After several complaints from bidders in the tender for a project management services, the works on the South Terminal are progressing without any supervisor to certify them.
On August 23 the evaluation committee for the tender for project management services, presented a report stating that the highest score was awarded to the consortium ADPI / Ayesa / Csa / Cemosa while points were reduced for Prointec with the score being downgraded from 98 to 95.5 points and it was confirmed the Louis Berger Group received 96.5 points.
In the tender for supervision of the construction of the South Terminal of the Airport of Tocumen five companies have submitted bids valued at around $19 million.
The five bids were below the reference price of $22 million. The business groups who submitted bids to oversee the construction of the multi million dollar terminal /0} had prices which varied by no more than $2000.
Tocumen SA could continue with the tender for project management of the South Terminal, after the Public Procurement Directorate archives the claim brought by CSA Group Panama.
"At the end of April CSA Group Panamá filed a claim stating that in Addendum 7, made by Tocumen to the tender specifications, the evaluation criteria was changed to qualify the experience of the participants", reported Prensa.com.
Tocumen SA has been ordered to temporarily suspend the tender to select the company that will oversee the construction of the South Terminal.
The Public Procurement Directorate (CMPD) took the decision after receiving a complaint lodged by the CSA Group Panama, Inc, who argued that the changes made to the specification could favor one participant.
CSA Group Panama, Inc, claims that they changed the evaluation criteria to qualify the experience of the participants, as it originally stated that 10 points would be allocated to bidders attesting to being hired in Panama, in the last five years, for at least 10 consulting services in the area of public infrastructure for private or public entities.