Six contracts were signed Friday for the rebuilding of the St. George’s High School which was destroyed by fire in July 2022. The school is expected to be completed in five to seven months and will feature several fire prevention mechanisms.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand witnessed the signing in the Ministry of Education’s Boardroom.
The education minister admitted to space problem in Georgetown Education District before the fires that destroyed the St. George’s High School Fire, the North Ruimveldt Secondary School and Christ Church Secondary. She said that with the destruction of those schools, the situation became even worse.
She reminded contracts were signed to reconstruct the Christ Church Secondary School and that soon contracts will be signed to rebuild the St. Mary’s High School. This along with the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School, the St. Rose’s High School, extensions at Queen’s College, the Bishops’ High School, the East Ruimveldt Secondary School and the St. Winefride’s Secondary School, the space issues in the Georgetown District may be addressed.
Further, the minister noted that the completion of the Good Hope Secondary School will address space issues along the East Coast while the completion of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School will address the said issue for the Upper East Bank Demerara area.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Alfred King stated that the total project cost is $253.8M. Similar to the approach being used to rebuild the Christ Church Secondary School, the project has been divided into lots to be executed simultaneously by different contractors. He said that the school will be a two-story building oriented with a panoramic view of the lower flat. The upper flat will feature 12 classrooms. The lower flat will house six laboratories including the Information Technology, Home Economics and Industrial Technology laboratories.
The fire prevention components of the school include fire escape stairs, escape doors, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, limited timber usage, metal ceilings and fire-retardant panels. The project consultant is Origin Investment.
The lots and contractors are as follows:
Lot -1 Construction of Super Structure – BM Property Investment Inc. – $113,943,900.00
Lot -2 Block Works – BM Property Investment Inc. – $59,989,500.00
Lot -3 Plumbing Works – A. Ograsein & Sons General Contracting – $9,651,970.00
Lot -4 Electrical Works – Cummings Electrical Company Ltd. – $18,720,592.00
Lot -5 External Works – Superior Supplies & General Construction – $22,472,560.00
Lot -6 Finishing Works – Superior Supplies & General Construction – $29,052,600.00
