Mabotwane Security Services CC and Others v Sekhukhune District Municipality and Others (4291/2023)
Mabotwane Security Services CC and Others v Sekhukhune District Municipality and Others (4291/2023) [2024] ZALMPPHC 97 (20 August 2024)
The court found that the acting municipal manager's decision to appoint the third respondent for all four clusters contravened the clear terms of the tender, which required four preferred service providers, one per cluster. The empowering provision did not permit a single bidder to be appointed for all clusters. The supply chain management policy did not authorize the acting municipal manager to deviate from the Bid Adjudication Committee's recommendations; the only permissible action was to refer the matter back for reconsideration. Both committees had recommended four different entities, an…
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- Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
- Municipal Supply Chain Management
- Judicial Review Of Tender Awards
- Exhaustion Of Internal Remedies
- Separation Of Powers