{"id":11313,"date":"2019-12-05T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=11313"},"modified":"2019-12-04T09:53:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T14:53:22","slug":"region-six-rdc-reo-clash-over-regional-tender-board-appointees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/region-six-rdc-reo-clash-over-regional-tender-board-appointees\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Six RDC, REO clash over regional tender board appointees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) are currently at logger-heads with the Regional Executive Officer (REO) over the selection of appointees for the Regional Tender Board.<\/p>\n

The regional board previously comprised PPP\/C regional councillors Zamal Hussain and Phillip Rose in addition to three members appointed by the National Tender Board, including the REO, Kim Williams-Stephen, who serves as chairperson of the board.<\/p>\n

However, the RDC has since been told that Hussain is out and the new appointees would include Rose and another person selected by the \u201cregional administration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The RDC members say they were informed via correspondence by Williams-Stephen, who cited Section 19 (2) of the Procurement Act, which states that each regional tender board shall consist of five members: three members appointed by the National Tender Board and two members appointed by the Regional Administration from among persons with qualifications not dissimilar to those required for appointment to the National Board.<\/p>\n

Rose, however, has indicated that he will only sit on the board if he is recommended by the RDC, since he believes that is the \u201ccorrect process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hussain at last week\u2019s statutory RDC meeting related that Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has said that, \u201cThe Regional Democratic Council is the supreme local democratic organ in each region with the responsibility for overall management and administration of the region\u201d.<\/p>\n

He then noted that the REO of a region\u00a0is the accounting officer and functions as the clerk of the Regional Democratic Council. \u201cThe main function of the democratic council is to administer all services required within the boundaries by the service such as health, education, public works etc,\u201d\u00a0he said, further citing Bulkan.<\/p>\n

Against this background, Hussain maintained that it is the RDC that has responsibility for choosing two of the five board members.<\/p>\n

He said from 2003 to now, the RDC has been appointing two members to sit on the tender board. \u201cIf the government of the day was very keen on scrutiny, keen on accountability and the rule of law then you cannot allow the chairman of a tender board to choose two members that they want,\u201d\u00a0Hussain added.<\/p>\n

He questioned the fairness of Williams-Stephen having a hand in selecting two members.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Regional Chair-man David Armogan pointed out that the Regional Chairman of Region 10 was appointed by the RDC to chair that region\u2019s tender board. \u201cSo based on that precedent it is the RDC that sets the principle to which two members are elected to the tender board apart from those three that are appointed by the National Tender Board,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

He said this has been the practice over the years and he questioned for what \u201ccon-venience\u201d efforts are being made to change it now \u201cSo why all of a sudden at this period, when we are so close to the national elections, why has it become so convenient for a custom and practice that all of a sudden we are changing it?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

Armogan noted that he wrote to Williams-Stephen on the issue and in her response she cited Section 19 (2) of the Act.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cThat\u2019s why I wanted this discussion to take place and do the right thing and if the authorities want to do the wrong thing, they can go ahead\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) are currently at logger-heads with the Regional Executive Officer (REO) over the selection of appointees for the Regional Tender Board. 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