, education and forensic lab

Dec 18, 2012 News

As the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) seeks to beef up its effort to reduce its losses, Cabinet has granted no objection for the award of US$796,183 for the procurement of 10,000 water meters by the Ministry of Housing and Water.
This disclosure was made on Friday by People’s Progressive Party Civic Chief Whip, Ms Gail Teixeira, during the post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President.
Chief Executive Officer of GWI, Shaik Baksh, said that GWI has a strategic plan in motion to address the loss situation faced by the company. He was at the time alluding to a massive metering drive throughout the country.
With meters in place, Baksh is optimistic that “once people consume more water they will pay more or a higher tariff rate.” Not only will metering reduce the level of consumption but according to the CEO, the programme will also serve to significantly reduce the water company’s energy cost.
Currently GWI’s monthly energy cost is some $220 million which is payable to the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated.
Last week too, Cabinet approved in excess of $800 million for the construction of roads which is under the purview of the Housing Ministry.
According to Teixeira, a contract has been approved for the construction of an alternative access road to the Region Three Community of La Parfaite Harmonie. The contract is valued at $595 million and according to the Chief Whip “this is a project that the residents of that area have been asking for. I believe this will make a big difference in the lives of people in the community.”
Cabinet, last week too, approved contracts for the rehabilitation and construction of miscellaneous roads in Region Three valued at just over $208 million while the Region Four, East Coast Demerara areas of Brusche Dam, Paradise, Nabacalis and Ann’s Grove will benefit from similar works to the tune of $29 million.
More than $300 million was also approved for the construction of pumping stations under the purview of the Ministry of Agriculture. Teixeira said that a contract valued at just over $149 million was granted for a pumping station at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara; another valued at $120 million for Canal One Polder, West Bank Demerara and yet another for Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice valued at just over $37 million were also approved.
Cabinet’s no objection was also in order for a more than $367 million contract for the construction of the foundation for the 26 Megawatt Wartsila power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.
This move, according to Teixeira, represents “a major intervention in terms of the whole electrification programme for Guyana and the national grid.”
The education sector is also slated to benefit from a contract valued at just over $130 million for the provision of sweetened biscuits under the National School Feeding programme 2012/2013.
Additionally, over US$1.8 million was approved for the Ministry of Home Affairs and Inter-American Development Bank Citizen Security project to cater for the supply, delivery and installation of forensic laboratory equipment, training and laboratory furnishing for the Police Forensic Laboratory.

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