Uganda Case Law

Rhino Engineering Works Limited v Otuke District Local Government (Application 24 of 2024)

Rhino Engineering Works Limited v Otuke District Local Government (Application 24 of 2024) [2024] UGPPDPAAT 22 (30 May 2024)

Court

Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal

Case number

Application 24 of 2024

Judges

Nerima, Panel Member, Isanga, Nuwagira, Kalumba, Kyarisiima

The Tribunal found that the applicant had locus standi to bring a direct application due to a reasonable belief that the respondent's Accounting Officer could not impartially handle the complaint, given unresolved issues from a previous contract. The evaluation process was fundamentally flawed: the impugned Evaluation Committee was not properly nominated or approved, and the use of Alebtong District's Contracts Committee lacked a written agreement. The respondent disqualified the applicant's bid for reasons extraneous to the stated evaluation criteria, violating statutory requirements that ev…

Source excerpt

• Public Procurement Review
• Evaluation Committee Appointment
• Conflict Of Interest
• Bid Disqualification
• Due Diligence Requirements