The Tribunal struck out an application challenging Jinja City Council’s cancellation of a procurement, holding it lacked jurisdiction because the cancellation complied with the PPDA Act.
The Tribunal found that the applicant's initial complaint regarding disqualification was time-barred, but a new cause of action arose with the cancellation of the procurement, for which the applicant complied with statutory timelines. The Tribunal held that while it cannot review the merits of a cancellation under section 75, it retains jurisdiction to examine whether the cancellation was effected in accordance with the law. Upon review of the Contracts Committee minutes and memos, the Tribunal determined that there was no valid decision by the Contracts Committee to cancel the procurement, a…
