As questions continue to swirl in relation to the award of the $566.9 million contract to Kares Engineering Inc for the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School, a source at the national tender board told Stabroek News yesterday that despite Kares’ disastrous work on the Kato Secondary School, their hands are tied.
The source explained that the National Procurement and Tender Adminis-tration Board (NPTAB) is responsible for overseeing the procurement process but dealing with errant contractors falls within the remit of the procuring entities and the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). The source said that the NPTAB Evaluation Committee cannot consider any complaints.