Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran yesterday evaded questions about whether procurement rules had been broken when Surendra Engineer-ing’s bid to build a specialty hospital was accepted despite the fact that security was to be provided by a foreign bank.
Competitor for the contract Fedders-Lloyd Corpora-tion has indicated that it plans to protest the contract award since Surendra did not meet the specified criteria to participate in the bidding process.
Health Ministry Perma-nent Secretary Leslie Cadogan said yesterday,
