Vungu council flouts tender procedures

GWERU — A probe carried out last year has revealed that Vungu Rural District Council (VRDC) flouted tender procedures and that a government ministry and Gweru council were illegally interfering in the affairs of the local authority.

The probe report dated September 12 2012 and shown to NewsDay last week alleges that VRDC ignored tender procedures when it awarded its conservancy for management to a safari company after only two competitors submitted their tender bids instead of three.

“VRDC flouted tender procedures in that when it awarded the tender to Lenton Safaris to manage its conservancy, only two competitors turned up instead of at least three,” the report reveals.

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