School gyms and public sports facilities pre-bid site visit at John Cooper José Lake Ball Park.
PHILIPSBURG--The National Recovery Programme Bureau (NRPB) has recently relaunched the bidding processes for repairs to 12 school gyms and 13 public sports facilities, as well as the construction of the new Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
These activities form part of the final works under Emergency Recovery Project I (ERP-1), aimed at restoring and strengthening public infrastructure and disaster preparedness.
Earlier this month, the NRPB hosted contractors for a series of pre-bid site visits at selected school gyms, and public sports facilities as part of the tender process. The bid period has closed, and submissions are being evaluated. Contract signing is expected to be in early 2026 followed by construction soon after.
The tenders for the repairs to school gyms, sport facilities and the construction of the EOC were relaunched because the previously awarded contracts for these works had to be terminated for non-performance by the contractor.
To ensure that the terminated activities can still be completed through the Trust Fund, the school gyms and sport facilities repairs have been repackaged into smaller tenders. This structure encouraged broader participation from qualified local contractors and maintains transparency throughout the procurement process. All bids submitted for these tenders are from local contractors and are currently under evaluation.
The EOC construction is part of an expansion of the Fire and Ambulance Building. The tender for this contract was launched on October 27, with mobilization planned for April 2026. The construction of the EOC is scheduled to finish in the second half of 2027. Located beside the Fire and Ambulance Department, the new EOC will provide Sint Maarten with a permanent, purpose-built facility for emergency coordination and response. ERP-1 is implemented by the NRPB on behalf of the government of St. Maarten. It is funded by the St. Maarten Trust Fund which is financed by the government of the Netherlands and managed by the World Bank.
If you are interested in the tender for the expansion of the F&A building and new EOC building, please visit the NRPB Tender Page at www.nrpbsxm.org/tenders for bidding details and other open opportunities.
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