(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health is preparing to use part of a US$22 million World Bank loan to fund the design and supervision of a new National Public Health Reference Laboratory building.

This is according to a request for expression of interest notice recently issued by the ministry. The document states that the Guyana Government has received financing from the World Bank for the One Health Project and intends to use part of the proceeds to procure consulting services covering both the pre-contract and construction phases of the project.

The consultancy will be split into two parts. The first covers pre-contract work, including preparing the employer’s requirements, concept design, room data sheets and performance specifications, along with a full set of procurement documents based on the FIDIC Yellow Book, and providing technical support during procurement. The second covers the construction phase, with the consultant serving as the FIDIC Engineer overseeing construction and reviewing the contractor’s detailed design.