THE Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA), on Friday, turned the sod at the site where it will construct its $1.2B headquarters.
At the Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) site, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson; Junior Public Infrastructure Minister, Jaipaul Sharma; Chairman of GCAA Board of Directors, Lt. Col (Ret’d) Lawrence London and GCAA Director-General Egbert Field were among the officials that participated in the simple but significant sod turning ceremony.
While noting that the sod turning ceremony has been in the pipeline for several years, Minister Patterson, in his address, said the country’s aviation sector is on the verge of experiencing a vast shift.
“The construction of this building comes at a time where Guyana’s Aviation Sector is expected to catapult into dimensions we have never seen in Guyana and there is no better way to prepare for such dynamics than to construct a state of the art building; that will be built to specifications with technologically-advanced features,” the Public Infrastructure Minister told those present.
He pointed out that already, the preliminary works of clearing and cleaning of vegetation have been completed. “The contract for a Geo-Tech survey has been awarded through my ministry’s Tender Board, the engineering and architectural design proposals were evaluated and is currently with the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) awaiting approval,” he detailed.
Minister Patterson also used the opportunity to congratulate the Board of Directors and team at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority for embarking on the mega project.
