The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) should be blamed for the flawed awarding of a juice contract for public schools to a Suriname company ahead of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), according to former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran.
He also says that the law should be amended to allow companies that protest contract awards and win their cases to be adequately compensated and not just given a reimbursement for the preparation of their protest documents.
“This is indeed regrettable and points to the inadequacy of the law in providing relief to contractors and suppliers if they are unfairly treated,” Goolsarran told Stabroek News in an interview.
