Kuwait's tenders agency bars 19 companies from government tenders

Kuwait's Central Agency for Public Tenders bars 19 companies from taking part in government tenders, by decisions of its board under Article 85 of Law No. 49 of 2016. Penalties vary and include removal from the register for different periods or permanently, bans on participation of up to five years, confiscation and liquidation of final guarantees, and warnings. The barred companies work in fields including trade, contracting, engineering, food supplies, car rental and petroleum equipment.