By BUUMBA CHIMBULUZESCO did not locally advertise bids for the supply and delivery of nine and 12 metre wooden poles for use by its construction division, thereby overlooking local companies adept with the capacity to meet the procurement demand.Primarily, the opportunity was not locally advertised before it was extended to foreign companies to substantiate that no local capacity existed, according to the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) Chief Executive Officer, Florence Muleya.Ms Muleya said following extensive consultation with ZAM members, the association had noted that the decision to only engage foreign suppliers had overlooked local suppliers of wooden poles.“Primarily, the opportunity was not locally advertised before it was extended to foreign companies, to substantiate that no local capacity existed. This stood to disadvantage local companies adept with the capacity to meet the procurement demand,” she said.Ms Muleya stated that one of the ZAM members, a major supplier of treated wooden electrical poles to Zesco for […]
Zesco didn’t advertise poles’ order – ZAM
