Security services provider files judicial protest
Security guard Stephen Ciangura has filed a judicial protest against the Valleta council and Joseph Attard and Paul Dimech holding them responsible for damages suffered.
In his protest, on behalf of his company Executive Security Services Ltd, signed by Jose Herrera and Veronique Dalli, Mr Ciangura said his company operated according to law and had all the required licences and permits to provide security services.
He said it had expressed an interest to provide security services for the New Year’s Eve national event in Valletta.
However, it was informed that the contract was going to be given to Mr Attard and Mr Dimech.
Mr Ciangura said that Mr Attard and Mr Dimech did not have a company to provide such services as required by law. A security service company operated by Mr Attard’s company was being liquidated and had not paid a police licence for the past three years.
This meant that the company was not even covered by insurance as was necessary by all security companies.
Consequently, this was prejudicial to his company because it was in line with law and followed the imposed conditions.
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Joseph Attard
Jan 9th, 20:23
Because this tender never really existed.
Peter Murray
Dec 28th 2012, 14:07
He is correct to argue that the contract being awarded should comply with legal requirements and not go to an apparently unlicensed,uninsured couple who do not actually operate a security company.However,as this is a tender for a contract his company does not have a divine right to be awarded such merely because "it expressed an interest to provide" (did he submit a tender fee for services?)
James Dewar
Dec 29th 2012, 00:48
I am sure he would not object to "fair competition" which this seems not to be. The big question seems to be that if his allegations are correct why would Valetta Council award the contract to an unqualified organisation or individuals and place the public at risk and themselves in danger of claims for damages?
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