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