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The Office of the Procurement Regulator has halted the award of $3.4 billion in Housing Development Corporation (HDC) contracts to 11 companies, just hours after a Government minister defended the process.
The regulator’s chairman, Beverly Khan, issued a statement yesterday revealing that the decision was actually taken on Tuesday—a day after the matter was first raised by former housing minister Camille Robinson-Regis—pending a comprehensive review of the procurement proceedings.
Khan said the inquiry is aimed at ensuring full compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, and declined further comment.
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