Eastern Cape air ambulance tender for R110m raises red flags

The contract took effect on October 1, with the new service provider's aircraft arriving in East London early on Thursday. They have been declared “mission ready” by the department.

But red flags have been raised after the two major air rescue service providers in the country — NAC and non-profit organisation SA Red Cross Air Mercy Services — were sidelined in favour of the consortium. Black Eagle was awarded a similar contract in KwaZulu-Natal. It was overturned after an appeal by AMS, with the appeal panel finding discrepancies in tender submissions.

A month later, a new bid was advertised, with a compulsory pre-bid meeting on November 20 and an initial closing on December 3, which was extended to January 28 2020, followed by a second pre-bid meeting on January 16.

Oooohhh EC 🙊🙊🙊never cease to amaze us. It scooters there was a brouhaha and it was halted and now this 🤔🤔🤔

The Hawks will have their hands full in Eastern Cape. That place is a. Capital City of Corruption.

Cant these ANC aligned municipalities do something right for once 🙄 its so tiring 🤷🏽‍♂️

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