Consultants sought for US$30M sea defence project

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is seeking consulting services to establish a shoreline change monitoring programme, and facilitate knowledge transfer for coastal zone management as it implements a US$30 million sea defence project.

In an ad in the Guyana Chronicle on March 16, the ministry said that government has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$25 million towards the cost of the Sea and River Defence Resilience Project (SRDRP).

The project is estimated to cost US$30.9 million which will be financed with resources from the CDB and the Government