Multi-million dollar bids opened for Mahdia road work

Oct 22, 2015 News

During Tuesday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, bids were opened for the contractors to undertake infrastructural works on several roads in the mining community of Mahdia, Region eight.

Divided into four lots, the engineer’s estimate ran as follows; Lot one was $99,650,000, for the supply of ¼ minus crushed aggregate to stockpile at Mahdia, while lot two was $23,625,000 for the supply of white sand and laterite to stock pile.

For lot three, the engineer’s estimate was $283,099,538. This entailed the construction of Mahdia community roads from Campbelltown to the primary school and from Cenotaph to Dormitory Road, while for Lot Four, the engineer’s estimate was $355,203,827.

This covers the Mahdia Hospital roundabout to Campbelltown’s main access into Mahdia. The contract also covers the roundabout to Government quarters.

Under the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Agency (NDIA), bids were opened for the construction of a tail regulator at Buxton East Sideline, East Coast Demerara, in Region Four. The engineer’s estimate was $16,444,470.

Under the Ministry of Education, bids were opened for the supply, delivery, installation and testing of equipment at the Upper Corentyne Industrial Training Centre.

Bids were also opened for the supply, delivery, installation and testing of school equipment in unspecified primary schools.

Also under the Ministry of Education, bids were opened for the supply, delivery, installation and testing of equipment at the Linden Technical Institute (LTI).