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were no significant changes to the two technical proposals
between the initial tender and the re-tender. In the retender
document two consultants from the awarded
company misrepresented that they have worked with the
firm for more than 12 months, which to a large extent
improved their score. Also it was noted that the Principal
Consultant of awarded company is a member of the TCRA
Review Panel and this was not disclosed in the proposal
stage apart from a comment from one tender board
member. This was not reviewed to establish whether or not
a conflict of interest exists and declaration to that effect
had not been done. We consider the tender process to lack
openness, transparency and equality among players in
procurement which conclusively caused gross violation of
Public Procurement Act, 2004 and its regulations which
require responsible authority to conduct an independent
investigate on the tender and take appropriate action.
7.2.2 National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Questionable procurement of security services from
Alliance Day and Night Ltd.
During the year under audit, the Fund procured security
services for guarding its offices and estates country wide.
The result of evaluation committee submitted to the
tender board meeting held on 13 th August, 2007 proposed
the winners for the lots that Alliance security bided as
detailed in the table below:-
Region LOT
No.
Arusha (2 offices) 5
Kilimanjaro (5
Offices )
7
Bidder Evaluatio
n results
(ranking)
Pentagon Security 1
Aliance day and Night 2
Bullwark 3
Pentagon 1
Aliance day and Night 2
Tabora (2 sites ) 9 Aliance day and night 1
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