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27 vie to build new Buxton/ Friendship market
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is moving to construct a new Buxton/ Friendship Market on the East Coast of Demerara and as such a total of 27 contractors have bid for the contract.
The project was recently opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board. No engineer’s estimate was listed for the project but according to the bids submitted, the contractors bid between $368 million and $614 million to build the structure.
According to NPTAB tender opening minutes, the bidders are Z&H Investment Inc who bid $514,666,384; John Ali Air Conditioning & Construction – $525,919,920; Truck Smart – $505,347,413; Empress General Service – $477,366,214; The Great One Investment – $491,013,847; P.D Contracting – $614,327,490; AYN Construction & General Services – $493,236,681; B.M Property Investments Inc.; Solace Construction Inc. – $521,879,921; Supergraphics – $575,645,831; Holistic Contracting & Procurement Inc. – $511,870,590; S&S Proserve – $510,859,997; JK Enterprise Inc – $515,000,000; Toolsie Persaud Quarries Inc – $492,333,030; and Westbrook Caribbean Inc. – $476,659,159.
Additionally, Kraft Innovation Momentum Inc – $472,891,136; Angad Ganesh Building & General Construction – $588,000,000; Permaul Trading & Distribution – $586,428,848; Terraform Solutions – $514,974,443; Emeralds General Contracting & Distributors -$510,259,907; R&P Engineering & General Construction – $368,147,745; Industrial Fabrications Inc. – $383,059,394; D. Chowkai & Sons Construction – $506,274,090; Metal & Fabrication Ink -$447,551,307; NK Engineering Services – $495,859,850; Global Builders Engineering Inc. – $472,891,136; and A&K Construction & Maintenance Services – $500,546,498 have applied for the project.
It was reported in the media that over $18 billion was approved from the national budget for market projects across the country. In addition to constructing new markets, the money will cater for the rehabilitation of structures at Port Kaituma, Bath, Railway Line, Unity, Rose Hall and Lethem, among others.
Having visited several market spaces between last year and this year, Local Government Minister, Priya Manickchand disclosed that markets remain critical economic hubs within communities, providing livelihoods for hundreds of families while ensuring access to fresh produce and goods for residents. She noted that through her ministry emphasis is placed on improving infrastructure, enhancing sanitation facilities, addressing drainage concerns, and creating a more organised and resilient space for vendors and customers alike.
Regarding vendors in the Buxton area, in early June, the Ministry of Public Works announced the successful relocation of more than 50 vendors to a newly built tarmac.
The vendors were previously plying their trade along the Railway Embankment, at Buxton, but had to be relocated to facilitate the US$192 million road works there.
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