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18 bid to design, supervise construction of new National Reference Lab
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health has received 18 bids from consultancy firms interested in providing design and supervision services for the construction of a new National Public Health Reference Laboratory.
According to the tender minutes published by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), consultancy firms hail from countries like Guyana, the United Kingdom, Italy, Bangladesh, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America, Japan, Germany, Canada and Bulgaria.
The National Public Health Reference Laboratory
The ministry’s expression of interest stated that the government received financing from the world bank for the ‘One Health Project’ and intends to use part of the proceeds to procure consulting services covering both the pre-contract and construction phases of the project.
The wider Guyana One Health Project, valued at US$22 million, was announced by the world bank in a press release in March last year. The project aims to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent, prepare for and respond to health emergencies, using a one health approach that integrates human, animal and environmental health systems. It is funded by a US$15 million grant from the pandemic fund and a US$7 million credit from the world bank’s international development association.
Among its components, the project will support upgrading and decentralising the national laboratory network, including transforming the National Public Health Reference Laboratory into a modern, state-of-the-art facility.
Meanwhile, speaking at the strengthening clinical capacity for the management of advanced HIV disease in Guyana workshop last Monday, Minister Anthony highlighted plans to strengthen Guyana’s laboratory and disease-surveillance capabilities.
The minister disclosed that the new reference laboratory, when constructed, will be equipped with improved technology to enhance the country’s capacity to conduct molecular surveillance and detect infections earlier.
“These investments will strengthen Guyana’s capacity to respond to emerging infectious diseases,” the minister said, adding that local laboratories could eventually serve as reference laboratories for specific conditions.
He noted that new technologies and diagnostic techniques will increasingly be employed to strengthen the country’s ability to identify infections earlier and respond more effectively to emerging health threats.
Below are the companies and their bids:
Ministry of Health
Expression of Interest -Design and Supervision of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| G.H Lambert & Associates | – |
| C.B & Associates Inc in association with Coles Associates Limited (Canada) | – |
| Murphy Philipps Architects (UK) | – |
| Politecnica Ingegneria ed Architecttura S.C (Italy) in association with SRKN’gineering & Associates Limited | – |
| VIKAB Engineering Consultants Limited, JAIN Consultants Guyana Inc | – |
| EXP Services Inc in association with Caribbean Engineering & Management Consultants Inc | – |
| Welch Morris & Associates Limited in association with Dean & Partners | – |
| Sizwe Jackson Consultancy Service in association with Project Planning & Management Limited (Bulgaria) | – |
| CI Design Innovate (Bangladesh) in joint venture with Engineering & Management Consultants Group Inc | – |
| Arksur Planning, S.L (Spain) | – |
| Beston Consulting Limited (T&T) | – |
| Atlantic Project Consultants Limited (T&T) in association with Innovative Engineering Consultancy Services | – |
| Metropolitan Architects & Planners (USA) | – |
| Meirovich Consulting, S.L (MCSL) (Spain) in association with LTS Global (UK) | – |
| Gitec-Igip GmbH (Germany) in association with Volharden Inc | – |
| Caphtech Guyana Inc | – |
| Oriental Consultants Global Company Limited (Japan) | – |
| VIKAB (Guyana) Limited in association with VIKAB Engineering Consultants Ltd. (Trinidad) | – |
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)
Procurement of CISCO Meraki Enterprise Licenses.
| Bidder | Amount Tendered |
| One Communications Guyana Inc | $40,858,128 |
| PBS Technologies Guyana Inc | $10,339,812 |
| KM Technology | $39,342,054 |
| Rsconex Engineering & Management Inc | $80,675,000 |
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