Bids for Indian Arrival Monument works opened

Months after a co-operation agreement was signed between the Governments of Guyana and India for completion of the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra Village, Corentyne, bids for the project were opened yesterday morning.

Bids were received in two parts; for the construction of the monument foundation, base and podium, and for the construction of the roadway, internal drains, perimeter walkway and parking area. The works for the project will be carried out under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The contracts are expected to be awarded shortly.

Based on the engineer’s estimate, the cost of construction of the foundation and the base is pegged at $24 million, while the second part of the project carries the estimated cost of $35.3 million.

The bids were opened yesterday morning at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board on Main and Urquhart streets.

In April, a ministerial team comprising of Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton visited the monument site.

During the visit, it was announced that it is likely the monument will be completed before the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to Guyana later this year.

A year ago, a structure built to serve as the base of the monument collapsed days