Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill yesterday defended the system used to award government contracts, saying it is open, transparent and with no preferential treatment given to friends of the party in government.
Edghill told participants at a Procurement Evaluator Training Session at the Guyana International Conference Centre that the procurement system is open and transparent, when compared to any jurisdiction in the Caribbean or even in Latin America. “…We advertise, sealed bids are deposited in the bid box, all bidders or their representatives can be present, the media is present, the bids price is announced for all to hear. There is no backroom wheeling and dealing and we should not allow any person in this country
