At a post-Cabinet media briefing Thursday, Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon advised that Cabinet at its August 27 statutory meeting, offered its no objection to 10 contracts in the areas of agriculture, education, Amerindian development and infrastructure.
The approved contracts are as follows:
SECTOR | TENDER | VALUE OF AWARD |
Agriculture | Construction of a drainage pump station at Enterprise, Region 4
Construction of the greenheart timber revetment at the Lama Sluice |
$134M
$20.04M |
Public Works | Rehabilitation of the roof of the Parliament Building
Acquisition and supply of spares for motor vessels for the Transport and Harbours Department (THD) |
$31.7M
$135M $57.5M |
Local Government | Construction of an asphaltic road in Lethem, Region Nine Construction of the agriculture main office at Wismar, Region 10 |
$25.9M $18.2M |
Amerindian Affairs | Procurement of tractors, trailers, ploughs and harrows for hinterland communities. Procurement of school uniform and sewing materials for hinterland communities |
$37.5M $28.6M |
Education | Extension of the Mahaicony Secondary school, Region 5 | $15.6M |