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Patsy McGlone
16th February 2011
Written Answer from the Minister for Regional Development
NI Water Contractors
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster):
To ask the Minister for Regional Development whether contractors working for
NI Water are required to register with Companies House, and what checks are
carried out to ensure they comply with any requirement.
(AQW
4273/11)
Minister for Regional Development: I have been advised by Northern
Ireland Water (NIW) that it is standard practice to request information
about registration under the Companies Act from Economic Operators seeking
to be considered for inclusion in Restricted Lists to be invited to tender
for capital construction projects or Frameworks. A credit check is
undertaken on each applicant and this also covers Registration details.
The selection procedure for Goods and Services contracts asks applicants to
state their type of organisation e.g. private limited company, but NIW does
not ask about registration under the Companies Act or undertake any checks
at Companies House. However, Registration details are checked as part of a
credit rating check.
Newly formed companies, sole traders, partnerships and unlimited companies,
or companies that can not provide full audited accounts for 3 years, are not
excluded from participation in any competition but must satisfy rigorous
financial scrutiny.
ENDS
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