THE Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI) will have a service recruitment drive this Saturday at the Lenora Secondary School at 13:00 hours, according to the Head of the Region Three Private Sector Inc. (R3PSInc), Halim Khan.

VEHSI, he said is seeking locally registered entities that can offer services such as meals catering, CCTV setup and operations, water taxi and shuttle, bulk tank fuel services, legal, office supplies, industrial pumps, pest control, rigging and lifting, heavy-duty equipment transportation, engineering, grass cutting and landscaping, among a long list of other needed services.

Khan said interested companies or individuals are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) along with contact person’s information, organisation structure, physical business address, past work experience of similar nature and references, vat registration (where applicable), certificate of incorporation (or equivalent) and tax identification number certificate.

“Potential vendors who wish to participate are required to submit all documentation to the email address pm@nrguyana.com while the email title needs to contain the reference name and the number of services that can be offered. The due date for EOI Submission is May 29, 2023,” Khan noted.

VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. a Guyanese consortium of majority locally-owned businesses — Hadi’s World Incorporated, National Hardware Guyana Limited, ZRN Investments Incorporated, and Jan De Nul Group for the development of Vreed-en-Hoop Shore base Inc.

Port Vreed-en-Hoop, Khan said will be Guyana’s first modem, deep water, multi-purpose port in Foreshore Plantation, West Bank Demerara. The port is expected to have a significant positive economic impact on the lives of community residents and Guyana.