The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has taken umbrage at criticisms of its prequalification of companies for the construction of the Wales natural gas plant, with officials saying that simply checking the board’s website and those of companies that bid would clear up any doubts.
“You have someone going bold in public to say that a company’s name was not submitted when a simple check with other companies or our website would clear that up. We don’t like that because image is everything,” an NPTAB official, who did not want to be named, told Stabroek News yesterday.
“Don’t take my word or don’t take [name of person] word. Check for yourself. We make it a duty to upload as soon tenders are opened. You know too that the media is there and representatives from companies, so to hear this now is another thing,” the upset official added.
