Canal Polder access roads, bridges for upgrades

Apr 17, 2013 News

The Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) within the Ministry of Agriculture received bids for the Canal Polder, West Bank Demerara control structures and access roads for phase two.

The bids were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street.

The bids were divided into two lots; Lot (1) Control structures, Lot (2) Bridges.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Roopan Ramotar Investments	Lot (1) $84.9MLot (2) $39.5M
Mohammed Ramzan Alli Khan	Lot (1) $34.4MLot (2) $63M
*Engineers’ Estimates*	*Lot (1) $66.6M* *Lot (2) $36.2M*

Bids were also opened for the rehabilitation of facilities at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) compound, Timehri, Region Four.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Plan B Construction	$13.8M
Romain Blackman Construction	$12.6M
Mohammed Ramjohn Construction	$11.9M
Ash Civil Engineering Works	$15.8M
Atlas Construction Inc.	$14.4M
Kurt Cumberbatch	$16.4M
Wesley Haynes	$15.8M
R.W Elect Company and Building Contractors	$11.9M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$12M*

And the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) received bids for the construction of a timber bridge at the NAREI compound at Charity, Region Two.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Chuman Narine Construction	$4.8M
Romain Blackman Construction	$4.1M
Mohammed Ramzan Alli Khan	$5.2M
A Bacchus Constracting	$3.7M
Mohammed Ramjohn	$3.8M
Wesley Haynes	$4.4M
Deodat Singh Construction Firm	$4.7M
Ash Civil Engineering Works	$4.3M
Satesh Narine	$5.5M
*Engineers Estimate*	*$4.3M*