16 contractors bid lower than engineer’s $83M estimate for Phillipai Nursery School project
Apr 16, 2025
Kaieteur News- Following a recent invitation for bids to construct a nursery school at Phillipai Village, Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven, the 16 contractors who responded submitted bids lower than the engineer’s $83,007,743 estimate.
Bids for the project opened recently at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. At the opening, it was revealed that the 16 contractors submitted bids ranging from $53 million to $81 million.
The Phillipai Nursery School in Region Seven. (Photo courtesy, National Data Management Authority/ Facebook)
The bids for the project are as follows: K. Whyte Construction – $73,950,933; KLM Construction – $80,020,379; Ash Civil Engineering Works – $53,495,925; Radon Construction – $77,800,000; Clinton Isaacs & Son’s Contracting Service – $76,914,033; R Moe Construction General Services and Supply – $73,532,960; L.S Contracting Services – $69,034,802; LF Global – $81,519,078; Jettoo’s Construction – $73,940,000; Builder’s First Choice Construction Company Inc. – $81,007,991; Elliott ‘s Construction and Supplies – $75,843,344; R&J Construction – $78,266,541; Prored Resources – $74,900,000; Carter’s Construction – $77,395,921; B and S Contracting Service – $72,934,196; and JS General Store and Construction Company – $75,137,453.
The project is being executed through the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Seven which was allocated a sum of $5.7 billion from this year’s budget. Of that amount, $3.2 billion was set aside for education delivery in the region.
This publication understands that the new structure, which will replace the current wooden building, will provide a more spacious environment for children and will be equipped with all the necessities for learning.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said that having already achieved universal primary education, the intention now is for Guyana to achieve universal nursery and secondary education.
“What universal means, it means all over. So, all over Guyana, we want nursery-aged children to be able to access nursery schools and nursery education in Guyana is not compulsory as yet, but we have registered the highest enrollment in the Commonwealth Caribbean at more than 85 per cent of our nursery age cohort attending nursery school,” she had said.
Manickchand said that where there is a gap, it would be where there are not enough schools, and that is mostly in the hinterland regions.
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