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The ZESCO Procurement Committee at its Special Meeting quantity 5 (5) for the 2024 monetary yr held on 31 October 2024 permitted the request to award the contract for the availability and supply of wood poles on a one (1) yr working contract as proven within the Table under.

It is the intention of the Procuring Entity to put contracts with the named bidders after 5 (5) working days from the date of notification given under in keeping with the Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020 and the Public Procurement Amendment Act No. 17 of 2023.

Contraversy has nevertheless risen as one of many “local” corporations has two Zambians and a Spanish shareholder which signifies that the entity is non 100% citizen bidders if we observe Open National Bidding (ONB) tender pointers which offer that the primary line is citizen bidders.

It is barely after the firstline fails that the second line tier ONB native bidders affords come into image.

That bidders quoted in Zambian Kwacha however the award was given a contract in South African Rands!

The succesful bidders embody; Inverter Energy Zambia which have provide of bids of R32million, R29million and R22million.