NO CONTRACT TO CHINA HARBOUR FOR SANTA ROSA

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The Housing Development Corporation says it has not awarded any contract to China Harbour Engineering Company T&T Limited.   The HDC further states that procurement procedures have been strictly followed.   Alicia Boucher has the details.

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00:00According to the Housing Development Corporation, an open bidding process has

00:03been used for the Santa Rosa housing project, for which no contract has been

00:08awarded at this time, including to China Harbor Engineering Company TNT Limited.

00:12The HCC says the procurement process has been rigorous and in line with the

00:16Office of Procurement Regulations. The HCC further adds that all participating

00:21companies are registered under that office. The corporation is refuting

00:25claims made by former Housing Minister Dr. Rudal Munilao that the process was

00:30clandestine and the $475.8 million contract was awarded to a

00:35tainted Chinese company. The HCC calls such statements inflammatory, inaccurate

00:40and designed to bring the HCC into odium and public ridicule. The HCC says package

00:46one for the design-build contract for the Santa Rosa development was advertised

00:51in the newspaper, following which the request for proposal was posted to the

00:56HCC's e-tender platform. According to the HCC, it contains specific

01:00information including the deadline for submissions. The corporation says the

01:05tender was then evaluated by an independent evaluation committee

01:09comprising two technical subject matter experts, one financial officer and a

01:15procurement officer and a recommendation was then made by that committee. The

01:20recommendation then went to the named procurement officer and the Procurement

01:24Disposal and Advisory Committee before it was sent to the accounting officer

01:28for approval. The HCC says, once approved, the intention to award

01:33initiated the standstill period which commenced on July 31st 2024. It must be

01:40noted that the intention to award is still currently in a standstill period

01:44and no contract has been awarded. In this regard, the HCC outlines that

01:50there was no involvement in the process from the HCC's Board of Directors, the

01:54Minister of Housing and the Minister in the Ministry. The HCC is expressing

01:59confidence in the procurement process that was used.

02:03Alicia Boucher, TV6 News

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