The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday defended the award of the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School to Kares Engineer-ing Inc, stating that it was the lowest responsive bid.
On August 24, the $566.9 million contract was signed by the Ministry of Education and Kares Engineering for the reconstruction of the school which was destroyed by fire. The awarding of the contract to Kares has raised questions owing to the company’s poor performance on the Kato Secondary School in 2012.
The NPTAB statement came in response to Tuesday’s Stabroek News Editorial which called on it to defend the award of the project to Kares.
