$2.2k for a bike

[winchester]

AC_Power:

You reject a single bid if it is to your disadvantage. Say if the prevailing market rate is around $1k rental, why would you accept a single $1 bid?

On the contrary, if the single bid is received to your favour, you accept it. If that single bid is $10k for the rental, would they reject?

Back to this case, I think there is nothing wrong accepting this single bid as the offered price is still lower than RRP. My question however, is why the authorised distributor is not even invited to quote? This I feel, is fishy.

yup, cost and single bid not the issues here. why authorised distributor not invited. maybe got bad experience with their service, we can only speculate.

[tutormum]

:stompfeet: :stompfeet: I think the bone of contention here is the cost of the bike regardless of quality and value for money. Do you need a cow knife to kill a chicken? What's the purpose of having a bike in the first place? Joke aside, definitely not for chasing wild dogs or boars. Goodness, even the police bikes cost much less. Is this how taxpayers' money will be used in the future? :stompfeet: :stompfeet: This issue here is : can this money be put to better use like helping the Lims (there are many of them!!!). :mad: :mad: Maybe this is better than helping the Lims? :gloomy:

When it comes to donations (so many of these fund raising every year : NKF, Ren Ci etc) the public is encouraged to give and help. Honestly, it looks like *** to me. Doesn't anybody see the similarity? :censored: :siam:
Ah Gong must really justify if he wants to be transparent. What is a good deal? Eating $3 chicken rice in hawker centre or pay $10 in restaurant? Remember this question posted : What do you want? :slapshead: :slapshead:

[Daddy D]

http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC120724-0000140/MND-suspends-NParks-officer-in-charge-of-buying-foldable-bikes

[quote]MND suspends NParks officer in charge of buying foldable bikes...[/quote]Internet is serious business... Complain till kena suspended...
:yikes:

[corneyAmber]

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120724-361100.html


SINGAPORE - The Ministry of National Development (MND) has completed the internal audit of the purchase of 26 foldable bicycles, which costs $2,200 each, by the National Parks Board (NParks).
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MND said in a statement to the media on Tuesday that the NParks officer responsible for the transaction - which totalled to $57,200 - has been suspended from duty.

In a tender issued in January, NParks bought foldable Brompton bicycles for its officers to use on patrols.

The big price tag of the purchase subsequently raised some eyebrows, with many Singaporeans questioning if the bikes were too expensive.

In the inquiry, MND found that \"the reasons for purchasing the foldable bikes to enhance work productivity of NParks field staff were valid\", but \"it had also uncovered some discrepancies which, although inconclusive by themselves, suggested the possibility of bias in the procurement.\"

As a result, the Ministry has decided that the discrepancies were significant and warrant further investigation.

Last month, an MND Internal Audit team was tasked by Minister Khaw Boon Wan to work with NParks to review the purchase with a view to ascertain its justification and to see if its procurement process could be improved.

In a blog post on July 4, Mr Khaw had defended the purchase of the bikes. When he asked NParks for the rationale for the purchase, the statutory board cited staff productivity as the main reason for the purchase: \"Providing staff with bikes was thought to be a simple and effective way to raise staff productivity as it enables the officer to cover more ground and do more inspections within the same time.\"

NParks officers in the Park Connector Division cover between 30 to 40km in their daily rounds.

Mr Khaw added that a foldable bicycle was chosen because such bicycles \"would eliminate the need for an office van to transport the bikes and the staff to the areas of their daily rounds\". The NParks staff would also be able to carry them onto buses and trains where necessary.

He also said that Brompton was picked because only one vendor responded to the tender with a bid price lower than the listed retail price of the same bicycle.

While a Brompton bike costs more than foldable bicycles with similar specifications, Mr Khaw said cyclists told him the bike was durable and would require less maintenance after heavy usage.

He concluded: \"It looks like NParks has bought the right equipment. However, it also looks like NParks might have gotten a better deal if there was greater participation in this quotation.\"

[verykiasu2010]

makes for intriguing reading what other websites have been suggesting

[AC_Power]

He deserves to be suspended. Simply too many questions left unanswered in this tender. I won’t be surprise if the person whistleblowing on the internet is from the authorised dealer. LOL

[Daddy D]

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_825964.html

[quote]Purchase of Brompton bikes 'reported to CPIB'...[/quote]CPIB sibei Bo Eng lately...
:shock:

[daisyt]

Should encourage our kids to study hard and join CPIB, there is a demand there. Hee hee …

[fightingmom]

daisyt:

Should encourage our kids to study hard and join CPIB, there is a demand there. Hee hee ...

Hmmm.. More such cases are expected in future? :idea: that's why need more manpower ?




:siam: :siam:

[corneyAmber]

fightingmom:

daisyt:

Should encourage our kids to study hard and join CPIB, there is a demand there. Hee hee ...

Hmmm.. More such cases are expected in future? :idea: that's why need more manpower ?




:siam: :siam:

If our education reinforces more values and morals, then we don't have to expect more such cases in future.