Fight erupts over repairs to Makerere University building

Plans for Makerere University management to ensure the campus in Kampala, Uganda, celebrates its centenary jubilee with its main building (Ivory Tower) reconstructed could hit a snag after a firm linked to the Ruparelia Group petitioned the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) to halt the procurement process, reports New Vision.

The building, which was a prominent landmark, caught fire on 20 September 2020. In a letter dated 17 January, Mansoor Saki Atiku, the PPDA Appeals Tribunal registrar directed Makerere University Accounting Officer Yusuf Kiranda to submit all the documents related to the procurement process to the tribunal for review.

The documents that Atiku wants Makerere to share include the invitation for bids to the various bidders, bid proposals, copy of the detailed bidding document issued to the bidders, record of issue and receipt of bids, all forms related to this procurement, the evaluation report and minutes of the evaluation committee, contracts committee minutes for the procurement and all correspondence.
Full report on the New Vision site