Omniasig fights back

The scandal surrounding Tarom’s fleet insurance contract continued on Saturday, when it was the tender winner’s (Omniasig) turn to protest. It said the tender had been properly conducted and the protests of the competitors, i.e. Ardaf and Allianz-Tiriac only succeeded in damaging its image, so that its majority shareholder was considering a lawsuit. Omniasig officials dismissed the statements of Ardaf, which had said Omniasig’s bid was more expensive than those of other bidders. “We would like to point out that the final bids of the competitors were not publicly released, as their envelopes were not opened during the tender because of their failure to comply with the requirements of the job specifications book, ” Omniasig officials say. There were four bidders in the tender for insuring Tarom’s fleet, the largest such contract on the Romanian market ($6.2 million): Ardaf, Astra, Allianz-Tiriac and Omniasig. Ardaf and Allianz-Tiriac eventually challenged the result of the tender. This is the second contract Omniasig signs with Tarom, as it has previously won a $7.5 million contract for insuring the airline’s fleet in 2001. Omniasig has also won the airport liability, goods damage, professional accidents and diseases insurance contracts for International Bucharest-Otopeni Airport (AIBO) during a tender last week. The contracts are worth about 460,000 euros. ZF