Five firms from India have submitted bids that were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday, under the Ministry of Education for the Procurement of a Contractor for the design, building and equipping of a specialty hospital.The Indian Government had given Guyana an US$18 million line of credit to build a specialty hospital to do complicated surgeries, ranging from heart operations and organ transplants to cosmetic surgery.Preliminary works have begun at Turkeyen,Angel Di Maria Jersey, East Coast Demerara where the specialty hospital is expected to be established.The announcement for construction was made in February 2011 by former President Bharat Jagdeo when he returned from India after securing a US$18M line of credit from the Indian Government to build a specialty hospital to do complicated surgeries.Government had budgeted $150 million to commence the preparatory work to design the 150-bed surgical specialty hospital. Cabinet awarded $97M to G. Bovell Construction Services in January, 2012 to commence preparatory works for the specialty hospital. These include the construction of a fence, bridges, and gateways.The former President had noted that the cost of complicated surgery would be at a fraction of the cost that Guyanese pay for surgery overseas but at the same quality. In time, he said the hospital would open its doors to clients form the Caribbean, Northern Brazil and even from North America, mainly Guyanese in the Diaspora.However, Jagdeo had anticipated that construction would have started by the end of the 2011,Cheap Jerseys From China, and for the hospital to open its doors in two years’ time.Government had signaled that the hospital would be staffed by specialist doctors and the rates would be negotiated with the government and the managers of the hospital. In addition, government has settled on a management partner for the hospital.The bids submitted for the specialty hospital are as follow:Bidders Amount Surendra Engineering Corporation Ltd of India$US 18, 000, 000 –Submitted with designShapoorji Pallon & Company Ltd.$US 42, 473,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, 600 -Submitted with designFeeders Lloyd Corporation Ltd of India$US 22, 960, 000 -Submitted with designJaguar Overseas Ltd of India$US18, 655, 885 ?-bid submitted with CD’sVydehi Institute of Medical Science and research centre of India$US 19.500, 000- ?No design submittedMeanwhile, bids were also tendered for the procurement of one new enclosed truck for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC.)The bids were:Bidders Amount General Equipment Guyana$6,Blake Swihart Jersey, 068, 412Orchard Construction$13, 950,NFL Jerseys Outlet, 000Hard Clean enterprise$6 ,Marlon Humphrey Jersey, 150, 000Two bids were submitted for the procurement of building material for Base Camp Ayanganna for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF.) the bids were:Bidders Amount Jettoo’s Lumber yard & sawmillNo total was givenHansons General StoreLot 1- $5, 872, 849