Indian Immigration Monument at Palmyra Region 6
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to advise the general public that the Construction of the supporting infrastructure for the Indian Immigration Monument located at Palmyra Village, Corentyne, Region 6 will commence on August 14, 2018 and is expected for completion by October 31, 2018.
As part of the Ministry’s continued commitment to community and regional development across Guyana, this project entails the construction of the monument base and podium, as well as peripheral components including the walkway, landscaping details, internal drainage, roadway, lighting, visitor’s gallery, security hut and fencing. Through the provision of roadway access and designated parking lots, the Ministry trusts that this project will serve to enhance the area and attract visitors and locals as a national focal commemoration of our country’s ancestry represented in part by the East Indians who came to Guyana as indentured immigrants.
The scope of works for the project is sub divided into eight (8) lots and are as follows:
– Lot 1- Construction of Monument Foundation, Base and Podium
– Lot 2- Construction of Roadway, Internal Drains, Perimeter Walkway and Parking Area
– Lot 3- Construction of Fencing and Internal Walkway
– Lot 4- Construction of Visitor’s Gallery and Security Hut
– Lot 5 – Supply and Installation of Concrete Pavers (Roadway and Parking Lot)
– Lot 6 – Supply and Installation of Concrete Pavers (Perimeter Walkway and Internal Landscaping
-Lot 7 – Civil Works Supervision of Services for the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra, Region #6
-Lot 8 – Preparation of Internal and External Landscaping
To date, two contracts have since been awarded to local companies for Lots 1 and 2 by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board. Lot 1 has been awarded by to Raffik & Sons General Building Contractors for a sum of Twenty Eight Million, Six Hundred and Forty Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety Seven Guyana Dollars (G$28,643,897) while Lot 2 has been awarded to A&A Engineering Services for a sum of Thirty four Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventeen Guyana Dollars (G$34,867,217). The contracts for the outstanding lots shall be awarded by the end of the third quarter of 2018 as works are ongoing.
In honour of the continued relationship between nations, this monument was gifted to the Government of Guyana by the Government of the Republic of India as a symbol of cultural and historical celebration. This 12×12 monument is sculpted in bronze and is a visual representation of ordinary Indian people in routine everyday life with each bearing a significant artifact as an ode to the continued traditions brought by forefathers from India translated to current livelihood and practices by Guyanese today.
The Ministry shall continue to update the public regarding construction works for the monument as the remaining contracts are awarded.