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Kaieteur News – Twenty contractors have submitted bids to construct a fence and drains at the New Amsterdam Prison in Region Six.
This was revealed at the recent opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. No engineer’s estimate was listed.
Bids ranged from $184 million to $479 million to execute the project.
Even as bids are being evaluated for the construction of a fence and drains at the prison, reconstruction works on a $1.7 billion New Amsterdam prison are ongoing. That project began in 2023 and was divided into seven lots.
Below are the companies and their bids:
Guyana Office for Investment
Electrical works for the main office building.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| MA-Legacy Engineering | $15,753,826 |
| R. Persid Construction | $23,403,632 |
Ministry of Human Services & Social Security
Supply and delivery of furniture and equipment for Child Care Protection.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| Hoyte’s Logistics and Trading | $2,553,500 |
| A.S Woodworking Establishment | $2,430,000 |
| Meditron Inc. | $4,490,200 |
| Giftland Officemax | $3,708,499 |
Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)
Annual maintenance-chilled water AC system at GNBS.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| Auto Supplies Company | $40,344,920 |
| Hookmally (Guyana) Inc. | $25,640,700 |
| IAQ Solutions (Guyana) Inc. | $8,904,038 |
Ministry of Public Works
Consultancy services for construction supervision of the secondary connections to the New Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| SRKN’gineering & Associates Limited (97.33) | $143,820,000 Including all Indirect Local Taxes |
| Surveying & Project Management Inc (78.67) | $88,400,000 Excluding all Indirect Local Taxes
$12,376,000 Local Indirect Local Taxes |
| C.B & Associates Inc. (98.33) | $122,570,000 Excluding all Indirect Local Taxes
$17,159,800 Local Indirect Local Taxes |
| Caribbean Engineering Management Consultant Inc (94) | $56,620,000 Excluding all Indirect Local Taxes
$7,926,800 Local Indirect Local Taxes |
Ministry of Home Affairs
Construction of watch tower and dredge at Ruimveldt Wharf.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| Holistic Contracting & Procurement Inc. | $55,881,720 |
| D. Chowkai & Sons Construction | $52,803,360 |
| Gopie Investments Inc. | $50,136,468 |
Completion of lecturer hall at Dora Academy Campus.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| D. Chowkai & Sons Construction | $110,831,333 |
| Holistic Contracting & Procurement Inc. | $117,104,348 |
| Professional Build Experts | $95,140,574 |
| Construct It Inc. | $110,588,048 |
| Andrect Engineering & Construction | $95,312,879 |
| C.I Construction Supplies | $89,879,990 |
| Westbrook Caribbean Inc | $74,239,932 |
| Navin & Sons Construction | $84,791,774 |
| GD’s Construction & Supplies | $87,101,774 |
| Truck Smart | $110,080,793 |
| Naven’s Construction | $92,171,993 |
| A.H&J Construction Services | $54,795,520 |
| Metal & Fabrication Ink | $84,000,000 |
Construction of fence and drains at New Amsterdam Prison.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| D. Chowkai & Sons Construction | $ 263,461,128 |
| Holistic Contracting & Procurement Inc. | $ 288,466,878 |
| A&K Construction and Maintenance Services | $ 281,091,090 |
| Singh & Son Construction | $308,945,123 |
| GD’s Construction | $243,265,276 |
| Sovereignty Investments Construction Services (SICS Builders) | $269,832,780 |
| Icon Construction and Maintenance Service | $227,539,200 |
| Metal & Fabrication Ink | $215,226,433 |
| Andrect Engineering & Construction | $220,478,937 |
| Angelique Enterprise | $251,864,130 |
| Ajay Welding Shop | $228,752,659 |
| Navin & Son’s Construction | $227,513,701 |
| K. Mahabir Construction Firm | $227,914,200 |
| Pacific Service System | $220,731,878 |
| A.A Construction | $274,304,625 |
| Naven’s Construction | $251,400,030 |
| Andrea J. Mc Rae Construction | $184,936,290 |
| Rockey & Son Construction | $479,435,985 |
| Premier Contracting Services | $284,683,403 |
| Ultimate Vision | $227,276,700 |
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