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Supervising Consultancy imminent for CJIA project
The Ministry of Public Works received bids yesterday for supervising consultancy of the extension of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Airport. The bids were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street.
The expansion of CJIA’s runway is currently underway as China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) begins removing the soft peat and backfilling the area with sand. When completed the runway will be able to accommodate 747-400 aircraft, and will be extended from 7,500 feet to 10,800 feet.
The firms that offered consultancy services are:
| Bidder |
| (1) Vicab Engineering Consultants in Association with Louis Berges group of Canada |
| (2) Stanley Consultancy Inc in Association with Designs and Construction Inc Ltd of Guyana |
| (3) MMM Group of Canada in Association with Caribbean Engineering Group |
| (4) Stuart Consultancy Group of the U.S.A |
| (5) Egisavie from France |
Still in the sector, bids were opened for the consulting services for collection of Traffic Data for the determination of Average Daily Traffic (ADT) and Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT.)
| Bidder | Amount |
| E&A Consultancy | Sealed bid submitted |
| SRKN Engineering | Sealed bid submitted |
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development received bids for the consultancy services for design of a hazardous waste management facility.
| Bidder | Amount |
| EXP Service Inc | US$98,000 |
| Engineering Environment Architecture | US$180,858.80¢ |
The Community Road Improvement Programme (CRIP), under the Housing Ministry, received a lone bid for the rehabilitation of factory road and back street (Helena #2) Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
| Bidder | Amount |
| H. Nauth and Sons | $73.5M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $64.7M |
A retender was done for the supply and delivery of timer control relay and 60 Watt Light Emitting Diodes (LED) street lights under the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA.)
| Bidder | Amount |
| Haier | $2.8M |
| Farfan and Mendes Ltd | $4.4M |
| Gafsons Industries Ltd | $4.1M |
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) invited bids for the linking of roadways, North Block.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Raj Sales and Services | $1.1M |
| Ramraj General Contracting and Maintenance | $1.2M |
| Vision General Construction Services | $1.2M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $1.2M |
The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security received bids for the maintenance of Halfway Home at Sophia.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Andrew Howard Construction Services | $4M |
| T. Bars Enterprise | $2.6M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $3.3M |
In addition, bids were opened for rehabilitation of office buildings under the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security.
| Bidder | Amount |
| Andrew Howard Construction Services | $22.3M |
| Alvin Chowramootoo Construction Services | $19.1M |
| V.B New Approach General Construction | $23.4M |
| D&S Construction | $22.5M |
| Engineer’s Estimate | $22.9M |
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