Projects for relocation of women prisoners, construction of infirmary underway

The relocation of women prisoners to the Lusignan Prison, as well as the construction of an
infirmary at this East Coast Demerara holding facility are underway. This disclosure was made
by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) during tender openings
earlier this week.
Information from the minutes prepared by the NPTAB, 10 local companies submitted bids to
relocate the women prisoners to Lusignan. These companies include R. Kissoon Contracting
Service; SD Investment; International Imports and Supplies; A&N Enterprise; Sawa Investment
Incorporated; Nabi Constriction Incorporated; Navin and Sons Construction; Kawal Ramdeen
General Construction and Office Furnishing; DKE Enterprise; and M&P Investment
Incorporated.
However, the engineer’s estimate for this project was at $226,088,415 while the highest and
lowest tendered bids were $578,097,922 and $158,224,463. Information also stated that as it
relates to the construction of the infirmary, six companies submitted bids to the Government to
secure this project. These include R. Kissoon Contracting Service; IMK 2020 Incorporated; Anil
Lalsa Construction’ Navin and Sons Construction; Internal Imports and Supplies; and Builders
HW General Supplies and Construction. The engineer’s estimate for this project is
GY$34,993,623 while the highest and lowest tendered bids were GY$52,740,940 and
GY$34,431,254.The Government said that protecting the citizens and ensuring that those
deviating from the law are prosecuted have been one of many priorities of the government. As
such, to show this commitment, the Government allocated $15.3B to the Guyana Police Force. It
noted that of this sum, $300M would be expended on its land and water fleet countrywide. It
noted further that five billion was also allocated to enhance operations of the Guyana Prison
Service, including upgrades to the Lusignan and New Amsterdam prisons. Additionally, $830M
was allocated for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Providence, Ruimveldt, Cove and
John, Albion, Whim, Parika and Wismar police stations, among others. The government added
that $50M was set aside to train inmates in the areas of anger management, literacy, agriculture
and culinary arts.
These are just a few of the plethora of programmes, policies and initiatives identified by the
Government in the 2021 budget under the Ministry of Home Affairs.