Prime Minister (PM) Mark Phillips has declined to answer why an entity that comes under his office refused to supply information that had been requested by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in relation to a probe of a complaint by Akamai Inc.
The Hinterland Electrification Com-pany Inc (HECI) which comes under the PM’s office had been cited by the PPC for not complying with a time-bound request for information on the Akamai case. HECI was the procuring company and documents were sought from it and the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). HECI’s refusal to supply information was referred to in a summary of the PPC’s findings.
On Thursday, Stabroek News contacted Chief Executive Officer of HECI, Horace Williams for an explanation on why it did not comply with the request from the PPC for information. Williams then referred Stabroek News to Phillips for a response. When contacted, the PM referred Stabroek News to Williams but was he was told that Williams had referred the newspaper to him.