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(Kaieteur News) – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office has awarded a $32 million contract for the construction of a Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) office in Paramakatoi, Region Eight.
According to NPTAB, out of 11 submissions, the contract was awarded to DJ General Construction and Supplies to the tune of $32,991,000.
The construction of the sub-office will form part of the $21.6 billion allocated to the water sector in this year’s national budget.
While seeking bids for the Paramakatoi office, GWI was also doing the same for an office for Mahdia, also in Region Eight.
Kaieteur News understands that upon completion of the offices, GWI will be better able to connect with customers across the region, improving service and improved water infrastructure.
Back in 2021, at the site of the construction of the $23 million GWI Lethem office, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal said moves to construct these offices were part of a larger plan to consolidate the offices that fall under the purview of the ministry.
“As you’re aware, GWI has a number of regional offices for which we’re renting…so in the long term it is intended for us to have permanent regional offices, and so we’ll have savings in our operational cost but more importantly, the staff will be comfortable,” he said at the time.
The constructing of regional offices also forms part of GWI’s push to achieve 100 per cent water coverage across the hinterland communities. Some of the areas GWI moved to establish offices include Lethem in Region Nine, and Mabaruma in Region One.
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