Sheriff Construction, lone Guyanese company bid to build Lethem Hospital
Kaieteur News – Sheriff Construction Inc. is the lone Guyanese company to submit a bid to design and build the Lethem Hospital in Region Nine. Six bids were submitted and the five other bidders are all Chinese companies.
The project which is being executed through the Ministry of Health was recently opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office and it was revealed that the other five bidders are all Chinese companies.
The contractors who bid are: China Railway Construction Caribbean Company Limited; Sheriff Construction Inc; Shandong Hi-Speed Dejian Group Inc.; CMEC- Sinopharmintl Construction; Jiangsu Zhongsen Architectural Design Co Ltd; and Zhenjang No.2 Construction Engineering Co Limited.
This publication reported that the construction of the hospital falls under a US$97 million – Health Care Network Strengthen – Inter-America Development Bank (IDB) loan. In its tender, the Health Ministry stated that part of the proceeds will be allocated to the construction of the Lethem Hospital, which is envisioned to operate at a level five standard.
The IDB loan, secured by the Guyana Government in December 2022, forms part of a broader effort to strengthen the nation’s healthcare network under the Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects (CCLIP). The comprehensive programme aims to bolster the capacity of seven hospitals across various regions, including key hinterland areas and urban centers.
It was reported that the loan will be used to improve the health of the Guyanese population through increased access, quality, and efficiency of health services by improving health outcomes associated with low and high complexity procedures.
This will be done by expanding the capacity of strategic hospitals, by extending coverage of diagnostic, medical consultation, and patient management services, inclusive of the country’s hinterlands, through digital health; and by increasing the efficiency of the public health system, by strengthening key logistic, management, and support processes and inputs.
The project is also expected to target infrastructure improvement and expansion in seven priority hospitals, namely the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital (NARH) and the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC), as well as four District Hospitals located in the hinterland (Moruca, Kamarang, Kato, and Lethem).
