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$65M in contracts awarded for supply of material to forensic lab

Oct 30, 2013 News

As the commissioning date for the much anticipated police forensic laboratory nears, the Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded contracts for the supply of photograph and forensic equipment for the Guyana Police Force.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry informed that the laboratory is at an advanced stage of completion.
Using the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Process, the supplier, International Pharmaceutical Agency (Guy) Limited of Lot 22 ‘B’ Camp Street, Georgetown was awarded the contract to supply and deliver items to the Forensic Laboratory. These comprise small apparatus and glassware (150 items) in the sum of $39,616,509. The items include beakers, test tubes, pipettes and storage containers.
The company will also supply the lab with chemicals, reagents, acids and solutions in the sum of $10,174,812, which will be used to perform daily analysis, testing and sampling.
Additionally, the supplier, Pressy Enterprise of Cowan and Parade Streets, Kingston, Georgetown was awarded the contract in the sum of $15,024,000 for the procurement of photographic and forensic equipment.

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