Govt awards $1B contract for construction of state-of-the-art port facility, wharf at Charity

The Guyana Government through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has awarded a $1 billion contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art port facility and modern wharf at Charity, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

According to President Dr Irfaan Ali, the contract signing will be done shortly, given that the contractor won the bid just a few days ago.
The Guyanese leader who was at the time addressing residents at a community engagement on Thursday, emphasized that the transformative project aims to position Charity and Region Two as a significant hub for exports, processing and regional trade, fostering economic growth and connectivity with Caribbean markets.
“We have awarded the contract for the construction of a modern port facility and wharf here at charity for almost $1 billion. So, you will have a state-of-the-art stadium, a state-of-the-art hospital, and now an important piece of asset that will boost the competitiveness of the region would align the production and productivity of the region with the markets in the Caribbean. And we are not just speaking about this loosely”.
“So, it’s not only about this port and wharf facility. It’s about a facility of international standard that will bring with it other aspects of development, including a world-class packaging and storage facility,” the Head of State said.
As it relates to improving logistics within the region, President Ali disclosed that the port facility will be linked to several key pieces of infrastructure, including a world-class packaging and storage facility being built by the Ministry of Agriculture.
This particular facility will provide blast freezing, shelf-life extension for perishable goods, and value-added services, ensuring that products meet international and regional certification standards.
Additionally, an agro-processing and food security hub will be incorporated into the facility, supported by the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) to assist farmers and producers in marketing their goods effectively, while the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce through the National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will establish a presence in the region to ensure compliance with export requirements.
The Head of State explained that this layer of development will ensure that products meet international and regional certifications, streamlining access to external markets and reducing barriers for Guyanese goods.
“They (GMC) will support the marketing arm. We will have to build out a transport logistics system that will connect our goods efficiently with the regional market. The facility will be able to process, package and export value-added forestry products right from here into the region. Also on the charity front, we want to create a recreational hub that is linked to an expansive tourism product that will give even another plan of economic benefits, economic activity and job creation. As you have seen, we have started, but the people must be on board too. We have to be disciplined,” Ali revealed.
In tandem with the infrastructure upgrades, President Ali highlighted the importance of community involvement in multiplying the yield of various crops.
“We have an additional 1,000 acres of coconut on the cultivation now in the Pomeroon. We have delivered more than 4,000 high-yielding coconut in the Pomeroon River, more than 2,000 citrus plants, and in the region itself more than 10,000 citrus plants. In addition to the 5,000 acres that is already impoldered, we are going to further impolder 2,500 acres more in the coming months. That is 7,500 acres of land that will be placed in active production”.
“We’re also reviving and renewing the cocoa industry and the coffee industry in the Pomeroon. We want to have 10,000, not want to, by next year we’ll deliver 10,000 cocoa plants to the Pomeroon to revive the cocoa industry and we want 300 acres of land to be cultivated back with coffee. And we’re going to support with a production facility so that the market will be linked to the production,” the Guyanese Leader added.