GOVT ROADS MATERIAL SUPPLIER WANTED

MBABANE – Government has presented a business opportunity which could result in a contract with a duration of 12 months for the supply and delivery of construction materials.

The Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) published that Ministry of Public Works and Transport Principal Secretary (PS) Khangeziwe Mabuza explained that tenderers must be eligible to tender and be qualified and capable to perform the resulting contract prior to being awarded a contract.
It was stated that unless otherwise stated in the tender data sheet the tenderer was encouraged to visit the sites at their own risk and cost to ensure that they are fully aware of the site conditions.

Mabuza mentioned that it would be the responsibility of the tenderer to examine all instructions, forms, terms, and specifications in the tendering documents.
“Failure to furnish all information required by the tendering documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tendering documents will be at the tenderer’s risk and may result in the rejection of its tender,” Mabuza said.

Stipulated

 It was stipulated that the tenderer would bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender, and the employer would in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Tendering process.
It was mentioned that tenderers should note that government has embarked on a ‘procurement reform programme’ with the objective of achieving greater transparency, accountability and value for money in the use of public funds.

 “Tenderers participating in public procurement at all times are to abide by their obligations and are not to commit or abet corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices.
Tenderers should be aware that a tenderer, who engages in corrupt, collusive, fraudulent or coercive practices, will have their proposals rejected and may further be subject to prosecution under the laws of Eswatini,” Mabuza warned.

Reiterated

It was reiterated that government has recently put in place an Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate specific instances of alleged corrupt, collusive, fraudulent or coercive procurement practices.
 Corrupt practice was defined as the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of anything of value to influence the action of a public officer in the procurement process or in contract execution.

 Collusive practice means a scheme or arrangement between two or more tenderers, with or without the knowledge of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, designed to establish tender prices at artificial, non-competitive levels.
 Meanwhile, fraudulent practice refers to misrepresentation or omission of facts in order to influence a procurement process or the execution of a contract.

Evaluation

Mabuza added that during evaluation of the tenders, the ministry may, at its discretion, ask the tenderer for a clarification.
“The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing, and no change in the prices or substance of the Tender shall be sought, offered, or permitted. Tenderers who do not respond to requests for clarification will have their tenders rejected,” added Mabuza.

Tenders must be delivered to the offices of Tender Board, Treasury Building, before 9.00 hours on Friday October 11, 2019 and deposited in the treasury tender box.

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