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    "id": 34623,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34623/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 26,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": "The Procurement unit relied on Section 32 of the Act which allows the use results of a prequalification procedure used by another public entity. To this effect, the unit used a list of pre-qualified building contractors in the current register maintained by the Ministry of Public Works. The procurement unit sent bids to ten pre-qualified bidders and out of the ten, nine responded. The bids for the respondents were opened in the presence of the bidders or their representatives and they all signed the attendance list. The nine bids were then subjected to technical evaluation based on the Bill of Quantities supplied under the following criteria:- (a) The bidder must appear in the Ministry of Public Works current building contractor list and proof of registration, mandatory category D and above. (b) Proof of works of similar magnitude undertaken in the last five years. (c) Have adequate and key personnel for the specified type of work. (d) Have sound financial standing and adequate access to bank credit line. (e) Tax compliance certificate. (f) Fill the confidential business questionnaires. (g) Fill the tender form. After the analysis based on the technical evaluation, the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder M/s Centre Start Company Limited at a construction sum of Kshs122,068,734.40. This was in accordance with Section 73(2)(a) of the Act which allows a maximum level of expenditure to be determined by the funds allocated in the Budget on the particular requirement."
}