Bidder challenges KRA tender award

The procurement of an Integrated Customs Management System (ICMS) is headed for yet another round of battle, only hours after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced it had signed a contract with the firm that had clinched the deal. One of the bidders, Web Fountain sent a statement indicating that the action by KRA to sign the contract was a nullity that would ‘certainly’ be challenged in court.

The firm through their lawyer Gethenji Marete said the contract had been irregularly procured. “We can confirm that we have instructions to appeal the decision of the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) delivered on July 14, 2015 and pursue our client remedies as by law provided,” he said. “KRA’s haste to enter into a contract is bemusing given the very pertinent findings of the PPARB regarding the procurement process including the legality of Trademark East Africa’s (TMEA) engagement.”