$597M contract signed for construction of pump station at Greenwich Park

The Agriculture Ministry has signed over $665M in contracts for works to be done to improve the agriculture sector as the end of the Ministry’s project cycle.
A total of seven contracts, valued at $665,706,092, were signed on Tuesday at the boardroom of the Agriculture Ministry. These contracts are for some of the remaining works to be done in the agriculture sector as the sector’s project cycle comes to a close for the year 2021.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha stated that the contracts being signed are multiyear contracts, which will go over to 2022.
“These contracts that we’re signing here are multiyear contracts…contracts that will roll over to next year. We’ll be monitoring the work very closely, and these agencies have to ensure that they deliver these services to the various categories in the agriculture sector,” the Minister stated.
Among the contracts signed was one for the construction of a pump station at Greenwich Park/Barnwell on the East Bank of Essequibo. It was signed to the tune of $597,851,578.
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) signed this contract with Roopan Ramoutar Investments.
“This will bring our pump stations this year to four. Four new pumping stations! So, you can see the emphasis that we are putting in our drainage system. Because, earlier this year, we would have suffered one of the worst floods in the history of our country, so we are ensuring that we put system in place – drainage system – so that we can have 24hrs drainage,” Minister Mustapha indicated.
The project is expected to be completed within a 12-month period, and will see the construction of two 100 cusec module pump station units, inclusive of an R.C. sump, a structural steel pump house, the supply and installation of pump units, as well as all ancillary works.
The project also entails the construction of a steel sheet pile revetment and the rehabilitation of the drainage system.
Additionally, the Ministry signed a contract with R Persid Construction for the construction of a processing facility at President’s College totalling $14,917,414 as part of the Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Development (RAID) project.
This project will see the provision of a facility that is capable of supplying large quantities of chicken and vegetable products, in accordance with international safety standards.
Meanwhile, contracts were signed for the construction of an asphaltic drying floor at Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, to the tune at $15,329,475; the construction of an access road bridge and fence at Garden of Eden to the tune of $22,316,418; the supply and delivery of agro-processing equipment for Region Nine at a cost of $6,508,505; and the procurement of 40 cassava mills for agro-processors in Region Nine at $2,800,000.
The minister urged the contractors to follow all the guidelines and abide by all the clauses stated in their contracts so as to complete them on time and produce quality work.