Infrastructural upgrades afoot for Demerara Harbour Bridge

Aug 14, 2013 News

Plans are afoot for infrastructural upgrades on the Demerara Harbour Bridge as the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened three bids yesterday for the fabrication and supply of two extra large pontoons. The bids were opened at the NPTAB, Ministry of Finance, Main Street.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC)	$167.9M
Industrial Fabrication Inc.	$137.1M
Courtney Benn Contracting Services Ltd	$140.5M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$150.8M*

Still within the sector, bids were opened for the supply and driving of cluster piles for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Roopan Ramotar Investments	$45M
Courtney Benn Contracting Service Ltd	$52M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$56.7M*

Bids were also submitted for the “supply of 8,000 1” DIA Hot Dip Galvanised Anchor Chains, 180 Snatch Blocks and Aids to Navigations” for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Hardware Depot	$47M
Fix It Depot	$59.1M
Brenco Shipping and Trading Company Limited	$66.2M

In addition, a lone bid was opened for the fabrication of 80 Buoys for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Industrial Fabrication Inc.	$26.8M

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Works attracted bids for the rehabilitation of the Parliament Building roof at Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Rohit Persaud Construction Services	$29M
Clifford Wilson Construction	$41.4M
Romano Builders & General Contractors	$31.7M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$35.8M*

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received bids for the upgrading of the ground floor, sanitary block maternity building.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
S.B Plumbing, Wielding & General Construction	$2.3M
Vision General Construction Services	$2.4M
C.G.S General Construction	$1.8M
Eric Best Construction Company	$2M
R. Bassoo and Sons Construction Company	$4.4M
Aura Engineering Company	$2.5M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$2.3M*

Under the Ministry of Local Government, bids were opened for the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme’s cleanup of dumpsites on the East Bank Demerara.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Mohan Soroj Persaud Construction	$5.4M
Puran Brothers Disposal Services	$3.8M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$2.7M*

In addition, bids were also received for the cleanup of the dumpsites on the East Coast Demerara.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Gobin Arjune	$23M
Mohan Soroj Persaud Construction	$8.2M
Puran Brothers Disposal Services	$6.6M
*Engineers Estimate*	*$5.6M*

For the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) bids were submitted for the construction of a training room phase one.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Andrew Howard Construction Services	$14.6M
Aura Engineering Company	$11.2M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$11.1M*

GRA received a lone bid for the procurement of electrical services.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Cummings Electrical Company	$14.6M
*Estimate*	*$15.9M*

For the Regional Democratic Council, region one, bids were opened for the extension of electricity distribution to Bunbury.

*Bidder*	*Amount*
Cummings Electrical Company	$6.1M
TELS Engineering	$7.5M
*Engineer’s Estimate*	*$8.4M*

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