{"id":23154,"date":"2022-07-21T22:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T03:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=23154"},"modified":"2022-07-21T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:12:50","slug":"udecott-clarifies-e-tender-glitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/udecott-clarifies-e-tender-glitch\/","title":{"rendered":"UDeCOTT clarifies e-tender glitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n

THE Urban Development Corporation of T&T (UDeCOTT) yesterday defended its e-tendering submissions for the redevelopment of the Port of Spain General Hospital Central Block project and states that no amendments to submissions were made to any of three proponents.<\/p>\n

It was reported in a daily newspaper over the weekend that on May 20, which was the deadline for the submission of bids, two bidders and their respective prices were listed as successfully uploaded on the e-tender platform.<\/p>\n

That platform is managed by UDeCOTT but technologically supported by the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT).<\/p>\n

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However, an issue reportedly arose on May 23 when the successful bidders, Yorke Structures and Steel Structures, were informed that a third company was also in the running and would be making a presentation on the same day.<\/p>\n

In a news release yesterday, UDeCOTT said the Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued via e-Tender on April 19, 2022 to the following five proponents companies:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Yorke Structures Ltd<\/p>\n

\u2022 Steel Structures Ltd<\/p>\n

\u2022 Universal Structures Ltd<\/p>\n

\u2022 Metal-X Engineering Ltd<\/p>\n

\u2022 Francis-Lau Construction<\/p>\n

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The State-owned company said both Metal-X Engineering Ltd and Francis-Lau Construction, indicated that they did not intend to submit a proposal.<\/p>\n

It noted that the e-tender closed on Friday, May 20, at 4 p.m, at which time, no further tender submissions or modifications could be or were submitted.<\/p>\n

The company indicated that at 4.05 p.m on the said Friday, the e-tender box was opened and the online e-Tender register showed Yorke Structures Ltd and Steel Structures Ltd as the successful tender submissions.<\/p>\n

However, checks of UDeCOTT\u2019s e-tender server logs recorded that three receipts were issued, one to each of three proponents confirming that three tender submissions were successfully uploaded at the following times all on the Friday. The e-tender server logs reported submissions by Yorke Structures Ltd at 11.47 a.m.; Universal Structures Ltd at 12.16 p.m. and Steel Structures Ltd at 2.24 p.m.<\/p>\n

It noted that the company immediately contacted the owner and manager of the e-tender software, TSTT, to explain this discrepancy.<\/p>\n

UDeCOTT explained that it received an e-mail from TSTT at 6.13 p.m on May 20, providing information which confirmed that UDeCOTT\u2019s e-tender server longs were in fact correct and there were in fact three tender submissions received at the times identified. TSTT was asked to provide a written explanation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn Monday May 23, meetings were convened with all three proponents as part of the tender evaluation process. These matters were explained to the proponents and no queries were raised,\u201d the release further added.<\/p>\n

UDeCOTT indicated that that it received TSTT\u2019s written explanation by letter dated Thursday, May 26, indicating that TSTT \u201cdirectly attributes this to a temporary disruption in Internet connectivity during the upload process\u201d which led to the online e-tender register initially showing two tender submissions as opposed to the three that were in fact successfully uploaded on the Friday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUDeCOTT reaffirms that its procurement process is consistent with its core values of good governance and integrity and the management of the project will continue to be undertaken in a transparent and cost effective manner,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

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Trinidad and Tobago THE Urban Development Corporation of T&T (UDeCOTT) yesterday defended its e-tendering submissions for the redevelopment of the Port of Spain General Hospital Central Block project and states…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":23198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[146,71,137],"class_list":["post-23154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-procedures","tag-procurement","tag-trinidad-and-tobago"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1024px-Vw_engine_check-Wikimedia-Commons.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-61s","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23165,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/moonilal-wants-probe-into-posgh-contract-bid\/","url_meta":{"origin":23154,"position":0},"title":"Moonilal wants probe into PoSGH contract bid","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"July 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Trinidad and Tobago \u00a0 Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal believes a technical glitch which caused the Urban Development Corporation (UDECOTT) e-tender platform to introduce a third bidder on the Port-of-Spain General Hospital Central Block project, days after the bidding was closed, should be immediately investigated, as the matter points\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buildings-construction-cranes-Juhasz-Imre-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buildings-construction-cranes-Juhasz-Imre-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buildings-construction-cranes-Juhasz-Imre-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buildings-construction-cranes-Juhasz-Imre-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23159,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/jcc-to-government-stop-procrastinating-on-office-of-procurement-regulator\/","url_meta":{"origin":23154,"position":1},"title":"JCC to Government \u2013Stop procrastinating on Office of Procurement Regulator","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"July 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Trinidad and Tobago \u00a0 THE Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry (JCC) has responded to the alleged tender glitch for Udecott\u2019s e-tendering submissions for the Port of Spain General Hospital Central Block project. 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