PPADB-Zac in P330m tender dispute

The PPADB moved to the Court of Appeal after the High Court nullified its decision to deny Zac a P330 million infrastructure development contract for the Ministry of Lands in Metsimotlhabe Block 4. On Tuesday this week, Court of Appeal heard that the PPADB defied a recommendation by the ministry to give the job to the company on the grounds that none of the bidders had met all the requirements of the Invitation To Tender (ITT).

In October last year, the High Court ordered that the tender be given to Zac. The court stating that it was improper for the PPADB to cancel the award after engineers from the ministry in conjunction with consulting engineers had collectively considered Zac to be compliant in all respects. After the ruling, the PPADB moved to the Court of Appeal arguing that Zac’s application for judicial review at the High Court was premature.