This video talks about three points:
a) Bidders want to extend the timeline: Why would government like to extend the timeline? Will they still meet the delivery timeline?
How many laptops per minute one would manufacture to meet the delivery timeline of two months after award of the contract? Do they have existing inventory of exactly same specs?
b) Bidders would like the government to test the solution:
Is there a specific procedure that government(MOE) will use to test the offered solution in real situation before paying so much money? I think that it's important to get the laptop, software and content piloted in real schools/situation before we spend 14.7 Billion Ksh tax payer money. Why is this step skipped? Is it not important?
I also read an article that government refused to give benefit to the youth under this transaction claiming that it's an international tender.
Members? Thoughts?
Ray Keller