Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains at Bath, West Coast Berbice, Region # 5 (Lot 1-4):
Lot 1 – Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains from Jacoba to Union
Lot 2 – Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains from Union to St. John
Lot 3 – Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains from St. John to Bath
Lot 4 – Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains from Bath to No. 7 Village and Experiment Housing Scheme
The Government of Guyana (GOGY) has applied for financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to Seventy-Six Million, Two Hundred and Forty-Nine Thousand (US$76,249,000) towards the cost of Water Supply Improvement Project (WSIP) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of the GOGY and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the GOGY shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is the Executing Agency for this Project. GWI invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Supply and Install of Transmission Mains at Walton Hall to Charity, Region # 2 (Lot 1-4). The work consists of the installation of approximately 20.1km of 300mm PVC pipes from Jacoba to Experiment Housing Scheme.
The bidding process is conducted according to the procedures specified in the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January, 2021), as published on CDB’s website and is open to all bidders from eligible countries.
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Bidders are advised to review the relevant eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January, 2021), as published on CDB’s website.
Firms whether applying individually or in the form of a Joint Venture, shall:
(a) be legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an Eligible Country;
(b) be more than fifty (50) percent beneficially owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an Eligible Country, or by a body corporate or bodies meeting these requirements, as far as the ownership can be reasonably determined; and
(c) shall have no arrangement and undertake not to make any arrangement whereby the majority of the financial benefits of the contract, i.e. more than fifty (50) percent of the value of the contract, will accrue or be paid to sub-contractors or sub-consultants that are not from an Eligible Country.
Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted.
Qualification requirements include, inter alia:
1. a minimum average annual turnover:
• Lot 1 – US$5,000,000,
• Lot 2 – US$8,00,000,
• Lot 3 – US$7,000,000, and
• Lot 4 – US$4,000,000 (defined as certified payments received for works in progress or completed) within the last three (3) years.
2. a demonstrable cash flow (including access to credit) of no less than:
• Lot 1 – US$480,000
• Lot 2 – US$1,000,000
• Lot 3 – US$850,000, and
• Lot 4 – US$480,000
3. experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least two (2) Installation of HDPE/PVC Pipes of internal diameter of 300mm or greater, at depth of 1meter within the last five (5) years.
Bidding and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required or that do not demonstrate the prospective supplier’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.
Bid documents will be available for first inspection at the first address below, from August 28 , 2026 at 11:00am (Guyana Time). A complete set of Bidding documents can be purchased by interested bidder upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Thousand Guyana Dollars (G$5,000) or a currency that is freely convertible. Requests may be made by personal application or in writing at procurement@guyanawaterinc.com and christopherv@guyanawaterinc.com. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bid Documents for the Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains at Bath, Region # 5 (Lot 1-4).
Applicants who request that documents be forwarded to them must submit an account number from a local courier agent that accepts freight collect charges. The documents will be promptly dispatched, but under no circumstance will Government of Guyana, Guyana Water Inc. be held responsible for late delivery, loss or damage to the documents.
The electronic Bidding submission procedures will not be accepted. Hard copies of Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, with the name and address of the bidder, and be clearly marked “Supply and Installation of Transmission Mains at Bath, West Coast Berbice, Region # 5 (Lot 1-4)” and must be delivered to the third address below no later than October 6, 2026 at 9:00am (Guyana Time). Bidders must clearly indicate the lot.
Bids will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for submission of bids, in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the second address below. Qualification information only must be submitted simultaneously to the third address below.
Each bid must be accompanied by a signed Bid-Securing Declaration per lot.
Invitation for Bids
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Public Utilities & Aviation
Guyana Water Inc
Late bids will be rejected.
Government of Guyana, Guyana Water Inc. reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for Government of Guyana, Guyana Water Inc. The Government of Guyana, Guyana Water Inc. will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.
(1)
Executive Director of Procurement and Inventory Management
Guyana Water Inc.
Street Address: Vlissingen and Church Street
City: Georgetown
Country: Guyana
Tel #: 592-227-8701 ext. 2136
Email: procurement@guyanawaterinc.com; christopherv@guyanawaterinc.com
(3)
The Chairman
National Procurement and Tender
Administration Board, Ministry of Finance
Street Address: Urquhart and Main Streets
City: Georgetown
Country: Guyana
Time: 09:00hrs (Guyana Time)
Tel #: 592-227-0094
(2)
Caribbean Development Bank
Tel: (+1246) 539-1600
Email: procurement@caribank.org
