[kictanet] Board cancels tender awarded to Olive Technologies to supply Standard One

[steve mutuvi]

I hope the tendering process will this time round be above board.


On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @GG,
>
> another opportunity for the ICT Authority to take over this project. I
> know ministry of education feels it is their "stronghold" but I think they
> need help.
>
> I wish I could say "I told you so" - but unfortunately it is my 25B Ksh
> being played around with. Every Kenyan loses in these high-stakes type of
> games.
>
> walu.
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 3/11/14, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: [kictanet] Board cancels tender awarded to Olive Technologies to
> supply Standard One
>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>  Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 7:05 PM
>
>
>
>
>  The Public Procurement Administrative Review
>  Board has cancelled the tender award to Indian firm Olive
>  Technologies to supply and install laptops for Standard One
>  Pupils. In a ruling made Wednesday afternoon, the board
>  chaired by Josephine Mong'are reversed the tender and
>  ordered the procurement committee to retender within 45
>  days. The board said its decision was informed by the fact
>  that Olive Technologies lacked financial ability to carry
>  out the project.
>
>
> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000106648&story_title=standard-one-laptops-tender-cancelled
>
>
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