[kictanet] [Fwd: [Fibre-for-africa] Kenya's fibre optic cable project queried]

[Eric Osiakwan]

Dr. Ndemo,

Thanks for the elaborate explanation for which i have a question and  
caution;
Q. Why is private sector, Academia and CS not represented on the  
Teams Project Committee given that it is a multi-stakeholder  
approach, correct me if am wrong?

C. As much as am for SPEED, lets make sure that we do all the checks  
and balances because some omissions may end up sticking us in the bud.

Eric here


On 14 Mar 2007, at 09:09, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:

> Dear Wakabi,
> Thank you for raising the question on whether the Ministry ignored  
> best
> practices in procurement.  The answer is No.  There are three approved
> methods of procurement, that is, open tender, selective tender and  
> single
> sourcing.  Open tender you have got to adverise and any interested  
> party
> can bid to supply service.  It is a lengthy procedure (takes a  
> minimum 45
> days).  It is the most competitive of all.  Logically it applies to  
> goods
> that can be obtained from many sources.
>
> Selective tendering however, is mostly applied to a sitiation where  
> the
> popolation of the suppliers is limited as in Marine works.  There  
> are two
> companies, that is, Tyco and Alcatel that have the necesary  
> experience to
> do such jobs.  There are three other companies, that is, NEC,  
> Fujistu and
> Global Marine/Huaweii that are usually subcontracted by the larger  
> two.
> They have limited experience compared to the big two.  Therefore it  
> would
> have been absolutely non sense and wasteful to advertise for the  
> the works
> in the local papers.
>
> Single sourcing is used where there is only one supplier of service/ 
> good
> or where there is an emergence.  The committee which is tasked with  
> the
> Teams project comprising the Investment Secretary, Director,  
> Directorate
> of Procurement, MD Telkom, Solocitor General, and CCK Director General
> agreed to fast track the project by seeking authority from Treasury to
> procure Detailed Feasibility Study (DFS), Detailed Technical Study  
> (DTS),
> and The Mirine Survey (MS)using the later methods and subjected  
> Financial
> Arrager (FA) tender to an open tender.
>
> If you look at the overall project, the four services DFS, DTS, MS  
> and FA
> are crucial to determining the time the project takes.  Three of these
> projects DFS, DTS, and FA are complete and once the MS is complete, it
> would enable us to procure the supply contract with sufficient  
> knowledge.
> Secoindly, whoever is awarded the contract, will actually immediately
> procure the material since all the information is available.
>
> The argument that the MS is given along with the Suply contract  
> does not
> hold water since there are many cable networks that have used the  
> model.
> EASSY for example will not know the material requirement until the  
> MS is
> complete.  In technical terms they are several months behind Teams.
>
> You must understand that there are several interested parties, some  
> who
> want to make quick bucks.  Ask yourself:  what is it they are  
> seeing that
> our people can't see?  Consider Germany cable operators bagging in  
> more
> that 6 billion euros in the last world cup in one month.  My friend we
> need a serious talk.  Seriously, if I had my way, I would give the  
> entire
> works as a tunkey project.  By now we could be at least three  
> months to
> getting connected.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Bitange Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
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