Contract sealed for $41M Kaieteur Park living quarters

Senior Environmental Officer at EPA, Bibi Sharief (second from right) presented contracts to the Project Contractor, Alvin Chowramootoo (right), and IECS Representative, Deoraj Dalchand (centre) for Supervision of the Project. Also in this ministry photo, from left, are Ben ter Welle (Team Leader, GFA Consulting Group), and Joel Breems (Protected Areas Commission Representative).

Following a commitment by the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud to improve facilities at the Kaieteur National Park, a contract has been signed for a $41M Staff Living Quarters at Kaieteur Top.

A release from the Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday said that the ministry through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)signed the construction contract for the Living Quarters with Alvin Chowramootoo Construction Service and Block Making Company following a competitive bidding process.

It said that this is the latest infrastructure project in developing the