CA suspends Hukuntsi tender

In a statement, CA’s director of communications and advocacy, Gideon Nkala said that the suspension comes in the wake of allegations of bid rigging on the tender.

“After conducting preliminary inquiries, the Authority is of the view that there are evident contraventions of the Compe tition Act, in particular- bid rigging and other improprieties in the award of the tender.  The Competition Authority is joined by its MoU partner DCEC in   unearthing relevant information, as the improprieties found fall within the DCEC mandate. As a consequence the execution of the tender has since been suspended pending further  steps to be advised by the Competition Authority on the matter,” he said.