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CABINET has approved the award of contracts to the tune of $297,940,140 in the areas of health and infrastructural development.Four agencies were awarded contracts for the supply of tuberculosis medication for the Ministry of Public Health, while a contract for the construction of rip rap sea defences at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo, (Region Three) has been awarded to A and S General Contractors Incorporated.
Contracts were also awarded for the installation of highway lighting in Corentyne (Adventure Arch to Philippi (No. 31 Canal) and the Urban renewal on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.
Full details of the contracts which have been awarded are listed below:
| Contract Details | Agency awarded to | Amount ($) | ||
| Health:
1.Supply of tuberculosis medication |
New GPC Incorporated |
4,453,862 |
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| Supply of tuberculosis medication | International Pharmaceutical Agency Incorporated.
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4,561,020 | ||
| Supply of tuberculosis medication | Global HealthCare Supplies Incorporated. | 17,849,462 | ||
| Supply of tuberculosis medication | Caribbean Medical Supplies Incorporated. | 1,424,840 | ||
| TOTAL | 28,289,184 | |||
| Type of Work | Agency awarded to | Amount ($) | ||
| Infrastructural development:
2. Construction of rip rap sea defences at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three. |
A&S General Contractors Incorporated. |
65,681,000 |
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| TOTAL | 65,681,000 | |||
| 3. Urban renewal on Carifesta Avenue: “Avenue of the Caribbean” – Lot 1 (lighting system) |
Dynamic Engineering |
35,808,357 |
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| Urban renewal on Carifesta Avenue: “Avenue of the Caribbean” – Lot 2 :civil works | H. Nauth and Sons | 147,966,600 | ||
| TOTAL | 183,774,957 | |||
| 4. Installation of highway lighting in Corentyne (Adventure Arch to Philippi (No.31 Canal) |
Cummings Electrical Company. Limited |
20,194,999 |
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| TOTAL | 20,194,999 | |||
