Tender disputes inconveniences North West pupils

Uyapo Ndadi.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Uyapo Ndadi.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Over 15 primary schools in the North West District Council are suffering the aftermath of a tender(s) dispute for work to build classrooms in 2018.

Subsequently, the dispute that played out on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal (CoA) where five construction companies have taken the council to Court has delayed the building of classrooms for schools, a move that has been reported to be affecting the welfare of pupils due to lack of classroom accommodation for learning.

The companies, which are Dupa Enterprises Corporation, L & H Construction, Julu Investments, Cornicles Building Construction, and Chareu Investment, that were awarded the tender individually for different schools took the council to Court asking for review after the cancellation of the tenders without any reasons.

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