Home Affairs Ministry to spend $130M more on new CANU headquarters

Sep 24, 2025 News

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Home Affairs is preparing to spend approximately $130 million more to complete several outstanding works on the new Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) headquarters on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

This was revealed at the recent opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. According to the information provided, the ministry had issued a tender, seeking bids for the installation of an elevator and completion of building and infrastructure works at CANU Headquarters.

Three contractors have applied for the contract which is estimated to cost $130,368,917.

Kaieteur News reported that in 2024, the ministry awarded a $421 million contract to construct the new headquarters which is next to the new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) headquarters on Homestretch Avenue.

At the sod turning event in January 2024, President Irfaan Ali said that the government is looking to construct a new headquarters for CANU that will consist of a regional integrated system. He explained that this will allow CANU not only to function effectively out of the city but to function in every single region with the same efficiency, same capability and with the same ability to proactively work against those who try to destroy the society with drugs.

“An important part what we are doing with CANU also is to build its capacity to integrate with other regional structure in the Caribbean, in Latin America and of course with our partners in the western hemisphere that is why the structure of CANU will reflect this new approach to the work that they do,” he added.

In addition to the $421 million, it was stated during an inspection exercise in June 2024 that contractor Green Plains Enterprise was awarded a $149.6 million contract to construct a culvert, fence, and security hut and storage unit for the CANU building.

Notably, in April this year, another project for construction of barracks at the building was opened at NPTAB. The ministry had provided an estimate of $122 million for that project.

Below are the companies and their bids:

Ministry of Home Affairs

Construction of Female Living Quarters at Mabaruma.

Bidder	Amount Tendered
Ark Trading	$108,279,045
Blacks and Son Construction	$94,451,700
Gopie Investments Inc.	$75,697,650
D. Chowkai & Sons Construction	$104,434,890
Prored Resources	$99,862,500
Monarc Investments	$150,053,925
Holistic Contracting & Procurement Inc.	$110,763,450
Wazeer Khan and Sons Construction	$99,985,830
Engineer’s Estimate	$63,804,489

Installation of Elevator and Completion of Building and Infrastructure Works at CANU Headquarters, Homestretch Avenue.

Bidder	Amount Tendered
Wazeer Khan and Sons Construction	$162,916,031
Green Plains Enterprise	$111,450,702
AYN Construction and General Services	$213,570,439
Engineer’s Estimate	$130,368,917

Construction of Barracks at Arakaka, Region One.

Bidder	Amount Tendered
JHP Construction and General Services	$81,748,191
Gopie Investments Inc.	$57,489,101
Wazeer Khan and Sons Construction	$72,997,155
Blacks and Son Construction	$73,998,540
D. Chowkai	$74,168,640
Holistic Contracting and Procurement Inc.	$78,801,450
Prored Resources	$77,692,587
Monarch Investments	$107,455,950
Engineer’s Estimate	$43,196,139

Guyana Livestock Development Authority

Reconstruction of Staff Quarters, GLDA, Ebini, Region No.10.

Bidder	Amount Tendered
Gopie Investments Inc.	$48,931,386
Andrect Engineering & Construction	$38,996,006
Wazeer Khan & Sons Construction	$58,429,016
K&D Contracting Services	$37,208,668
KW & C Enterprise	$38,010,440
J&A Lumber Yard & Contracting Services	$48,614,970
Risen Roots Construction	$37,935,415
AB Solutions	$39,952,670
Engineer’s Estimate	$40,578,477

National Insurance Scheme

Supervision for Extension Main Building- Brickdam.

Bidder	Amount Tendered
PME Consulting Engineers Inc.	–
RVS Structural Engineering	–
AI Architects	–
Kalitech Inc.	–
G.H Lamberts and Associates	–
Sizwe Jackson Consultancy Service	–
GR Engineering Company Inc.	–
Siebtek Inc.	–
Innovative Engineering Consultancy Services	–

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