Ftown council wins P25 million disputed tender case :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: The City of Francistown Council (COFC) has prevailed against a contractor who took the municipality to court over a tender row to supply, maintain and install street lights at Gerald Estates.

The contractor, Lejala Electrical (Pty) Ltd had taken COFC, the chairperson of COFC tender appeals board and Powacom (Pty) Ltd respectively to court in an urgent application to stop the municipality from awarding a P25 million tender to Powacom (Pty) Ltd.

The tender was initially awarded to Lejala who scored the highest number of points after bidding, but the decision was reversed after Powacom made an appeal before the tender appeals board which subsequently gave the tender to Powacom. Reading only the operative part of the ruling on Tuesday, Justice Lot Moroka said the matter was not urgent and should have been pursued using the normal court process.

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