Search for contractors to rebuild ESHS senior block commences
The search for contractors to rebuild a new senior students block at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has commenced with the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) issuing an invitation for interested parties to submit pre-qualification documents.
The RDA said contractors who will submit documents have to meet three requirements to pre-qualify for the job.
The requirements for pre-qualification will include having an average annual turnover (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last five years of $1.5 million for either the construction of a Technical School Block, Classrooms Block (North), and Classrooms Block (South). Additionally, the interested parties must have an average annual turnover in the last five years for $800,000 for the Administrative Block.
The second requirement is that the company must have a demonstrable cash flow, including access to credit of $340,000 equivalent for the construction of a Technical School Block, Classrooms Block (North), and Classrooms Block (South). Similarly, they must have a demonstrable cash flow of $160,000 equivalent for the Administrative Block.
The final pre-qualification requirement is being experienced as a prime contractor in the construction of at least one assignment of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed project activity within the last five years. To comply with this requirement, works quoted should be at least 80 percent complete.
The key elements of the scope of works include the building of a Technical School Block, Classrooms Block (North), Classrooms Block (South), and an Administrative Block. It is expected that the Invitations to tender for these works will be issued before the end of January 2022.
In 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria caused significant infrastructural damage to classrooms at the ESHS campus. Since then, students and staff had to be relocated to various temporary accommodations on Tortola as the government tried to rehabilitate and upgrade the infrastructure on the campus.
Currently, the junior school students have returned to the campus and are accommodated in the L-shaped building that was rehabilitated.
The remaining students are located at the Old Clarence Thomas Limited (CTL) building. According to the government, the CTL building is not suited for classroom settings and learning.
The demolition and site clearance works have already been completed and the design consultancy and architectural work, being undertaken by Trojan Design and Development Limited, is expected to be completed on January 14.
Premier Andrew Fahie had promised the buildings should be completed and ready for the beginning of the 2022/2023 school year.
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Jamesie, Iron and Yellow
In the last five years the BVI is 4 years on after experiencing hurricane Irma.
How many schools or administrative buildings were built? How many were built the year before or the same year of the hurricane? I guess the ‘L’ shaped repair was a prequal in itself.
Of recent A few were repaired. The only true new build school I can think of within 5 years is Enis Adams and the two that were under construction on the HS campus.
I feel sorry for any young person interested in construction in the BVI.
Whats the point of the RDA?…. is it helping the young contractor?. Geez man ….this is just a building with empty class rooms in it not even pipes to run for a bathroom. Only electricity and blocks and all this sh$$ bout money, access to credit and money turnover is required?. Give new and young contractors a chance please?…. Is the RDA really needed anyway?
It’s a box.
As for RDA…..this government has succeeded in basically controlling every facet of them. RDA cannot take a $*** without government permission.
They have lost the purpose they were created for. If it wasn’t for the CDB “recovery loan” where would RDA be spending money from or even on?
i guess that leaves me out. i building a shed for the last six months and i cant get the door to fit
Many might believe that qualifies as the prerequisite knowledge & experience, so long as you know the right people.
Hoping you guys involve Newton Construction. They did a phenominal job with Enis Adams Primary. That school structure should be the leading example on how ALL schools should be built in the territory
Where is the proposed drawing to the new building?
This is just a set up for the rich to get richer. How is the small man supposed to compete when the squeeze you out of the race from the beginning? There are many talented contractors out there that cannot even apply for this opportunity because they are basically asking for someone wealthy.
Some of yall praying of UK takeover. What you think gon happen then?
Where are those bloggers that keep blogging saying that these school buildings will not be built? The Premier and his government must be commemded.