SIU on successful application to review and set aside PPE contract awarded by Department of Transport
29 October 2023
The Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) application to review and set aside a personal protective equipment (PPE) contract awarded by the National Department of Transport in April 2020 was successful.
On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, the Special Tribunal reviewed and set aside a PPE contract worth R 8 072 000.00, that was awarded by the transport department to Ecko Green Environmental Consulting (Pty) Ltd to supply the taxi industry with PPE during Covid-19 pandemic.
The Special Tribunal ruled that the procurement process that led to the awarding of the contract to Ecko Green is declared irregular and unlawful. Ecko Green was awarded a PPE contract despite not being on the department’s supplier database and its name was given to the department by a senior SANTACO official. The company was ordered to pay the department R1 701 000 plus interest, within 30 days from the date of the order. This amount represents profit derived from the PPE contract.
The SIU welcomes the Special Tribunal judgment. The outcome of the review application is part of the implementation of the SIU’s investigation outcomes and consequence management to correct wrongdoing and recover financial losses suffered by the State.