Several secondary schools...

Nine, which will benefit 500 students and 250 students in the dorms.

The government has invited bids to construct and extend several schools throughout the country. Communities including Jawalla, Kwebanna, Hosororo, Kopinang, and Tuschen will get new secondary schools.

White Water Primary, Region One is set to benefit from extension works valued at $28 million.

Some $20 million will be expended to rehabilitate several educational facilities in Region Seven, while $54 million will be spent to construct a primary school at Hogg Island, Region Three.

Residents of Mahdia, Region Eight can expect the enhanced delivery of healthcare services, with an investment of over $89 million to construct living quarters for healthcare professionals.

This is in accordance with the government’s strategy to create an enabling and supportive environment for healthcare professionals in the hinterland regions.

As such, the government will be investing $39.1 million to construct a doctors’ quarters while $50.2 million will be spent on a nurses’ hostel in Mahdia.

The government has upped the budgeted allocation for the health sector to $84.9 billion in 2023 to enhance and modernise Guyana’s healthcare system.

To complete the capital works, the administration has requested bids from qualified contractors through the Regional Procurement and Tender Administration Board. outlined the procurement process, which includes the advertisement of bids for a minimum period of 21 days, submission and opening of bids by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, the appointment of evaluators to select the lowest responsive bidder, obtaining no objections from the Cabinet, and issuing a letter of award to the successful bidder.

Tender documents can be uplifted from the Regional Accounting Unit (RAU) Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Eight. Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board no later than Tuesday, June 27 at 9:00 am.

Following these administrative procedures, contracts are prepared, and contractors receive a mobilisation advance after fulfilling all requirements.

Minister Edghill emphasised that even in emergencies, the government seeks to minimise sole sourcing. Instead, multiple contractors are engaged through a swift evaluation process to ensure transparency, accountability, and adherence to procurement guidelines.

This approach aims to uphold transparency and fairness, even in urgent scenarios.

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Most of the schools will be outfitted with TVET labs, dorms, teacher’s quarters, a combined home economics and cafeteria area, an outdoor seating plaza, a main teaching block and related lecturing facilities, and modern science laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.