PM, defending tender bypass, cites ‘special’ circumstances
Article by May 15, 2021
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has stoutly defended her administration’s handling of contracts, in an apparent response to a growing outcry from the public about one construction firm receiving all major government projects.
In fact, Mottley told a gathering today at the re-opening of the St Andrew Outpatient Clinic that lawmakers recognize that there will be times in the affairs of the nation when what she described as emergency and specialized procurement are critical.
“Now if the loss of $2 billion, and the absence of economic activity, and the absence of sufficient publicly-owned enterprises as opposed to privately-owned companies is in the condition that we know it is, then the only entity that can bring relief to the people of this nation is the Government of Barbados.