The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Hon. Kumara Jayakody rejected claims of irregularity in a tender process, stating that under the two-envelope system the technical proposal is opened and evaluated before the financial bid. He said the initial rejection was based on technical shortcomings, the CANC first recommended WindForce, and after the Procurement Appeal Board’s directive the TEC opened Hayleys’ financial bid, which was lowest, leading the CANC to revise its recommendation. He maintained that the process complied fully with the 2006 Procurement Guidelines and said any challenge could be taken to court.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Hon. Member is speaking based on false information. In a two‑envelope system, it is not only the bid security that is opened; the technical proposal is opened and evaluated first. The rejection was not merely due to the bid security. I have the tender documents. The initial rejection related to shortcomings in the technical proposal. The process then went to the CANC, which first recommended award to WindForce. An Appeal Board exists precisely under the 2006 Procurement Guidelines. Following the PAB directive, the TEC opened the Hayleys financial bid. As it was the lowest, the CANC revised its recommendation and directed award to Hayleys Fentons. No step was bypassed; it followed procedure 100 percent. If you have an issue, you may go to court.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/771