False start for Malombe's
CLIDIP, Dams projects
KITUI Governor Dr Julius Malombe has cancelled the Kitui Community level infrastructure development program (CLIDIP) for 2022/2023
The cancellation now throws into turmoil Dr Malombe's development agenda and it unlikely that the planned CLIDIP projects will inspire confidence in his second term. By the time the applicants return their papers, after the re-advertisement, followed by evaluation and awarding, it is likely that Kitui will be restive, if not confused. Certainly this means there will an overlap with the planning for financial year 2023/2024.
Tenders for the CLIDP program were advertised fairly late- on March 6, 2023 and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority(PPRA) deemed the advertisement as dead on arrival. It then flagged the notice, citing four areas that must be corrected.
A notice published on Monday by the Office of the Kitui County Secretary and signed by Acting County Secretary Mrs Agnes Mulewa says the PPRA had issued an advisory to the County Government of Kitui that the CLIDIP and Sand Dam projects for 2022/2023 be cancelled and re-advertised.
The PPRA had demanded that the Malombe Government provides enhanced clarity on reservation of the tenders within various wards, that the advert ensures technical evaluation criteria of the advertised tenders is inclusive of critical technical competence requirements such as qualified, competent manpower and equipment and that the advertiser uploads tender documents with relevant specifications and drawings.
Finally, PPRA required the advertiser ensures National Certification is a mandatory requirement for building and civil infrastructural works. It means that the previous advert defective and fell far below the requirements, putting in doubt the integrity component of the tendering procedure, let alone the possible outcomes when the projects are implemented.
Mrs Mulewa explained that the advertised tenders had to be cancelled and re-advertised after complying with the PPRA diections. "Please not the bidders who participated in the cancelled tenders will be required to apply afresh. Any inconvenience caused is regretted", she concluded.
