5 companies bid to fabricate 250 deck plates for DHBC

Apr 20, 2022 News

Kaieteur News – With its $946 million budgetary allocation this year, the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) is planning to spend some $104.9 million towards the fabrication and delivery of 250 10-foot deck plates.
The project was revealed on Tuesday during the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. The companies which submitted bids for the DHBC project are Welfab Welding and Fabrication Services, Compass Industrial Services, EC Vieira Investments Limited, S. Jagmohan Construction and General Supply Inc., and Industrial Fabrication Inc.
As reported on, General Manager of the bridge, Wayne Watson had stated that the $946 million has been budgeted to rehabilitate and maintain the aged floating bridge.
During an interview with the Department of Public Information last month, Watson said, “One of those works is the anchorage system. So, in 2022, we would have received some funding to do some anchorage work. Also, we have pontoons that need rehabilitation, funding was approved for that. Ten feet deck plates which is basically the platform which the vehicles use to traverse on the bridge, funding was also approved for that and the transom beams. These are the beams that deck plates are seated on, we got approval for 30 such beams.”
He explained also that with the funding the Corporation received, it is estimated that $75 million would go towards the construction of the motorised platform, $411 million to rehabilitate the pontoons, $100 million is set aside for the fabrication of deck plates, $60 million for the fabrication of H-beams and $300 million for anchor chains and blocks.
Just recently, bids were opened for the rehabilitation of 28 pontoons for the bridge, which is estimated to cost some $322 million.
Below are the companies and their bids:

Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC)
Fabrication and delivery of 250 10-foot deck plates to DHBC

Hinterland Electrification Company Inc.
Supply of line hardware for two hinterland utilities.

Small Business Bureau
Supply, delivery, installation, training and after service of equipment for Lethem Business Incubator, Region Nine.

Guyana Elections Commission
Procurement of good, Lot1: office furniture and Lot2: office equipment.

Ministry of Health
Supply, delivery and installation of medical equipment for all programmes.

Bureau of Statistics
Supply and delivery of motor vehicles, Lot 1: one 4×4 new sports utility vehicle, Lot 2: one new minibus, Lot 3: one new 4×4 double cab pickup.