Following sustained opposition by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to the city parking meter project, contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS) has dismissed the criticisms as “self-serving and uninformed” while maintaining that both the capital and its residents would see benefits.
In recent advertisements, the PSC highlighted “flaws” it found in the deal, while saying there is “impropriety and secrecy surrounding the planning and arrival” of the project, that it by-passed national procurement legislation and procedures and that the city did not manage to strike a lucrative deal.
The ads came after a call for the city to reconsider the project but SCS, in a statement issued yesterday, maintained that in
