Latest update March 13th, 2026 12:35 AM
158 contractors bid to execute $10B in infrastructure works at Leonora
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Housing – Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has received 158 bids from construction companies to execute infrastructure development works at Leonora East, West Coast Demerara, Region Three.
According to the recent opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, the project will be done in 10 lots.
The engineer’s estimates for these lots are as follow: Lot1 – 1,221,400,352; Lot2 – $1,120,394,604; Lot3 – $1,192,456,088; Lot4 – $1,046,348,499; Lot5 – $1,099,465,143; Lot6 – $1,040,127,034; Lot7 – $1,019,651,976; Lot8 – $893,329,574; Lot9 – $1,183,726,121; and Lot10 – $484,204,361, which brings the total amount to $10,301,103,752.
Some of the 158 contractors include: Mo Min And Sons Construction, K.P. Thomas & Sons Contracting Inc., Associated Construction Service, J.V- Phoenix Oilfield Services & Engineering Inc. & Abdulaziz Fahd Al Mousa Industrial Company, Premium Contracting Service & Supplies Inc., Singh & Son Construction, Namalco International Inc., Chung’s Global Inc., N. Hamid Contracting and Trucking Services, China Railway First Group Co. Ltd, XL Engineering, AL MUTAWA & IDEASGY INC, JV – A. Sookhoo Construction Services & Global Holdings Inc., ARONCO SERVICES INC, and U. Balgobin Electrical and Construction Service just to name a few. The other contractors who are applying for the contract can be found via the link: https://www.npta.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/Tender-Evaluation-Details-January-30-2026.pdf
According to the tender document issued by the ministry in November last year, is that the Government of Guyana received financing from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to fund this project.
The works include the construction of fair-weather roads, RC drains, HDPE Culverts, RC double barrel box culverts, RC bridges, installation of pipework and installation of road signs and thermoplastic road marking.
Additionally, the document states that the delivery/ construction period is 240 days per lot. In relation to the Saudi Fund for Development, it was reported by the Department of Public Information in June 2023, that Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh signed two development loan agreements worth US$150 million with SFD’s Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, to fund the “Infrastructural Development Works for the Housing Sector Project”, and the “Construction of Wismar Bridge Project.”
It was reported also that from the US$150 million, the first loan agreement, worth US$100 million is for the Infrastructural Development Works for the Housing Sector Project, which aims to respond to the growing population demands by developing the infrastructure to provide about 2,500 housing units across three different regions in Guyana. Additionally, the project includes paving the main and secondary roads, establishing water, sewage and electricity networks, digging wells for each of the project areas, and the construction of social facilities serving multiple benefits. It will not only address the current housing shortage and improve living conditions, but also stimulate the local economy through direct and indirect job opportunities in the housing sectors, DPI reported.
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