This follows the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB's) rejection of a retroactive appointment of the company which was to be paid P421,894.48 for work done from October 28, 2020 to November 10, 2020.
This translates to just over P35,157.00 per day. While the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) stated that there is nothing amiss with the arraangement, PPADB said it rejected the award due to irregularities. According to a notice from PPADB, the application was submitted by the Ministry on October 18, 2021 and a decision to not approve was made on October 21, 2021. Responding to a questionnaire from Mmegi, PPADB said the tender was not urgent and necessary hence the non approval. “In terms of Section 44 (2) and (3) of the PPADB Act as read with Section 3 of the PPADB (Retroactive Approvals) Order of 2012, the Board may by resolution approve, retroactively, a bid or invitation to tender issued by a procuring or a disposing entity where the job to be performed by a selected contractor or the service to be provided by a selected service provider is urgent and necessary: (a) to protect life; or (b) to protect the environment. In the matter at hand, the request for retroactive approval is not in line with the above cited provisions,” PPADB Public Relations and Education Manager Charles Keikotlhae said.
