Georgetown: Much needed upgrades to the road networks within Regions 4, 6 and 10 are set to begin as contracts totalling approximately $729M for the rehabilitation and construction of urban roads have been approved. Cabinet noted the award of contracts by the procurement agencies; the list of roads in the Administrative Regions that are to receive facelifts are as follows:
Contracts Approved for Roadworks under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure – (Region 4)
|
Roads |
Cost |
Contractor |
|
Road Network, (South Entrance) South Ruimveldt |
$25,963,000 |
K.P Thomas & Sons Contracting |
|
Tukeit Drive, South Ruimveldt |
$21,881,000 |
K.P Thomas & Sons Contracting |
|
William Street, Kitty |
$17,030,000 |
Y. Bhola Construction |
|
Critchtlow Ave |
$18,013,000 |
Eron Lall Civil Engineering |
|
Aubrey Barker Road Rehab |
$19,237,000 |
Y. Bhola Construction |
|
Eleazar Street, Durban Backlands |
$18,312,000 |
K.P Jagdeo General Contractor |
|
Titus Street, Agricola |
$11,924,000 |
Chung’s Global Enterprise |
|
Maraburea Street, Meadowbrook Gardens |
$22,321,000 |
Chung’s Global Enterprise |
|
Meadow Brook Access Road |
$14,725,000 |
Puran Brothers Inc. |
|
Front Road, West Ruimveldt |
$69,083,400 |
H. Nauth & Sons |
|
Agricola Main Access (Brutus Street) |
$48,696,570 |
Guyamerica Inc. |
|
Essequibo Street, Lamaha Springs |
$37,057,800 |
Chung’s Global Enterprise |
Contracts Approved for Roadworks under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure – Region 6
|
Roads |
Cost |
Contractor |
|
Primary School Street, Manchester Corentyne |
$41,418,000 |
Kason Engineering |
|
Semple Street, Sheet Anchor, East Canje Berbice |
$34,393,000 |
Y. Bhola Construction |
|
Sansculotte Street, (Bun Bush Dam), East Canje, Berbice |
$74,071,000 |
Surrey Paving & Ideal |
|
Middlewalk Dam, Alness Village, Corentyne |
$28,607,000 |
H. Nauth & Sons |
|
First Cross Street Section B Grant 1651 Crabwood Creek |
$19,920,000 |
Annirud Ramcharitar |
|
Pepper Street, East Bank Berbice |
$22,414,000 |
Associated Construction |
|
Middlewalk Dam, Letter Kenny Berbice |
$20,571,000 |
H. Nauth & Sons |
|
Main Entrance (North and South), Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice |
$22,122,000 |
Annirud Ramcharitar |
Contracts Approved for Roadworks under the Ministry of Communities – Region 10
|
Roads |
Cost |
Contractor |
|
Amelia’s Ward Crabwood Phase 2 (upgrade of 280m of road with curb and soakaways) |
$32,306,000 |
Handel Garnett |
|
Block 22 Wismar (upgrade of 380m of road with curb and socaways) |
$37,482,000 |
Associated Construction |
|
Ituni (upgrade of 500m of road with curb and soakaways |
$37,824,000 |
B&J Civil Works |
|
Kwakwani (upgrade of 400m of road with curb and soakaways |
$ 33,853,000 |
B&J Civil Works |
During a post-Cabinet press briefing held on Friday, Director-General within the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon stated that these contracts are part of a larger set of rehabilitation projects that have previously been awarded for the respective regions.
Total Contracts for Roadworks Previously Approved by Cabinet for 2019
|
Regions |
Roadworks |
|
4 |
$309,523,000 |
|
6 |
$263,520,000 |
|
10 |
$714,510,000 |
Under the Budget 2019, $438.5Billion was approved by the National Assembly for the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, while $8.3Billion was approved for the Ministry of Communities to execute its mandate.
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