MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told the Guyana Chronicle Sunday that works on the Windsor Forest pump station, which will house one of the eight fixed site Surendra pumps, is progressing and is expected to be concluded in September.
“The work at Windsor Forest is being done by Samaroo Construction, and with that contract there is a lot of work because the pump has to be placed below the ground. After the work is finished, the only thing visible will be a small building,” the Minister explained.
In 2012 the contract was signed for the 14 pumps to be supplied by Surendra Engineering Company; six mobile and eight fixed site pumps, but initially the programme consisted of 39 pumps which will be placed across the coastland. However, only 14 are to be supplied by Surendra.
The remaining seven fixed site Surendra pumps will be placed at Canal Number One, Rose Hall, Gangaram, Eversham, Number 43 Village, Lima and Paradise.
Several of the new pumps are expected to be commissioned over the next few weeks.
The US$4M award was given to Surendra Engineering Company after competitive bidding and approval by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, in 2012. The company was not contracted to build the machines, but rather to supply them, fabricate or procure from another firm, for drainage purposes. (Vanessa Narine)