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Politik.am: Questions arise over changes to delivery deadlines for breathalyzer mouthpieces in the Patrol Service

Politik.am reports that there are problems with the provision of single-use mouthpieces for breathalyzers in the Patrol Service. According to the publication, the delivery deadlines established in the initial technical specifications of the tender were subsequently changed, while reports have been received from drivers about being given mouthpieces in opened packaging.

According to Politik.am’s October 19 publication, a tender announced by the relevant subdivision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs provided for the supply of a total of 198,000 mouthpieces. Under the technical specifications, 50,000 were to be delivered within 20 days of the contract being signed, and another 148,000 within 40 days.

However, as Politik.am writes, the announcement concerning the signing of the contract specified a delivery period of 16 months. The author of the publication raises the question of the legal grounds on which the initial tender conditions were changed and whether this change complies with the requirements of the RA Law on Procurement.

The website also reports that it has received information from its sources about possible violations which, according to the publication, may be unknown to the Minister of Internal Affairs. This information has not been officially confirmed.

The publication separately addresses the packaging of mouthpieces used when checking drivers for sobriety. According to Politik.am, citizens have reported that patrol officers provide them with mouthpieces from opened boxes. The website urges drivers to demand mouthpieces in sealed packaging and to open them themselves, in order to ensure hygiene and confidence in the testing process.

Politik.am expects the Ministry of Internal Affairs to clarify why the delivery deadlines were changed, who is responsible for the decision, and what legal grounds it had. The website also raises the question of whether the Patrol Service is currently sufficiently supplied with single-use mouthpieces, and whether the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Chief of Police are aware of the situation.

An official clarification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the results of an independent investigation into the circumstances described could establish whether there were violations in the supply process and what the state of supplies to the Patrol Service is.

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