Quang Nam Traditional Medicine Hospital - Photo: LE TRUNG
The Department of Health of Quang Nam province has sent a report to the People's Committee of this province about the cancellation of the bidding package for the construction of the Quang Nam Traditional Medicine Hospital, the 100-bed patient treatment area, the medicinal herb preparation area and other ancillary items.
The inviting party has certain limitations in professional capacity.
Accordingly, the province assigned this department as the project investor. To implement the project, the department signed contracts with agencies and units to manage and advise on project implementation.
In which, the consulting unit that prepares bidding documents and evaluates bidding documents for construction packages is Toan Thanh Consulting Joint Stock Company (called the bidding party, implementing and controlling all bidding documents online).
During the process of organizing the bidding for the package, the inviting party had certain limitations in professional capacity and did not fully understand the new national bidding network system according to Circular No. 08 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
In addition, the Department of Health lacks inspection and supervision of the posting of documents related to contractor selection such as: contractor selection plan, approved bidding documents, decision to approve updated bid package prices on the national bidding network after updating, and handling of situations after bid opening.
Therefore, there are shortcomings, limitations, errors on the bidding side, situations beyond the authority to resolve, the Department has submitted documents and reports to the Provincial People's Committee, Department of Planning and Investment to ask for direction.
And the Department of Planning and Investment has a document reporting to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to handle the situation and make recommendations for the above bidding package, pointing out the errors and violations of the inviting party and the investor that cannot be overcome.
In November 2023, the Provincial People's Committee issued an official dispatch agreeing to assign the Department of Health to decide and carry out the procedures for canceling the bid. Reorganize the selection of contractors in accordance with legal regulations, ensuring competition, fairness and transparency.
Organize a review of the responsibilities of relevant individuals under their management in monitoring, managing, and organizing bidding, failing to promptly report, handle, and correct the failure of the inviting party to comply with regulations.
In March 2024, the Department of Health issued a decision to cancel the above bidding package and assigned the inviting party, Toan Thanh Consulting Joint Stock Company, to post it on the national bidding network.
Penalty for inviting bids 50 million VND
Regarding the proposal to handle violations of organizations and individuals related to the bidding package; the Department of Planning and Investment has coordinated with the province's functional departments to conduct inspections, handle and propose the Provincial People's Committee to handle.
For the bidding party, Toan Thanh Consulting Joint Stock Company, the Inspectorate of this Department has drawn up a record of administrative violations and issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of 50 million VND.
Regarding the responsibility of the investor, the Provincial Department of Health, the Provincial People's Committee has requested the department to review the responsibility of relevant individuals under its management in monitoring, managing, and organizing bidding, failing to promptly report, handle, and correct the failure of the inviting party to comply with regulations.
In August 2022, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province approved adjustments and supplements to the contractor selection plan for the above project. In which, the construction and equipment installation package costs about 85 billion VND, and the contractor selection time is the third quarter of 2022.
According to the Quang Nam Department of Health, the above bidding package was posted on the national bidding network for 85 billion VND, of which the construction and installation part is nearly 57 billion VND, equipment is 11.5 billion VND...
The updated bid package on September 7, 2022 is more than 73 billion VND. However, the inviting party has not yet posted the updated price of this bid package on the national bidding network.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vi-sao-so-y-te-quang-nam-huy-goi-thau-thi-cong-benh-vien-hang-chuc-ti-20241023094602453.htm
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