UK Firm sole bidder for Linden-Lethem Road Project Consultancy

Sep 05, 2018 News

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened a single bid for the Feasibility Design for the Linden Mabura Hills Road Upgrade and River Crossing at Kurupukari.
This is a part of collaboration between the UK Government and the Government of Guyana where some 52$Billion was secured for developmental projects. One of these major projects is the Linden to Lethem Road, which incorporates the Kurupukari crossing. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has indicated that the first phase of the Linden-Lethem Road Project is expected to include the upgrade of approximately 122.5 km of road between Linden and Mabura Hill (including drainage) and construction of a new single or dual lane fixed bridge across the Essequibo River at the Kurupukari ferry crossing (approximately 600m long).
The sole bid opened was:

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure also invited Expression of Interests for a number of Projects, which saw multiple tenders coming in for each.
The tenders opened were:
Expression of Interests (EOI) for Consultancy Services for Conducting Feasibility Study and Preparing Detailed Designs for the Construction of New Stelling at Parika

Expression of Interest (EOI) for Consultancy Services for Conducting a Feasibility Study and Preparing Detailed Designs for the Construction of a New Bridge at Wismar

Expression of Interests (EOI) for Consultancy Services for Conducting a Feasibility Study and Preparing Detailed Designs for the Upgrading of the Lethem Aerodrome

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Security invited Technical Proposals for the Consultancy to Provide Job Readiness and Job Placement Services
The tenders opened were:

There were just two tenders opened for the second phase of works on the Construction of the Tabatinga Bridge Approach in Upper Takatu – Upper Essequibo. The Tabatinga Bridge, which links Lethem and Tabatinga, two villages within Region 9, was constructed to the tune of $60M only to become swamped mere months after. The wooden bridge was built with lumber and with uprights encased in concrete.
The bids tendered for this project were:
Ministry of Communities Community Infrastructural Improvement Project – Construction of Tabatinga Bridge Approach Upper Takatu – Upper Essequibo (Phase 2)