The Parliament of Zimbabwe was put on the spotlight recently when a computer tender was awarded to a company that was supplying the gadets at USD9 264.48 each, a price viewed by Treasury as very high.
While the tenders were cancelled, suppliers blacklisted, talk on the deal has not yet subsided.
It has emerged that some companies, Lacheln for instance, submitted bids for the Laptop tender at Parliament for as low as $213 655 but Parliament opted for Blinart which had tendered for $1.6 million. Pindula News presents below a list of companies that submitted bids and the prices they were charging:
Bidder Amount $ LAPTOP DESKTOP Omni Africa $1 991 117.79(USD) $ 697 381.75(USD) Kemek Technologies $998 071 .60(USD) $ 191 424 90(USD) AT Telecoms $ 673 172.06 (USD) N/A Century Technology $ 1 043 903.99(USD) $317039.35(USD) Happy year Tech $ 991 217.34 (USD) N/A Axis Solutions $ 363 762 50 (USD) $ 982 008.98 (USD) Lacheln $213 655(USD) $87 295 (USD TrickMut Computers $583 245. 28(USD) $ 234 054.09 (USD) Global Horizon $ 664 1320.00 (USD) $ 171 825.00(USD) Ashert $ 448 480.01 (USD) $ 109 659. 90 (USD) Frologate Technology $ 593 822. 50 (USD) $ 306 032 .18 (USD) Mid-End Computers (Pvt) Ltd $1 635587.85 (USD) $ 243 052.59 (USD)
Stem Magnetics $242451. 00(USD) $ 150 008. 85(USD) Compulink Systems $1,138 578.88 (USD) $ 485 118.90(USD) Teezik Technologies $1 056 597.57 (USD) $ 328 640.00 (USD) Tafron Technologies $ 1 363 508.55 (USD) $ 286 627.60(USD) Avantis Technologies $ 530 391. 64 (USD) $167 796.00(USD) Top Tech Computers $ 179 043 668.95 (ZWL) $508 97 216. 24 (ZWL) Light House Digital $ 416757.00 (USD) $ 207 691.00 (USD) Kintex Investments $796 524.58 (USD) $ 325 29.47 (USD) Zacks Electronics $467 100 (USD) $ 165 900(USD) Metro Sol $ 952 685.05 (USD) $ 237 46.94(USD) Palsten Investments $ 1 944 698. 19 (USD) $588 550.00 (USD) Tafano Investments $432 500 (USD) $ 221 200 (USD) Wilhart Enterprises $ 326 840 250(ZWL) $113 068 750 (ZWL) Ovacoda Business $ 682 485(USD) $209 350 (USD) Airhead Investment $ 462 818.25(USD) $138 467.25(USD) Blinart investments P/L $ 1 602 755.77(USD $333 348.40(USD) Elite Collection (Pvt) Ltd $ 150 495.00 (USD) $ 482 151.00(USD)
Mid-End Computers and Hardware (P/L) had offered to supply 79 Desktops at US$243 052.36 payable at interbank rate.