By James Kamala
THE Public
Procurement Appeals Authority (PPAA), has ordered Air Tanzania Company
limited (ATCL), to restart a 13bn/-tender process to run business
lounges at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), over
suspecting lack of experience by a company awarded the tender to run
such
business.
The decision came
as an appealing case filed to PPAA by Ms VIA aviation joint venturing
with National Aviation that ATCL bent rules to awarding tender to
Tourvest Holdings Limited, saying that the company's experience in
carrying out such a deal was of no sufficient evidence.
"The Experience
testimonials attached in the proposed bidder's tender indicate that the
firm's activities are mostly based on tourism and printing business and
not airport lounges.
The proposed bidder
did not indicate it its bid, accomplice with five years' experience as
required by clause 4.1 of the terms of reference," reads the ruling by
PPAA panelist under chairmanship of Judge (Rtd) Sauda Mjasiri.
The ruling further
sighted that the tender awardee M/s Tourvest holding had attached letter
that it has been providing airport lounge services under the name of
Alba Easy Lounge but there were no substantial proof of that effect,
there were no legal documents establishing the legal relationship
between the duo companies.
"In view of our
findings on issue No.2 we hereby nullify the intended award to the
proposed bidder. In the circumstance, the respondent (ATCL), is hereby
ordered to restart the Tender process in accordance with the law," the
Panel said further.
The respondent
(ATCL), lost the case after MS VIA aviation, whose tender application
was disqualified at preliminary evaluation level for falling to submit
tax clearance certificate, where it decided to seek for PPAA
intervention where ATCL lost the case and ordered to restart the
process.
When reached for
comments, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) said
there were no complaints of such so far.
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