Govt. plans additional $370M for GWI headquarters

(Kaieteur News) – The Government is planning to spend an additional $370.8 million to supply and install electrical works, air-conditioning units and networking cables at Guyana Water Inc.’s (GWI) Corporate Complex at Houston, along the Mandela–Eccles Highway, East Bank Demerara.

The proposed expenditure comes after some $562 million was awarded for the construction of the complex, which is intended to consolidate the operations of the state-owned water company currently housed in separate buildings.

The latest development was disclosed in during a recent opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, which revealed that five bidders have submitted bids for the Guyana Water Inc. project.