Major sea defence works for Essequibo Coast

Jul 31, 2013 News

The Ministry of Public Works will be undertaking sea defence projects on the Essequibo Coast, and two bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street, for the construction of Rip Rap River Defence at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Samaroo Investments	$99.8M
B.K International	$116M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$106M*

Bids were also submitted for the construction of Rip Rap River Defence at Endeavour/ Blenheim Leguan Island.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
B.K International	$143.4M
M&B Construction	$116.6M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$126.1M*

There were four (4) bids for the construction of Rip Rap Defence at Zeelandia Wakenaam Island.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Samaroo Investments	$73.3M
B.K International	$99.4M
M&B Construction	$77.9M
Deodat Singh Construction	$67.7M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$85.8M*

Still within the sector, bids were opened for the rehabilitation of river embankment at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
B.K International	$6.5M
Khan’s Construction & Transportation Inc.	$3.6M
G.S.K Excavation service	$3.6M
Raj Nauth	$3.9M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$4.1M*

For Leguan Island, bids were opened for the rehabilitation of the embankment from Dorn Hagg to Uniform.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
B.K International	$11.4M
Roopchand Maraj	$7.3M
Jainoon Hussein Civil Engineers Contracting	$8.9M
M&B Construction	$8.3M
Khan’s Construction & Transportation Inc.	$7.8M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$9.5M*

Bids were also opened for the rehabilitation of the earthen embankment from Bankhall to Zeelandia, Wakenaam Island.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
KB&B Contractors	$5.8M
Samaroo Investments	$6.9M
B.K International	$10.3M
Roopchand Maraj	$5.7M
Deodat Singh	$5.8M
Khan’s Construction & Transportation Inc.	$5.6M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$7M*

For Number 77 Village and Line Path Corentyne, bids were opened for the sealing of cavities and repairs to concrete slopes between the two areas.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
A&P Construction	$6.9M
Lilly Construction and Cattle farming	$8M
M&B construction	$7.2M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$7.3M*

Meanwhile, the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme received bids for the procurement of “7-8m3” waste collection vehicles.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies	$32.2M
Dax Contracting Services	$72.8M
Unit Exporting of the U.K	US$204,460
*Estimated Cost*	*US$320,000*

The Ministry of Home Affairs opened bids for the procurement of vehicles for the community policing group.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Ramlall Goberdan Contracting	$3M
Iqbal Ali Contracting Services	$3M
S&K Construction Services	$2.6M
Eric Best Construction	$2.7M
Jane Ann Robinson	$2.7M
A. Bacchus Contracting & Construction Services	$3M

In addition, bids were opened for the repairs to the Anna Regina Fire Station’s fence, at Essequibo Coast.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Ramlall Goberdan Contracting	$2.1M
Iqbal Ali Contracting	$3M
A. Bacchus Contracting & Construction services	$2.1M
Kwame Paul Haynes	$1.5M
S&K Construction	$1.5M
Carl’s Vulcanising, Wielding and Fabricating	$1.9M
J. Ann Robinson	$1.2M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$1.7M*