$27M wharf and shed to be built at Mahaicony

(Kaieteur News) – The construction of a timber wharf and shed at Central Mahaicony, Region Five, will cost $27 million under a project being executed by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to information published on the website of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), the contract, valued at $27,009,010, was awarded to Copifix following a national competitive bidding process.

Kaieteur News understands that this contractor was among 44 bidders that submitted bids for the project which was estimated to cost $33,720,500 – government engineer’s figure. While a new construction will be undertaken at Mahaicony, NPTAB also awarded a $120,152,200 contract to Yunas Civil & Building Construction Services to execute the repairs to the Albion Fisher Folk Wharf, Corentyne, Region Six.