<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Dr. Ndemo,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanks for the elaborate explanation for which i have a question and caution;</DIV><DIV>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?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Eric here</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 14 Mar 2007, at 09:09, <A href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dear Wakabi,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thank you for raising the question on whether the Ministry ignored best</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">practices in procurement.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The answer is No.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>There are three approved</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">methods of procurement, that is, open tender, selective tender and single</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">sourcing.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Open tender you have got to adverise and any interested party</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">can bid to supply service.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>It is a lengthy procedure (takes a minimum 45</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">days).<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>It is the most competitive of all.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Logically it applies to goods</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">that can be obtained from many sources.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Selective tendering however, is mostly applied to a sitiation where the</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">popolation of the suppliers is limited as in Marine works.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>There are two</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">companies, that is, Tyco and Alcatel that have the necesary experience to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">do such jobs.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>There are three other companies, that is, NEC, Fujistu and</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Global Marine/Huaweii that are usually subcontracted by the larger two.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">They have limited experience compared to the big two.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Therefore it would</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">have been absolutely non sense and wasteful to advertise for the the works</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">in the local papers.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Single sourcing is used where there is only one supplier of service/good</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">or where there is an emergence.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The committee which is tasked with the</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Teams project comprising the Investment Secretary, Director, Directorate</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">of Procurement, MD Telkom, Solocitor General, and CCK Director General</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">agreed to fast track the project by seeking authority from Treasury to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">procure Detailed Feasibility Study (DFS), Detailed Technical Study (DTS),</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">and The Mirine Survey (MS)using the later methods and subjected Financial</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arrager (FA) tender to an open tender.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If you look at the overall project, the four services DFS, DTS, MS and FA</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">are crucial to determining the time the project takes.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Three of these</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">projects DFS, DTS, and FA are complete and once the MS is complete, it</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">would enable us to procure the supply contract with sufficient knowledge.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Secoindly, whoever is awarded the contract, will actually immediately</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">procure the material since all the information is available.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The argument that the MS is given along with the Suply contract does not</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">hold water since there are many cable networks that have used the model.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">EASSY for example will not know the material requirement until the MS is</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">complete.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>In technical terms they are several months behind Teams.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">You must understand that there are several interested parties, some who</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">want to make quick bucks.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Ask yourself:<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>what is it they are seeing that</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">our people can't see?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Consider Germany cable operators bagging in more</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">that 6 billion euros in the last world cup in one month.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>My friend we</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">need a serious talk.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Seriously, if I had my way, I would give the entire</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">works as a tunkey project.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>By now we could be at least three months to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">getting connected.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Regards</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Bitange Ndemo.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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