By Shari Simon
RECOGNISED as one of the oldest engineering and architectural companies operating in Guyana, E&A Consultants Incorporated continues to build on the legacy of its late founder, Anand E.T. Dharry, by enhancing local infrastructure development across the country.

Dharry initially started the company 28 years ago after his return to Guyana from Trinidad and Tobago.
His goal, then, was to invest his considerable expertise into innovatively bridging each of the specialised areas in engineering and architecture to design and, ultimately, construct essential buildings and facilities for daily use.

“Right now, our primary purpose of being in business is to support Guyana’s growth,” shared Anasha Ally, the Executive Director (ED) at E&A Consultants Inc. and one of Dharry’s children.

Following his death eight years ago, Ally took over managing the company’s operations, sharing management responsibilities now with her sister, Anameka (the company’s Technical Director), and her brother David (the Operations Director).

The company, Ally explained, has a 45-member team, which comprises civil, mechanical and electrical engineers, architects, surveyors, AutoCAD (Computer-Aided Design) technicians, environmentalists and inspectors.

Since its founding, E&A Consultants Inc. offers a wide range of services that span architectural design, architectural surveys, land and river surveys, geotechnical surveys, and project management, in addition to a variety of environmental services, to name a few.

Throughout the years, E&A Consultants Inc. has progressed to collaborate with several local, regional and international companies across sectors.

These projects, Ally noted, required extensive technical skills and knowledge from the team in the overall execution process and include some of the buildings, roads, bridges and other state-of-the-art architectural structures currently visible across Guyana’s changing landscape.

Apart from this, all projects typically involve meticulous designing, constructing and supervising.
The company, to date, has successfully completed projects for mainly state agencies and regional organisations.

Most recently, companies within the oil and gas sector have also contracted the firm.

Additionally, some of E&A’s major projects include the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) and East Coast of Demerara (ECD) road projects, solar panel system installations on local buildings, and river and sea defence projects in the three counties.

The company is currently part of the supervision of two sub-projects at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Rudolph Anthony, Senior Engineer and Project Manager, said each project carried out by E&A Consultants Inc. has a designing and supervision stage, which entails meeting with clients to determine how best their needs can be met.

Depending on the nature of the project, different area specialists within the team then execute parts of the projects before ultimately completing it and delivering it to the client.

Health and safety are paramount to the company as it strives to ensure that its team adheres to strict safety protocols and procedures, particularly as it relates to safety attire, operating machinery, and other mandatory rules and regulations associated with the subject areas in which they operate.

“Majority of our projects have an environmental input in every aspect as it relates to construction,” Ally noted, while underscoring the company’s commitment to ensuring projects are always completed in an environmentally-sustainable manner.

By aiming to revolutionise the local engineering and architecture environment, particularly given the onset of Guyana’s oil and gas sector, E&A Consultants Inc. has taken the decision to participate as an exhibitor in the ‘International Building Expo 2022’ in July.

The international expo is hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Water at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

“We have never participated in a building exhibition that was held in prior years; however, this year, what we can provide to markets has grown enormously and it will be very good to make ourselves known to the public,” Ally highlighted.

She added: “there is a lot more we have to offer, like hotels, hospitals, and new schools, bridges and land development scheme.”

For the company, the building exhibition is an excellent opportunity to promote its services that are crucial to the building and construction sectors in Guyana, develop strategic partnerships with other businesses, whether local or foreign, and network with potential clients to enhance its clientele.

Nonetheless, as E&A Consultants Inc. prepares to attain its ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems certification, it is also looking to expand its operations.

Introducing newer specialised technologies that can perform advanced architectural three dimensional (3D) designing and printing, ensuring certifications for improving its drone, footage reconnaissance, and surveying are all future plans of the company.

The contracting firm is also looking to open operations in Regions Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) to complement its Georgetown, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) operation.
E&A Consultants Inc. continues to carry the formidable legacy of Dharry.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears on page 6 of the Guyana Chronicle’s BUILDING EXPO SUPPLEMENT, published in partnership with the Ministry of Housing and Water. The supplement is free of cost with every purchase of the Thursday, July 21 edition of the Guyana Chronicle.