Govt. to spend another $29.5M on Eccles Fire Station

(Kaieteur News) – After spending $37 million to build the Eccles Fire Station which was commissioned in June 2022, the government is moving to spend approximately $29.5 million more at the facility, this time, to construct a fuel storage facility, an external drain, and to do electrical upgrade.

Bids for the new set of projects were recently read at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, which revealed that 53 contractors are vying for the Ministry of Home Affairs contract.

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The government engineer has estimated that these works will cost $29,528,060. Out of the 53 bidders, the lowest bid received was $17,448,300, while the highest bid was $48,953,400.