$614 M contract for Fire Service headquarters signed

The Home Affairs Ministry on Wednesday awarded a contract of $614M to Mohammed’s
Enterprise, for the construction of the new head office of the Guyana Fire Service.
It was noted that the contract was signed between the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mae
Thomas, and Nazier Mohamed of Mohammed’s Enterprise.
The ministry said that the building will be erected on a site on Homestretch Avenue,
Georgetown. The contract was awarded to Mohammed’s Enterprise via public tender.
The ministry added that construction will commence no later than December 1, 2021, and is
expected to last for some 14 months.
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, who witnessed the signing ceremony, said the relocation
of the Guyana Fire and Ambulance Service will help increase the emergency response time, as it
will be away from the heavily congested Stabroek market area.
He noted that there will also be more space for holding the equipment and assets, he stated.
Benn declared that Georgetown is physically expanding to the East and South. As such, he noted
that the new facility will allow the fire service headquarters more space.
The minister added that the fire service will also have adequate space for training sessions with
the new modern facilities that will be constructed.