The Central Agency for Public Tenders has rejected grievances from a group of companies that are barred from participating in tenders floated by the Ministry of Social Affairs, despite the Public Authority for Manpower lifting the suspension on its files which were slapped due to labor violations.
In response to the grievances submitted by the companies, the CAPT confirmed the decision to bar these companies from participation was correct, saying PAM had suspended the files of these companies before the contracts were awarded.
However, responsible PAM sources told Al-Qabas there was coordination CAPT on the necessity government contracts can be awarded based on a ‘To Whom It May Concern certificate issued by the authority stating there is no moratorium on the tender file concerning one of the violations mentioned in Article 10 of Law No. 6 of 2010 regarding work in the private sector.
Regarding the tender for the mechanization of the social welfare sector of the Ministry of Social Affairs within the development plan, the sources said that the ministry had requested awarding the tender to the fifth-lowest bidder provide the bidder conforms to the conditions and technical specifications, forb286,000 dinars, while the decision on the ministry’s request was postponed until a mechanism for calculating the estimated cost was presented.
