Greenlight donated for US $ 12.5M Eccles-Mandela road
By Gary Eleazar
Minister for Housing and Substantive Water, Colin Croal (center) along with Ministry staff, contractors and representatives following the signing ceremony.
Kaieteur News – The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) under the remit of the Ministry of Housing and Water, on Thursday requested six contracts for the construction of the Eccles, Demerara East Bank (EBD) to Mandela Avenue road, to the tune of some US $ 12.5M or $ 2.3B.
The modest signing ceremony was held in the Ministry’s boardroom under the auspices of substantial Minister Colin Croal and his Deputy Minister, Susan Rodrigues.
They were joined by CH&PA CEO (CEO) Sherwin Greaves along with representatives for the successful bidders.
Contractors
Those awarded contracts for parts of the road project were designated as Guyamerica Construction Inc., and Lot 1 secured the project at $ 555,058,718 million – the largest share of the six.
Aronco Services Inc., the second largest share of contracts recorded for the road, secured up to $ 471,033,838 million, followed by a Joint Venture overseas for the third largest component, up to $ 364,474,818.
The Joint Venture partners have been identified as MTSUL Contrucoes Ltda, M&P Investment Inc., and Constuira Cobra Eireli – based in Brazil.
JS Guyana Inc., got a contract for $ 352, 411, 136 million, while Puran Bros Disposal Inc., Lot 3 secured the project, at $ 360,232,635 million.
A Joint Venture arrangement between Colin Talbot Contracting Services and Eron Lall Civil Engineering Works, raised the remaining works for a contract for lot 4, worth $ 256,703,370 million.
The total contract, worth $ 2,359,914,515 billion, was divided into six sub-lots and involves the construction of a four-lane road with a dual carriageway of two lanes each.
It was pointed out that the proposed road will be a reinforced concrete paving design – a first in the country, according to CEO Greaves.
He informed stakeholders that the design for the project had been undertaken in-house, with the scope of the works including land clearance and drain cleaning, construction of 5.4 km of earth drains and 200 meters of reinforced concrete drains, as well as culverts, paving vehicles, heavy-duty bridges and installing solar-powered street lights, among other specifications. The six successful contractors were selected from a pool of 27 who had submitted tenders for the projects.
Submit on Time
The procurement process, according to the Ministry, began at the end of last January with proposals closing on February 25, followed by a No Objection Cabinet to the National Procurement and Tender Board, to illuminate the scheduled eight-month period of work. .
Witnessing the signing ceremony, substantive Minister Croal used the occasion to give contractors a stern warning about the road being built within its stated timeline and specifications.
Addressing the gathering, Croal noted that the initiative saw an injection of around $ 2.3B for this four-lane concrete road, and “we therefore charge you to ensure you deliver not only on quality but in a timely manner ”
Minister Croal was adamant, “… we will monitor for quality, supervision is important, but just as important, we would like you, as soon as possible, to get these jobs completed, the nation is waiting about you and many eyes are on you. ”
Speaking to the composition of the successful contractors, Minister Croal stated, “we are happy to see a mix, because of the size of the contract, we have local and multinational companies, so we have a mix; it speaks so well about our ability locally that we can get people who can compete. ”
He reminded of the latest round of road contracts to be inserted by CH&PA and by extension the Ministry in his view comes on the heels of a similar recent occasion where some $ 14B was sought for various contracts relating to the construction of new housing schemes .
High standard
According to Croal, the new road, along with the Eccles to Diamond EBD bypass – when completed – will directly benefit some 18,800 households living along the corridor.
Reinforcing the importance of project completion to the specification, CH&PA Greaves’ CEO, in particular, told contractors and their representatives “to put your best foot forward.”
Addressing the contractors, Greaves reiterated that “there will be members of this ministry and your agency and other organizations will be looking closely at your performance, so we expect you to perform at a very high standard.”
Ministry of Housing and Water Minister Susan Rodrigues in her remarks to the assembly tried to underline that the occasion reflects how quickly the Ministry is beginning to fulfill its mandate.
He noted that while the activity may seem like a simple sign of contract, “… it will have a significant impact on Guyanese lives; it will not only change the physical infrastructure of our country but it will transform lives. ”
Minister Rodrigues also used the occasion to highlight the importance of “adhering to timelines” and told contractors that, “as long as we can keep to our timelines, there is much more scope and much more scope for us to conceptualize and implement similar projects. like this.”
Under the stated contract provisions, work is scheduled to begin April 14, with a completion date set for Dec. 10.