{"id":23738,"date":"2024-10-28T18:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23738"},"modified":"2024-10-28T18:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:25:25","slug":"hundreds-of-small-contractors-awarded-475-road-projects-in-region-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/hundreds-of-small-contractors-awarded-475-road-projects-in-region-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Small Contractors Awarded 475 Road Projects in Region Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Josiah Williams | October 8, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of small contractors in Guyana\u2019s Region Six will soon begin work on 475 road projects, an effort expected to directly inject nearly $6.9 billion into the regional economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contracts, awarded this week in New Amsterdam, Berbice, aim to support local contractors by expanding small business opportunities and enhancing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who addressed the contractors during the contract award event, emphasized the importance of delivering quality work within project timelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach, he noted, is part of a government response to resident requests for a more community-focused distribution of contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative will allow small contractors to gain experience and build capacity in the construction sector, benefiting the regional infrastructure and supporting local economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a second round of contracts is planned, allocating roughly $7 billion for major road projects in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This round will target larger contractors with greater resources, as part of a structured effort to foster growth across all levels of the contracting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill highlighted that the allocation of these smaller contracts helps build the local contractors&#8217; capacity for future large-scale projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The payment structure, based on a competitive per-square-meter rate, is designed to ensure fair compensation and project efficiency, with all projects anticipated to be completed by mid-December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These road improvements are expected to positively impact communities throughout Region Six, enhancing accessibility and supporting local business growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams | October 8, 2024 Hundreds of small contractors in Guyana\u2019s Region Six will soon begin work on 475 road projects, an effort expected to directly inject nearly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23742,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23738\/revisions\/23742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}