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Kaieteur News- Fourteen contractors have submitted bids to rehabilitate the Shulinab Health Facility, located in the South Central Rupununi, Region Nine.
The project is estimated to cost $32 million and will be overlooked by Region Nine’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC).
Bids were opened recently at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, where it was disclosed that the 14 contractors bid between $26 million and $31 million for the contract.
In addition to this, the RDC is planning to construct a 16’ x 190’ concrete and wooden bridge across the Sawariwau Creek in Shiriri, at an estimated cost of $40 million and another at Potarinau Crossing, which will cost approximately $80 million.
Below are the companies and their bids:
Regional Democratic Council of Region Nine.
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