25 Jun 2015

Solomons govt opens up bid process to public

4:06 pm on 25 June 2015

The Solomon Islands government is moving to restore confidence in its public tender process by holding an opening of bids session for people to witness.

The government will publicly open the bids it sought from private contractors and individuals for the routine maintenance of Henderson International Airport on Friday.

This follows ongoing criticism government cronies have been favoured in the process.

The Ministries of Communication and Aviation, and Infrastructure Development are involved in the inititative.