Kijana Msafi Hotel used a request fbr quotation (RFQ) to invite Imani Gas Suppliers to quote for supply of a cooker/oven with the capability of cooking using both liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity in accordance with the user depaftments specifications. Imani Gas Suppliers responded with a quotation indicating that they could supply a cooker/oven capable of using electricity only.

Kijana Msafi Hotel raised a purchase order for the supply of the cooker/oven based on the quotation that was received from Imani Gas Suppliers. Imani Gas Suppliers proceeded to deliver the cooker/oven which was received by the stores department of Kijana Msafi Hotel. The head of procurement and stores at the hotel issued the cooker/oven to the user department, however, it was rejected by the user depaftment since it could only cook using electricity, yet the user department had indicated that they required a cooker/oven that could use both electricity and LPG, The Head of procurement and stores at the hotel contacted [mani Gas Suppliers with the intention of returning the cooker/oven since it did not meet the specifications, However, Imani Gas Suppliers declined to receive the returned cooker/ovem

(a) Discuss the legal position of Imani Gas Suppliers.

(b) Propose various ways in which Kijana Msafi Hotel could have prevented the occurrence of the above scenario.