Uganda Case Law

GAT Consults Limited v Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority (Application 17 of 2015)

GAT Consults Limited v Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority (Application 17 of 2015) [2015] UGPPDPAAT 5 (18 December 2015)

Court

Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal

Case number

Application 17 of 2015

Judge

Olive Zaare Otete - Chairperson, Moses Jurua Adriko SC - Panel Member, David Kabateraine - Panel Member, Joel Kateregga - Panel Member

The Tribunal found that the Applicant failed to explicitly demonstrate in its bid that the proposed personnel met the specific experience requirements detailed in the evaluation criteria, particularly regarding the draughts person. The Tribunal held that merely stating the personnel had worked on similar projects was insufficient; the bid needed to show compliance with each criterion. The omission was a material deviation under the PPDA Evaluation Regulations, which could not be clarified post-submission. The Tribunal also determined that the right of appeal was preserved under the PPDA Act a…

Source excerpt

• Public Procurement
• Bid Evaluation
• Administrative Review Procedure
• Material Deviation