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NPTAB awards $389M contract for Monkey Mountain dormitory
…new contract follows $490M in awards for school and related facilities in 2024
(Kaieteur News) – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has awarded a $389 million contract to Z&H Investment Inc. to complete construction of the Monkey Mountain students’ dormitory in Region Eight.
According to information published on its website, NPTAB revealed that the $389,070,825 contract was awarded to Z&H Investment Inc. who was among seven contractors that bid for the project which was estimated to cost $384,943,495 – government’s engineer figure.
This publication understands that this is the second contract awarded by NPTAB for the construction of the students’ dormitory which would complement the new Monkey Mountain Secondary School.
The Monkey Mountain Secondary School under construction. Images shared by the Education Ministry in December 2024.
Regarding the students’ dorm, back in 2024, a previous contract was awarded to build this building and other facilities to support the school’s operations. It was stated on the NPTAB website that on 12th December, 2024, K’s Trucking & Construction was awarded two contracts worth $179,394,560, and $102,603,450 for the construction of students’ dormitory, multi-purpose hall & kitchen at Monkey Mountain (Lots 1&2).
This same contractor was the company that won the $208 million contract to construct the Monkey Mountain Secondary School. The combined value of the contracts to K’s Trucking & Construction’s total involvement in the Monkey Mountain Secondary School project as of 2024 was $490 million.
It was reported that on 1st July, 2024, former Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and her team, turned the sod to commence the construction of the $208,282,809 school.
The ministry, in a press release, at the time said the Monkey Mountain Secondary School, when completed, is expected to cater to the educational needs of students from the communities of Monkey Mountain, Taruka and Tusseneng. The complex will also have a teachers’ quarter and a small dormitory for the children of Taruka and Tusseneng.
The project also includes provisions of facilities including laboratories, an information technology lab, and a library–ensuring that students have access to modern learning resources. The school was expected to be completed within nine months.
During the simple sod turning ceremony, Minister Manickchand highlighted the importance of the new school, stating that it will alleviate the burden on existing educational facilities such as Paramakatoi by accommodating an average of 250 secondary-aged students.
The ministry reported that currently, students from these communities have had to travel significant distances to access secondary education, often facing logistical challenges due to the limited availability of schools in the region.
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