The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has suspended 6 suppliers/bidders from participating in public procurement for a period of 1 year for submitting false insurance bid bonds in the tender for the construction of various projects in Kaputa District under the 2021 Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
The affected suppliers are Wittingtone Contractors and Suppliers, Benarm General Dealers, Kejora Contractors Limited, Chisonto Distributors and General Dealers, Vinaka general Dealers and Contractors and Sichisi General Dealers Limited.
ZPPA Principal Officer – Public Relations Inutu Mushambatwa explains that facts of the matter were that a complaint was received by ZPPA highlighting various irregularities and allegations which bordered on corruption and submission of false information in a procurement process undertaken by Kaputa Town Council.
Ms. Mushambatwa says upon receipt of the complaint, ZPPa instituted an investigation into the submission of false insurance bid bonds for CDF construction projects floated by Kaputa Town Council in 2021.
She says the investigations revealed that the aforementioned bidders used an agent to obtain the insurance bonds that were submitted to Kaputa Town Council and the said bonds were not genuinely issued by Goldman Insurance Limited.
Ms. Mushambatwa says further, ZPPA noted that during the evaluation of the tender, Kaputa Town Council established that the insurance bid bonds that were submitted by the suppliers and contractors were not authentic, however, the council requested the bidders to re-submit genuine bid securities which was contrary to regulations 99 (1) and 101(3) (c) of the Public Procurement Regulations, 2022.
She explains that further, the authority noted that after the re-submission of new securities, Kaputa Town Council proceeded with the re-evaluation process and subsequently awarded the tenders for the CDF projects.
some company names like Wittingtone Contractors can unwittingly sell you out
Companies run by pf supporters selectively kicked out so that hh friends win contracts
Very good……….
Corruption must be weeded out at the source……….
Surely not even one Chinese construction company on that list ….anyway these are small companies in a small town bidding for small CDF contracts..we want ZPPA doing the same on a national scale.
After the videos of PF violence uncovered and being broadcast constantly by Koswe on FB……….
We expect more arrests by the authorities……….
Least we forget and history repeats itself, just like how the Jewish nation constantly reminds the world of Nazi evil…………
Koswe on FB is doing just that……….
constantly reminding us of the dangers of caders taking over and their brutality against zambians……….
How do you still give the contract when the said companies lied??? What’s joke of a Council. Kaputa, you can do better. It’s probably council workers moved from Lusaka, shameful. Good on them, ZPPA should go further and fine them.