The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) recommended in July the voiding of a $16.6M contract for air-conditioners after the original bid price was jacked up by 42.6% and he also proposed changes to tender procedures as a result of this tender and another.
According to documents seen by Stabroek News, CEO Bharrat Dindyal recommended the voiding of a contract with Fix-It Depot for $16.6M after a review of the process following the upping of the original bid price of $11.6M for the air conditioners.
GPL’s tender board on December 27th, 2013 awarded a contract to Fix-It Depot for the supply of cooling units for $11.6M. The bid by Fix-It was valid until January 30th this year. After the bid validity period, Fix-It advised that its bid price had risen to $16.6M, a 42.6% hike. Notification of this came on March 25th, 2014 from the Secretary of the Tender Board who emailed the
