COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Tuesday clarified that only the P300-million diagnostics contract was awarded to Smartmatic-TIM, not the entire refurbishing project for 80,000 old Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that costs P1.2 billion.
Reeling from a barrage of criticisms, including allegations that the P1.2-billion project was given to Smartmatic as “midnight deal” in preparation for Brillantes’ retirement next month, the Comelec chief said potential bidders for the refurbishment of the machines still have the chance to bid for the entire contract.
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