Madlanga Commission: Tender linked to Tshwane Deputy Mayor scrutinised

The Madlanga Commission has heard how two different bid evaluation committees (BECS) recommended that a tender awarded to a company linked to Tshwane’s Deputy Mayor, Eugene Modise, be cancelled due to irregularities.

The tender, which was to guard critical municipal infrastructure, was awarded to 22 companies, including Triotic Protection Services, which used to be owned by Modise.

Tshwane’s deputy chief of police deployed under asset protection, Revo Spies, has been testifying about the tender before the commission on Tuesday.

Spies said the tender was advertised in September 2016.

He said the first bid evaluation committee found there were irregularities in the process.

Specifically, the documents were removed from the supply chain management offices, taken to another location and when they were returned, there were some pages missing.

The first BEC recommended that the tender be cancelled; however, one of the bidders took the municipality to court and won a ruling that the metro cannot cancel the tender, but it must be re-evaluated afresh.

Spies said a second BEC was formed.

“This committee after evaluation it, appears they again resolved that the tender be cancelled due to irregularities in the bid evaluation process still linked to the original missing documents - which were deemed to be highly irregular.”

Spies said the municipality was again taken to court and this time ordered to award the tender to the 22 qualifying companies.

The tender commenced in March 2022 and is still in place.