The Department of National Defense maintained yesterday that there are no anomalies in the purchase of 21 UH-1 helicopters worth P1.2 billion.
In a press
conference at Camp
Aguinaldo
“We would never
enter into deals that are disadvantageous to the government and not compliant
with the terms of reference,” Manalo said.
In December, the
joint venture of American firm Rice Aircraft Services Inc. and Canadian company
Eagle Copters Ltd. was declared the winning bidder for the purchase of the
helicopters.
Defense
officials, however, have been accused of violating the terms of agreement and
allowing the supplier to deliver old and defective units.
A military
official, who asked not to be identified, was quoted in a newspaper report as
saying the supplier had delivered old UH-1D helicopters instead of the more
advanced UH-1H model.
Defense Assistant
Secretary Patrick Velez, however, explained that the contract stated that the
winning bidder should deliver UH-1 helicopters, the generic term for
helicopters.
“To correct
misimpression, the contract is not for UH-1D but UH-1,” Velez said.
“The reason why
the bid documents stated UH-1 is it was intentionally made to ensure greater
participation from bidders from different suppliers,” he added.
But the report
also claimed that the helicopters delivered were not working due to engine
problems.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/10/15/dnd-no-irregularities-purchase-hueys
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