Dear Editor,
Well, it seems the verdict is in (or out) on the long awaited Tepui contract award issue. So while it appears there were major breaches in its award, the contract, having been signed, there is nothing in the statutory framework which allows for it to ‘revoke, rescind, recall or any in any way alter, suspend or stop the contract once entered’ (SN April 17). So a bad contract was signed but it cannot be revoked or it seems even varied. This is like the oil contract. You know it is bad but it won’t or can’t be varied. One has to do in part with sanctity of contract obligations while the other ‘privity of contract issues arise’. The legal framework which allows a bad contract to stand, in view of breaches in its award, is bad in itself and of poor recourse to citizens, who are saddled with another bad contract.
Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed
