Contractor bids $10M below engineer’s estimate to extend boathouse

Mar 31, 2022 News

Kaieteur News – One of the two contractors vying for the contract to extend the Customs Boat House at Stabroek, bid $10 million lower than the engineer’s estimated cost of $48.7 million.
This is a project being undertaken by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). The companies that submitted bids to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) to carry out the works at the boat house are: Memorex Enterprises with a bid of $43 million and Andre Vincent Construction Services with a bid of $10 million lower at $38 million. The opening of this project occurred on Tuesday at the NPTAB office.
Also on Tuesday, the Office of the President received a bid through the NPTAB for the rental of a building to accommodate the Police Complaints Authority. Also bids were opened for the construction of a head office for the Scrap Metal Unit.

Below are the companies and their bids:
Guyana Revenue Authority
Extension of Customs Boat house, Stabroek, Georgetown.

Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce – Scrap Metal Unit
Supply and delivery of three motor vehicles.

Construction of head office of Scrap Metal Unit, National Exhibition Centre.

Guyana Defence Force
Procurement of recondition motor vehicles.

Civil Defence Commission
Construction of multipurpose building and bond.

Provision of security services for CDC office 2022-2023.

National Drainage and Irrigation Authority
Repairs to steel sheet pile revetment at Hubu Sluice, Essequibo.

Tacama road project, phase two.

Construction of intake structures at Naamryck, East Bank Essequibo.

Provision of consultancy for the construction of pump station at Capoey, Essequibo.

Ministry of Education
General cleaning and clearing of Good Hope Secondary School compound.

Supply and delivery of new computing devices and ICT equipment for teachers and students Lot 1 to 3.

Supply and Delivery and installation of new equipment for smart classrooms, Lot 1 new ICT equipment for smart rooms, Lot 2, new furniture for smart rooms.