Blackout on contract awards

No information has been released for several weeks now by the government on contract awards despite repeated promises to do so.

Contractors have expressed concern over the non-disclosure as many who spoke with Stabroek News last Tuesday, at the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), say that while they learn through the media who bid for contracts, they are at a loss as to who eventually wins.  The declaration of the winner is a pivotal aspect of the transparency process.

“After you bid here, if you don’t win you don’t know who win…only if you take it on