$12.5M estimated to rehabilitate Wakenaam Hospital

Jun 16, 2023 News

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health is looking to rehabilitate the Wakenaam Hospital for an estimated cost of $12,577,950.

The bids for the project were recently opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office where six contractors had applied for the works. The contractors are: Andrect Engineering & Construction, Jemcorp Engineering & Imports, Builders Engineering & Architectural Construction, BS Narine & Son Investment, A Plus Consulting & General Service Inc., and Bacchus Consulting Service & General Supply.

This year, the health sector was allocated some $84.9 billion from the national budget and out of that sum, $1 billion was set aside to retrofit and upgrade health centres, health posts, and other facilities across the country.

Below are the companies and their bids:

Ministry of Health

Rehabilitation of Wakenaam Hospital.

Ministry of Public Service

Supply of Tablet Computer.

Ministry of Education

Procurement of Office Equipment.

Design and Supervision services for the construction of a dormitory to house 200 pupils and rehabilitation to the existing dormitory at President’s College, Region Four.

Supervision Services for the Extension of a School Building/ complex and Construction of a Dormitory to House 350 Students in classroom, 350 pupils in the dormitory and 10 teachers in Teaching Quarters/Houses at Aishalton in Region Nine.

Supervision Services for construction of a modern school building/complex and a dormitory to house 500 students in classroom, 400 pupils in the dormitory and 40 teachers in Teaching Quarters/ Houses at Kopinang in Region Eight.