The procurement commission says it has not received any updates from the NDIA on the controversial pump station contract awarded to Tepui Inc and it has therefore raised this matter with Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.
It gave this response in reply to question from the Sunday Stabroek.
When it investigated the award of the pump station contract to Tepui, the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) had cited privity of contract as preventing it from taking more decisive action in the matter.
It had however recommended a pathway through which the contract could be cancelled if the work was not done in a satisfactory manner.
Recommendation VII in the PPC’s report of April 16, 2024 stated: