THE Windsor Forest pump station, which will house one of the eight fixed site Surendra pumps, is expected to be completed soon, as works are at an advanced stage.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 of Guyana. However, only 14 are to be supplied by Surendra.
The other 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.
The work at Windsor Forest is being done by Samaroo Construction.

(By Vanessa Narine)