Africa-Press – Liberia. Cogent sources within both the National Elections Commissions (NEC) and the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) have confided in this newspaper that the NEC may have to redo the reopening of all bids for all the six bidders to come back and re-demonstrate. According to a September 20th, 2022 communication, the PPCC demanded that among other things, its wants to see a video-recorded demonstration before it can give its approval for the Elections body to continue with its process.
Our sources have stated that this will likely hamper the 2023 election timeline for the December 15, 2022 start of voters’ registration.
According to reliable sources, the NEC has asked the PPCC to provide clarity on the requested scope of the re-demonstration and re-evaluation, since the PPCC did not address the questions raised by the NEC in its September 13, 2022, communication to the PPCC. This according to the NEC will enhance transparency, fairness, and accountability in the procurement process.
Questions Raised by the NEC in its September 13, 2022 Communication to the PPCC That It Says Were not Addressed
“If the PPCC still believes that bidders should be called again to redo the presentation of their enrolment and deduplication processes, the NEC raises the following concerns and seeks clarity from the PPCC:
The Commission says it prides itself in conducting free, fair, and transparent elections, and that it had worked within the confines of the law to be fair to all bidders. “Fairness to all bidders, including the joint venture bidder evaluated as most responsive, requires the NEC and the PPCC to act on the actual facts of the procurement process, and review a bidder’s submission in its entirety.
As shown in its joint submission and highlighted in this communication, the joint venture of Ekemp, INITS, and Palm has demonstrated the capacity to pre-finance and has the requisite expertise, knowledge, and experience to perform as required.”
But the PPCC in its September 20, 2022, communication to the NEC maintained its position for a video-recorded demonstration of the physical presentations, and for a reevaluation.
Consequently, the NEC has reported that it will invite all bidders to re-demonstrate as requested by the PPCC since it is the regulatory body for procurement processes.
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