{"id":25635,"date":"2025-01-17T18:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25635"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:14:11","slug":"61-contracts-awarded-for-bartica-road-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/61-contracts-awarded-for-bartica-road-works\/","title":{"rendered":"61 Contracts Awarded for Bartica Road Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | December 9, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Public Works has awarded 61 contracts totaling $162 million for road rehabilitation in Bartica, Region Seven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each contract, valued between $1.8 million and $2.5 million, has been allocated to small contractors residing in the region, with all works slated for completion by December 31, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contracts, distributed during a recent visit by the Ministry, aim to enhance the township\u2019s infrastructure while creating job opportunities for approximately 300 residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contractors expressed gratitude for the initiative, noting its potential to uplift both individuals and the community at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, emphasized the importance of prudent financial management to ensure timely completion of quality roadworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To facilitate this, contractors will receive 50% of their contract sum as an advance once paperwork is finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative has been praised by local leaders, including Bartica Mayor Anthony Murray and Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams, who highlighted the economic benefits for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roadworks are expected to significantly improve Bartica\u2019s infrastructure, contributing to the community&#8217;s development in time for the holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | December 9, 2024 The Ministry of Public Works has awarded 61 contracts totaling $162 million for road rehabilitation in Bartica, Region Seven. Each contract, valued between&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635","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=25635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25636,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635\/revisions\/25636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}