(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education has retendered for the construction of the Orealla Secondary School in Region Six, nearly a year after the original contract for the project was terminated over delays.

According to a tender opening dated July 16, 2026, published by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), the project now carries an estimated cost of $207,221,200, about $8.3 million more than the $198,866,010 figure the ministry announced when the project was first awarded.

This is the second time the ministry has tendered the project. The first attempt collapsed after the initial contract was terminated in August 2025; a subsequent tender opened at NPTAB on December 30, 2025, in which the project was split into four lots, drew bids from only four contractors: Chavi Construction, Taylor’s Construction and Transport, Ali’s Construction and Maintenance Services, and M&M and Daughters Grocery.