Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:08:24 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA ZAMBIA Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) says Government followed procedure in the procurement of the 42 fire engines. “The fire tender deal was very competitive there were 16 firms which applied but only one firm met the required standards and specifications needed,” ZPPA director-general Danies Chisenda said. Explaining ZPPA’s role, Mr Chisenda said the Ministry of Local Government followed the ZPPA procedure when it bought the 42 fire engines at US$42 million. Mr Chisenda also explained that the ministry applied to be allowed to single source but ZPPA rejected the application. He said ZPPA encouraged the Ministry of Local Government to open the tender to many bidders and this was done. Mr Chisenda said as part of the process, ZPPA did receive complaints from losing bidders but they were handled legally by a committee appointed by the authority. He said some complaints were thrown out because they […]
