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Works on Soesdyke/Linden Highway imminent
Under the Ministry of Public Works, bids were opened for the repair of sections of Soesdyke/Linden Highway. The bids were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street.
The Soesdyke/Linden Highway has over the years been deteriorating, and is a critical access road leading to the mining Town of Linden, a gateway to the hinterland.
Under the Ministry of Public Works’ ‘Road Improvement and Rehabilitation Programme’, this year some $735M has been allocated. The programme is part of a $5.9B project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Government and which started in 2009.
| Bidder | Amount |
| H. Nauth & Sons Civil Engineering Contractors | $93M |
| GuyAmerica Construction Inc | $67.2M |
| Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited | $123.4M |
| N. Latchman Business Estab. and Civil Works | $59.7M |
| Linden Holding Inc. | $77.7M |
| B&J Civil Works | $98.9M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $61M |
Bids were also opened for the rehabilitation of Oranapai Towers, Wights Lane, Kingston.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Compustruc Engineering Inc. | $9.9M |
| Andrew Howard Construction Services | $7.3M |
| Jane Ann Robinson | $6.5M |
| Romano Builders General Contractors | $8.4M |
| Seon Smith | $6.9M |
| Pacific Service System | $7.9M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $8.9M |
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) received bids for the provision of security services in 2013.The bids were divided into ten lots.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Kalibur Security Service | Lots 3,4,5,6&10 – $93.8M VAT Inclusive |
| R.K Security Services | Lots 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9&10 – $81M VAT Inclusive |
| Strategic Action Security Ltd | Lots 1-10 $93.5M ,VAT not included |
| N.M Security Solutions Inc. | Lots 2,3,4,5,6&10 – $55M |
Still in the security sector, the National Communications Network (NCN) received bids for the provision of security services.
| Bidder | Amount |
| R.K Security Services | $16.6M |
| Strategic Action Security Ltd | $11.4M |
| Amazon Security and Investment Service | $3.2M |
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), under the Ministry of Agriculture, opened bids for the construction of a building at Aishalton and one at Annai in Region nine.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Reaz Akbar | $11.5M (Aishalton)
$13.7M (Annai) |
| Osbert Ribero | $15.6M (Aishalton)
$14.3M (Annai) |
| Marlon D’Aguiar | $14M (Aishalton)
$13.5M (Annai) |
| Albert Johnson | $14M (Aishalton)
$13.3M (Annai) |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $8.9M (Aishalton)
$8.9M (Annai) |
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