Tshwane committee to scrutinise catering contracts
The bid adjudication committee of the City of Tshwane is expected to meet this week to scrutinise the work done by service providers contracted to serve food to the homeless at temporary shelters during the lockdown.
At least 18 000 people were accommodated in 24 temporary shelters set up by local government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The information regarding the planned committee meeting emerged during a meeting between the service providers, acting City manager Mmaseabata Mutlaneng and Head Administrator Mpho Nawa.
The meeting will be convened in the wake of disputes over payments for the catering rendered on behalf of the City. The City claimed invoices presented were exorbitant, and could not be justified.
The City further raised concerns that the procurement procedure followed before the appointment of the catering contracts could be awarded was flawed.
Service providers were also accused of having worked without purchase orders which were supposed to reflect the type of service procured by the City and its cost.
Nawa and Mutlaneng met service providers after last week’s drama at Tshwane House, where a woman stripped naked to protest against being removed from the building by the metro police.
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