Lasco Distributors Heads Nov 2011 Contracts List

Topping the November 2011 list of Government contracts awarded by the National Contracts Commission is Lasco Distributors Ltd for the procurement of pharmaceuticals for the period November 1, 2011 to October 31, 2013. The contract, awarded and funded by the National health Fund, is valued at J$763,004,562.14.

Weighing in second on the monetary scale for contracts awarded in November is Stanley Consultants Inc. They were awarded the contract for the provision of feasibility study and preliminary design for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (Segment 1: Port Antonio to Harbour View and Segment 2: Mandeville to Negril) under the Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme. The US$3,000,000.00 contract was awarded by National Works Agency will be funded by the Inter American development Bank.

Finishing third in the contract awarded value is Aurobuindo Pharma Limited who received the contract for the procurement of Antiretroviral Drugs for the National HIV/STI Programme. The contract, valued at J$210,973,848.24, was awarded by the Ministry of Health and financed by the Global Fund.