Preferred Contractor Identified for UWI Five Islands Expansion
Daryll Matthew says the selection has been sent to overseas partners for clearance and construction could begin in January.
The planned expansion of The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus has moved a step closer to construction after the committee overseeing the project identified a preferred contractor.
Education Minister Daryll Matthew said on the Browne and Browne programme that the committee had examined submissions from prospective contractors, including their pricing, following an internationally advertised tender.
“The committee has identified a preferred contractor, and so that information has been sent off to overseas partners for no objection,” Matthew said.
He said the project would move into the contracting phase once the committee receives that clearance. Matthew did not name the preferred contractor during the broadcast.
The minister said the process had already gone through the preparation of drawings and the international tender, which he described as among the more difficult parts of getting the expansion underway. He said the field had narrowed to about five or six bidders before the committee made its selection.
“I believe that we can realistically expect to see work commencing in January at some point,” Matthew said. The estimate depends on the remaining clearance and contracting steps.
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Comments (2)
Contracts at home November 15, 2026, 11:27 AM
If you hire contractors in your island the money stay home and the country flourish, all the money go money gram and western union smh
ReplyGov against locals everytime November 15, 2026, 11:36 AM
This government has no direction. I know the excuse they will make is that the project is massive and our contractors are small but contractors here can get together and make it work. I hate stupidness
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