PDS replacement: Minority opposes gov’t’s quest to use restrictive tendering

The minority in parliament is opposing government’s pursuit to use restrictive tendering in selecting a private partner to manage the power sector in the country.

A government statement announcing the cancellation of the PDS contract said: “Whilst recognizing the prerogative of the MCC in the determination of a particular procurement method in the selection of a PSP, in view of the limited time (approximately two years) until the expiration of the Compact II Program, Ghana hereby recommends the adoption by the MCC/MiDA of a restricted tender process to replace PDS.

“This restricted tender process shall be undertaken timeously by fast-tracking some of the processes without compromising the integrity and transparency of the procurement processes”.

But reacting to this, former deputy power minister, John Jinapor said “even when we had enough time to do the right thing, look at the mess this government created by themselves? We don’t think restricted tender is the way to go, the interest of Ghana must be considered first at all time”.