Tender typo costs Finnish firm Sh947m KPA container handling contract

Port of Mombasa. The Court of Appeal has affirmed KPA's procurement process and the award of an equipment tender.

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A spreadsheet error has cost Finnish manufacturer Kalmar Finland Oy a Sh947 million Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) contract for supply of 14 container-handling machines. 

The Court of Appeal upheld the rejection of Kalmar's bid after it changed the tender quantity section from 14 reachstackers to one in its pricing schedule. 

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