Drainage body procures over $525M in machinery

Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority Frederick Flatts (left), Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha (4th from right), and Permanent Secretary Delma Nedd (Third from right) with representatives of the companies that were awarded the contracts.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday signed contracts amounting to over half a billion dollars for the procurement of machinery to aid in their mandate of improving drainage and irrigation across the country.

The contracts for the procurement of two long-reach excavators, one new wheeled hydraulic excavator, four mini excavators, eight new hydraulic excavators, and three bulldozers, were respectively awarded to Farm Supplies Limited, Guyana Tractor and Equipment and Rudisa Motor Company Guyana Inc.

The total cost of the contracts amounted to $525,300,000.