Director of Ben Tre CDC paid 3.4 billion VND after inspection

On May 18, a reporter from Newspaper Workers According to the director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Ben Tre province, he has paid more than VND 3.4 billion into the temporary custody account of the provincial Inspectorate, after having concluded the inspection of the procurement of equipment. , medical supplies, biological products, medicines, rapid test kits, PCR tests and procurement costs for epidemic prevention and control in the locality.

According to the inspection conclusion, during the procurement of equipment for the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, the CDC of Ben Tre province did not have a document to review the contractor’s qualifications and experience or report on the selection results. choose a contractor. Some bidding packages provide less than 3 price lists or incomplete quotations for items.

For the related bidding package Nam Phong Trade and Service Construction Equipment Co., Ltd., CDC Ben Tre have made the estimate of the bidding package improperly when putting the brand name and origin of goods (testing kit of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company) into the list to make the estimate and submit the contractor selection plan for approval. , the price of this item is higher than that of other items of the same type on the market that have been announced. At the same time, the grouping for products is not in accordance with regulations.

For the bidding package related to 3T Medical Equipment and Supplies Co., Ltd., Ben Tre CDC appoints an enterprise that does not have the capacity and experience to perform the bidding package according to the regulations on contractor selection.

According to the inspection conclusion, in leadership and management, the Director of Ben Tre CDC lacked inspection and supervision during the contractor selection process, and had not assessed the contractor’s capacity and experience as prescribed.

At the same time, the Director of Ben Tre CDC did not choose Medivision Trading and Services Co., Ltd. as the winning unit, and did not negotiate with the winning 3T Medical Equipment and Supplies Co., Ltd. to enjoy a favorable price policy. , resulting in more than 3.4 billion dong of state property damage.