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Former top cop defends bid change

A former national police chief has defended his role in changing the bidding method of the contentious police station construction project.

The 5.8 billion-baht project _ which involved the construction of 396 police stations nationwide _ has drawn harsh criticism due to allegations of price collusion and corruption.

Speaking after his three-hour testimony before the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday, Pol Gen Prateep Tanprasert said his decision to change the bidding method may have saved up to 900 million baht.

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  • spiceman

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    Discussion 1 : 14 Feb 2013 at 06.381

    In the US, a deposit is paid when the contract is signed and the rest will be paid upon completion. But still in Thailand, those who failed to fulfill their contractual obligation must be prosecuted, fined, or sent to jail. By doing so, it will establish a healthy precedence for future bidding process.

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