{"id":3122,"date":"2017-09-06T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T18:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2017-09-20T10:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:32:27","slug":"region-10-reo-defends-procurement-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/region-10-reo-defends-procurement-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Region 10 REO defends procurement system"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026says local contractors not being sidelined<\/strong><\/h4>\n

REGIONAL Executive Officer of Region 10, Gavin Clarke, has defended the procurement of the region amid claims that contracts were not trickling down to contractors in the area.<\/p>\n

Recent accusations relative to this nature were reported in an article published by this newspaper, which Clarke said that as the REO of the region, he was not given a chance to respond. The article headlined, \u2018Nothing Trickling Down,\u2019 reported on the comments of many local contractors and regional officials who affirmed the position that local contractors are not benefiting from contracts being awarded at the level of the RDC.<\/p>\n

Clarke who responded to these allegations on Monday said that his honest, hard work is being dragged through the mud and it is very disheartening that comments were taken from individuals whom he considers as his neighbours, colleagues and even my mentors.<\/p>\n

PROCUREMENT PROCESS<\/strong>
\nClarke said that the procurement process in Region 10 is no different from any other region as it is governed by the Procurement Act under which the authority of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) is established and those who sit on the Regional Tender Board (RTB) were deem suitably qualified; hence their appointment. \u201cThe Regional Democratic Council does not have the authority to make such appointment,\u201d Clarke argued.<\/p>\n

In further refuting claims of local contractors being treated unfairly, the REO said that the administration would have invited tenders, via the open tender method, to pre-qualify contractors for the construction of roads, drainage and irrigation and bridges and electrical installation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe evaluators stuck stringently to the criteria for these particular activities because the Administration would have conveyed its desire to obtain value for money and to have these projects executed at the highest possible quality. The same bidding document was made available to all invited to tender, with the same evaluation criteria. Any contractor who felt he\/she should have been pre-qualified for a particular activity and was not, had the liberty to seek an explanation from the Administration and that would have been given,\u201d Clarke affirmed.<\/p>\n

As it relates to the law that 20 per cent of all government contracts should be awarded to small contractors, the Administration, he said, is well aware of this and in no way is flouting the law and believes that the local contractors, as well as the local leaders commenting on the issue, are not informed and are speaking without basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow let\u2019s refer to the Capital Works (construction) Programme of Region 10, there were 14 projects awarded by the RTB thus far to a value of $101,582,330. Of these 14 projects, 10 were awarded to local contractors with a total value of $68,404,483. Four projects were awarded to out of town contractors to the value of $33,177,847. This means 67% of the total sum awarded by the RTB was to local contractors.<\/p>\n

As it relates to current programmes such as line Items, maintenance of buildings, maintenance of other infrastructure across all programmes, maintenance of roads, maintenance of drainage and irrigation and maintenance of bridges, there are 242 activities that have either been completed or in progress to the value $99,688,259.<\/p>\n

These were awarded between 110 contractors; two of these are from \u2018out of town\u2019. \u201cThis \u2018out of town\u2019 award represents 17%, while 83% to the \u2018local contractors\u2019 and there are a number of projects yet to be award which are in the procurement process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Image: \u00a0Life Of Pix (Pexels)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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