[2022] KEHC 2950 (KLR)

[2022] KEHC 2950 (KLR)

The High Court held that its role in judicial review is limited to examining the legality, procedural propriety, and rationality of the decision-making process, not the merits of the decision itself. The court found that the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board had addressed the applicant's concerns regarding the validity period of the tender security, interpreted the relevant tender documents and statutory provisions, and made a reasoned decision consistent with the facts and law. The court emphasized that even if it might have reached a different conclusion, it could not substitute its own view for that of the Board in the absence of procedural impropriety, irrationality, or...

Citation
[2022] KEHC 2950 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Republic (Ex Parte Master Power Systems Limited); Respondent: Public Procurement Administrative Review Board; Respondent: The Accounting Officer, Konza Technopolis Development Authority; Respondent: Konza Technopolis Development Authority; Respondent: Central Electricals International Limited; Respondent: Contemporary Engineering Company Limited
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
4 January 2022
Case Number
Application E162 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Application / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed with costs
Judges
J Ngaah
Legal Topics
Public Procurement, Tender Evaluation, Judicial Review Standards, Administrative Discretion
Source Language
English
Administrative Law Commercial and Corporate Public Procurement Tender Evaluation Judicial Review Standards Administrative Discretion

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Parties

Republic (Ex Parte Master Power Systems Limited)

Applicant

Public Procurement Administrative Review Board

Respondent

The Accounting Officer, Konza Technopolis Development Authority

Respondent

Konza Technopolis Development Authority

Respondent

Central Electricals International Limited

Respondent

Contemporary Engineering Company Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review Application / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board erred in its interpretation of the validity period required for tender security under the relevant tender documents and law.
  2. 2 Whether the Board's decision to uphold a tender security period equal to the tender validity period was irrational or procedurally improper.
  3. 3 Whether the High Court can interfere with the merits of the Board's decision in judicial review proceedings.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court held that its role in judicial review is limited to examining the legality, procedural propriety, and rationality of the decision-making process, not the merits of the decision itself. The court found that the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board had addressed the applicant's concerns regarding the validity period of the tender security, interpreted the relevant tender documents and statutory provisions, and made a reasoned decision consistent with the facts and law. The court emphasized that even if it might have reached a different conclusion, it could not substitute its own view for that of the Board in the absence of procedural impropriety, irrationality, or...

Court Disposition

application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • The motion dated 22 November 2021 is dismissed with costs.