The caretaker APNU+AFC administration on Friday released to the media a list of approved road contracts worth $714.51m for regions 4, 6 and 10.
Since it has effectively been a caretaker government from December 21 last year the contracts approved by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board and noted by Cabinet will raise eyebrows.
Many of these roads are also located within what are perceived to be strongholds of the governing APNU+AFC coalition.
The road works include $69m for Front Road, West Ruimveldt awarded to H Nauth and Sons; $48.6m for the Agricola Main Access (Brutus Street) to GuyAmerica Inc; $37m for Essequibo Street, Lamaha Springs awarded to Chung’s Global Enterprise; $41.4m for Primary School Street, Manchester, Corentyne awarded to Kason Engineering and $74m for Sansculotte Street, (Bun Bush Dam), East Canje, Berbice to Surrey Paving and Ideal.
The list of roads follows:
Region 4, Ministry of Public Infrastructure
- Road network, (South entrance) South Ruimveldt, Georgetown For the sum of $25,963,270.00. Contract awarded to K.P Thomas & Sons contracting.
- Front Road, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown For the sum of $69,083,400.00 Contract awarded to H. Nauth & Sons.
- Agricola Main Access (Brutus Street) Georgetown For the sum of g$48,696,570.00 Contract awarded to Guyamerica Inc.
- Essequibo Street, Lamaha Springs, Georgetown For the sum of $37,057,800.00 Contract awarded to Chung’s Global Enterprise.
- Tukeit Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. For the sum of $21,881,380.00 Contract awarded to K.P Thomas & Sons Contracting.
- Rehabilitation of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown For the sum of 17,030,940.00Contract awarded to Y. Bhola construction
- Rehabilitation of Critchlow Avenue, South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown. For the sum of million $18,013,720.00 Contract awarded to Eron Lall Civil Engineering.
- Rehabilitation of Aubrey Barker Road, Georgetown. For the sum of million $19,237,700.00 Contract awarded to Y. Bhola construction
- Rehabilitation of Eleazar Street, D’Urban Back- lands, Georgetown. For the sum of million $18,312,650.00 Contract awarded to K.P Jagdeo General Contractor.
- Rehabilitation of Titus Street, Agricola For the sum of million $11,924,530.00 Contract awarded to Chung’s Global Enterprise
- Rehabilitation of Marabunta Street, Meadow Brook Gardens. For the sum of million g$22,321,110.00 Contract awarded to Chung’s Global Enterprise
- Rehabilitation of Meadowbank Access Road, Georgetown. For the sum of million $14,725,400.00 Contract awarded to Puran Brothers Inc.
Total for Region Four roads is $309,523,071
For the rehabilitation/construction of urban roads, Region Six, Ministry of Public Infrastructure
- For the rehabilitation of Primary School Street, Manchester, Corentyne. For the sum of $41,418,510.00 Contract awarded to Kason Engineering
- Semple Street, Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice For the sum of $34,393,000.00 Contract awarded to Y. Bhola Construction
- Sansculotte Street, (Bun Bush Dam), East Canje, Berbice. For the sum of $74,071,600.00 Contract awarded to Surrey Paving & Ideal
- Middle Walk Dam, Alness Village, Corentyne For the sum of $28,607,650.00 Contract awarded to H. Nauth & Sons
- First Cross Street, Section B Grant 1651, Crabwood Creek. For the sum of million $19,920,950.00 Contract awarded to Annirud Ramcharitar
- Pepper Street, East Bank Berbice For the sum of million g$22,414,500.00 Contract awarded to Associated Construction
- Middlewalk Dam Letter Kenny, Berbice For the sum of $20,571,600.00 Contract awarded to H. Nauth & Sons
- Main entrance (north & south) Glasglow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice For the sum of $22,122,770.00 Contract awarded to Annirud Ramcharitar
Total for Region Six roads: $263,520,580.00
For the upgrading of roads in Region 10 Ministry of Communities
- Amelia’s Ward Crabwood Phase 2. Upgrading 280m of roads with curb and soakaways For the sum of million $32,306, 010.00 Contract awarded to Handel Garnett
- Block 22 Wismar – upgrading 380m of roads with curb and soakaways For the sum of million g$37,482,918.00. Contract awarded to Associated Construction
- Ituni – upgrading 500m of roads with curb and soak aways For the sum of million g$37,824,567.00 Contract awarded to B & J Civil Works
- Kwakwani – upgrading 400m of roads with curb and soakaways For the sum of million $33,853,512.00 Contract awarded to B & J Civil Works
Total for Region 10 roads: 141,467,007.00
The grand total for regions 4,6 and 10 is $ 714,510,658.00
The government said that the award of these road contracts are part of “an on-going programme to fix all urban roads in the coastal regions (2,3,4 5 and 6) as well as within the city and all the towns across Guyana. It is expected that all of the contracted works will be completed by the end of 2019”.
