Govt terminates $74m waste bin contract with Jospong

The government has terminated a contract worth $74 million awarded to the Jospong Group of Companies in 2016 for the provision of one million waste bins under sole-sourcing with the approval of the Public Procurement Authority.

Apart from the bins, the contract, which was approved on 26 October 2016, was also for the procurement of one million litter bin liners for distribution to households to improve sanitation in the country.

However, some assemblies in 2017 raised concerns about the contract, which led to investigations that revealed that it had been inflated.

Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Osei Bonsu Amoah, who confirmed the cancellation to Class News, said all documents pertaining to the contract have also been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Department.

“When we came in, we looked at our funding and the companies involved in the arrangement. We made them aware that we were not happy with the contract … At the end of the day, we think that we cannot go ahead with the contract and we informed them, accordingly. We have written to them that we are not proceeding with the contract,” he said.

He added that the decision is the best option for the government, and “we don’t have any contract with Jospong”.

Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com