Ministry of Education on Friday signed contracts for the construction of the Hosororo Secondary School in Region One and a Secondary School in Tuschen in Region Three.
The two schools will be built at $2.619B and $864.705M respectively. Both projects were divided into various lots to allow for an earlier completion date. The schools are expected to be completed within seven to eight months.
At the signing event were Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, Permanent Secretary, Mr. Alfred King, Chief Education Officer, Mr. Saddam Hussain and Special Projects Officer, Mr. Ron Eastman.
The secondary school at Tuschen will be a fully reinforced concrete structure combined with a circular and cylindrical building outline that is covered in a dome roof. The building will also be branched with several scientific and research centres, a multi-purpose and cafeteria hall, a storage and changing area and a library and document centre. The school will have 24 classrooms to accommodate over 800 students. The science centre will be equipped with a physics, chemistry and biology lab while the TVET Centre will have industrial and home economics laboratories.
The school will also have sanitary blocks for the student and teacher population. The fire prevention features include fire escape exits, escape doors, fire alarms, extinguishers, limited timber usage, metal ceilings and fire-retardant panels. The outdoor space will include a recreational facility for basketball, cricket and other sports.
The contracts awarded for the construction of the secondary school at Tuschen are as follows:
Lot -1 Sub-Structure Works awarded to S&K Construction at the sum of $285,101,936.00
Lot -2 Super-Structure Works awarded to AS Construction at the sum of $179,100,000.00
Lot -3 Plumbing Works awarded to VG Group Guyana Inc. at the sum of $29,212,549.00
Lot -4 Electrical Works awarded to N Balgobin & Sons at the sum of $72,467,910.00
Lot -5 Finishing Works awarded to K&S General Construction at the sum of $137,833,000.00
Lot -6 External Works awarded to AS Construction at sum of $160,990,000.00
The Hosororo Secondary School will have 29 classrooms to accommodate over 500 students. Its science centre will also feature physics, chemistry and biology laboratories. The TVET centre will have both industrial and home economics laboratories. A student dormitory and visiting area will also be constructed to accommodate 200 students while the teachers’ duplex living quarters will accommodate 20 teachers. There will also be sanitary blocks for both students and teachers. The fire prevention features include fire escape exits, escape doors, fire alarms, extinguishers, limited timber usage, metal ceilings and fire-retardant panels. The outdoor space will accommodate several sporting disciplines.
