Construction of a Maritime and Hospitality Institute

With assistance from the European Union, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines  constructed a Hospitality and Maritime Training Institute at Diamond Industrial Estate at a cost of €3,037,020.18. The contract was awarded to Gibson Construction Ltd (GCL) and commenced on June 25, 2012. Partial provisional acceptance was granted to GCL on 26^th June, 2015.

Works  included the construction of a two-storey Hotel/Administration/Restaurant/Kitchen Block, a swimming pool, plumbing, lighting, electro-mechanical installations and external works.

Another component related to the Hospitality and Maritime Training Institute which preceded construction is the Technical Assistance to establish the SVG Hospitality and Maritime Training Institute. This was awarded to Design Collaborative and commenced in March of 2011.

Three contractors, namely Avto Engineering (Bulgaria), Illuminat (Barbados) Ltd, and Boss Pro-Tec GmbH (Germany), were contracted to supply furniture and fittings for the Hospitality and Maritime Training Institute.

The purpose of the project was to establish a fully functional Maritime/Hospitality Institute with accredited training programmes designed to  adequately meet the needs of the Hospitality, Tourism and Maritime sectors in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.