Economy gets $3B injection in contracts

GOVERNMENT has approved $2.9 billion worth in infrastructure development contracts while contractors are advised to secure employment in those communities that works are being executed.At a post-Cabinet press briefing Friday at the Ministry of the Presidency, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said the billions in contracts which was given the ‘green light’ by Cabinet will give the economy an injection and stimulus of cash that will ensure work is available.
Harmon said he is satisfied at the pace at which the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is handling matters up to the contract stage.
“It is our hope that once these contracts are awarded that works will commence before the end of 2015 so that all of these communities can see steps taken by the Government to make sure the government has a better life,” Harmon noted.
He said lights will also be installed in all the communities that are being provided with infrastructural development. Harmon said, too, that the roads will be asphalted and the Public Works Ministry will have an inspectorate division that will be executing quality control tests.
“I would like to also encourage residents in these areas to be the watch dog over the work that is being done in communities by contractors. It makes no sense that a contractor is being paid the money and the work is not done to the specification and then the community complains afterwards,” Harmon advised citizens “Hold these contractors to a stand, check the work they are doing, when inspectors come around, you can report to them to the NDCs, RDCs, and ultimately report to the Public Infrastructure Ministry.”
The contracts are as follow:
Contacts Amount
Kato Secondary School finishing works (Delivery, supply of furniture for teachers and students dorm.) $55M
Supply and delivery of equipment for the use of the force account unit of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (Unit responsible for Government road building) $174M
The rehabilitation of urban roads in region four (Water Street, Tiger bay road network) $66M
West Ruimveldt road network $32M (Colin Talbot Contracting Services)
Ring Road at Pattenson Greater Georgetown $12.4M
Cummings Lodge Old road $21.7M (Puran Bros Disposal Inc.)
Dennis Street to ‘D’ Field Sophia $194.8M (Colin Talbot Contracting Services)
‘A’ Field Sophia main access road $41.7M (Courtney Benn Contacting Services)
Roadway Link from ‘A’ to ‘D’ Field Sophia $155.4M (B&J Civil Works)
Ring Road from ‘A’ Field to ‘B’ Field Sophia $82.8M (Ivor Allen)
Roadway from ‘B’ Field to ‘C’ Field Sophia $37.3M (Ivor Allen)
Roadway from ‘C’ Field to ‘D’ Field Sophia $81M (Courtney Benn Contacting Services)
Main Access road ‘E’ Field Sophia $38.3M (Ivor Allen)
Sections of ‘E’ Field Sophia $34.3M (D.V Dalip Enterprises)
Rehab of access roads and bridges at Kuru Kururu to La Luni farmlands $160M (B&J Civil Works)
Upgrading of access road to Parika, Namric backdam region three $193.1M (Mohammed Ramzan Ali Construction)
Rip Rap river defence at Spring Garden Essequibo Coast region two $35.4M (Mohammed Ramzan Ali Construction)
Execution of slope protection works along the river defence at Roden Rust on East Bank Essequibo, Region three $31.2M (Maraj Construction Services)
Diversion Channel and timber revetment at Meadow Bank outfalls Region four $21.6M
Supply and driving of luster pile for Demerara Harbour Bridge $30M (Geico Construction Services)
Fabrication of 20 connection posts for the Demerara Harbour Bridge $19.5M (Courtney Benn Contracting Service)
Procurement of Lavatory equipment for the Ministry of Public Infrastructure $67.2M (Colin Talbot Contracting Services)
Renovation of officials residence of Prime Minister $29.3M (Ivor Allen)
Procurement of Spares for vessels of Transport and Harbour department $276.5M (Brenco Shipping Co. and Trading Ltd.)
Rehabilitation from Christina’s Lust to La Prudence East Bank Berbice $20.5M (Alvin Chowamootoo Contracting Services)
Procurment of HIV Rapid test kits for the Ministry of Public Health $35.1M (Caribbean Medical Supplies Inc.)
Production and publication of local government election notices $92M (Troy Tech Video Productions)
Production and publication of local government election notices $10M (Guyenterprise Ltd)