Philipsburg:--- Some six construction companies submitted their bids to construct the new elementary school in Cay Hill which would consist of 16 classrooms and a gym hall. The bids submitted are from six major contractors. Present to open the sealed envelopes from each bidder was commissioner of education and leader of government William Marlin.The companies that submitted bids are as follows:
A B Total NAF
Betonbouw Caribbean Construction N.V. 7,889,000.00 1,007,000.00 8,896,000.00
ALTERNATIVE 7,589,000.00 1,007,000.00 8,596,000.00
F.M. Contracting N.V. 7,622,531.40 850,421.90 8,472,953.30
K.S. Construction & Maintenance Services 8,115,600.02 3,046,733.62 11,162,333.64
LICCOM N.V. 8,750,000.00 1,098,000.00 9,848,000.00
ALTERNATIVE 8,110,000.00 978,626.00 9,088,626.00
M.N.O. Vervat- St. Maarten N.V. 9,583,005.00 989,457.00 10,572,462.00
TALIESIN Construction N.V. 7,291,364.00 1,388,701.00 8,680,065.00
Commissioner Marlin said Pream Consultants has been given the task to study the bids and to send an advice to the executive council. Marlin said as soon as the advice is received it will be signed off and the contract will be awarded to the company that is selected. He said however, this is not the only project government is working on and as soon as this one is finalized then it would pave the way for them to work on another project.