-main city contractors not happy, challenge bid process

TWO of Georgetown’s main garbage contractors, Puran Brothers Disposal Services and Cevons Waste Management Inc., are disappointed that the companies were not hired for construction works at the Haags Bosch sanitary landfill site.

Manager of Puran’s, Kaleshwar Puran, told the Guyana Chronicle on Thursday that the two companies decided to embark on a joint venture to have the works done, but were later informed that they would not get the project. Since the companies met all of the requirements needed for the construction of Cell # Two at the said landfill site, Puran said the two companies have decided to challenge the outcome of the bidding process. He pointed out that the works were instead handed to S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies and Construction Services, whose bid was higher than that submitted under the joint venture by Puran’s and Cevons.

The Ministry of Communities wrote to the two companies, advising them that their bid for the project was evaluated and found to be non-responsive. The ministry had received funding from the Government of Guyana for management of solid waste, and intended to utilise part of the funding for construction of the cell.

Following the ministry’s correspondence, Puran said the company wrote to Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan, Chairman of the Procurement Commission Carol Corbin and Berkeley Wickham from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board.

The companies are contending that they are unable to understand the reasons behind the awarding of the contract to S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies and Construction Services. They are requesting an urgent review of the process.