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The tender specification's requirement that bidders must submit firearm licences is disadvantageous to those who lack them and was identified as an irregularity at the time.
“The mandatory requirements dictate that bidders who do not submit firearm licences as part of their bid would be disqualified. Therefore, it is disadvantaging those who do not have firearm licences. It was identified as an irregularity at this point.”
The tender document from the Bid Specification Committee contained contradictory requirements regarding armed guards and firearm licences, causing confusion and conflict in the specification.
“Yes , that contradicted . So the specifications , the entire document had two points that were contradicted to one another . The first is that specifications stipulate that some areas do not need armed guards , and it must be clear . However , in the mandatory requirement , the same document now dictates that bidders who do not submit firearm licences must be disqualified . The problem was that there would be bidders who...”