Contract Help 
"Inside help" from government officials is proving to be an obstacle in the fight against corruption in tendering for contracts. Malay Contractors’ Association president Datuk Roslan Awang Chik said officials should stand firm and not budge when "pushed" by politicians. "Contractors must also meet the standards set for a particular contract.“
He said contractors would try to get favours or directions from supervising officers to ensure that the information they submit meet the criteria. "This puts the officers in a difficult position when deciding on whether to award the contract."
Roslan said an open tender system involved, among others, technical data, financial status, expertise and management. "Information leaks could occur before the presentation of the technical handout. It is known that many Bumiputera contractors do this. They lack knowledge on the contract. "It might also be due to the fact that a majority of them are sub-contractors," he added.
"There have been instances of a tender being awarded to contractor No 58. Does this mean that No 57’s bid was not correct? It seems absurd to award a tender to No 58."
Roslan said such cases probably saw some political pressure being applied on the approving body. "If the Government is serious about checking this ‘inside help’, it must look at the delivery system and make it transparent."
Inside help? Inside where, Datuk Roslan? Is it the civil servants fault or is it the politicians who sneak inside the system to direct officers to help or else ...?
Tenders awarded to no 58 out of probably 60 tenderers? We made the 57 tenderer as fools. The government might as well give away the contract without the tendering process. That would be cheaper.
"Inside help" from government officials is proving to be an obstacle in the fight against corruption in tendering for contracts. Malay Contractors’ Association president Datuk Roslan Awang Chik said officials should stand firm and not budge when "pushed" by politicians. "Contractors must also meet the standards set for a particular contract.“
He said contractors would try to get favours or directions from supervising officers to ensure that the information they submit meet the criteria. "This puts the officers in a difficult position when deciding on whether to award the contract."
Roslan said an open tender system involved, among others, technical data, financial status, expertise and management. "Information leaks could occur before the presentation of the technical handout. It is known that many Bumiputera contractors do this. They lack knowledge on the contract. "It might also be due to the fact that a majority of them are sub-contractors," he added.
"There have been instances of a tender being awarded to contractor No 58. Does this mean that No 57’s bid was not correct? It seems absurd to award a tender to No 58."
Roslan said such cases probably saw some political pressure being applied on the approving body. "If the Government is serious about checking this ‘inside help’, it must look at the delivery system and make it transparent."
Inside help? Inside where, Datuk Roslan? Is it the civil servants fault or is it the politicians who sneak inside the system to direct officers to help or else ...?
Tenders awarded to no 58 out of probably 60 tenderers? We made the 57 tenderer as fools. The government might as well give away the contract without the tendering process. That would be cheaper.
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