{"id":6399,"date":"2018-08-02T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T19:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2018-08-02T12:40:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T17:40:15","slug":"rda-to-contractors-politicians-cant-help-you-secure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/rda-to-contractors-politicians-cant-help-you-secure-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"RDA to contractors: Politicians can\u2019t help you secure projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Political interference will not be condoned when the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is selecting contractors for the various recovery projects to be done during the next few years.<\/p>\n

RDA Deputy Chairman Clarence Faulkner issued the warning last Friday during the Agency\u2019s first official \u2018invitation to tender\u2019 forum. Persons were invited to bid for a major debris removal project to be done on Jost Van Dyke and Tortola.<\/p>\n

Faulkner said while the RDA has been given the mandate to execute the territory\u2019s recovery plan, it is solely responsible to develop procurement procedures and approve contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not central government. There is no sense going to a political figure and saying \u2018see what you can do for me\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is going to happen is we are going to look at every engagement, every contract, every supplier, and say, \u2018do they meet the credentials that are outlined to execute this?\u2019\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Debris Clearance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now 10 months after the 2017 disasters, Manager of the Department of Waste Management Greg Massicote said his department has developed \u201ca plan to remove as much debris as possible\u201d, especially since the territory is in another hurricane season.<\/p>\n

\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image:\u00a0\u00a0DFID<\/a> (flickr)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Political interference will not be condoned when the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is selecting contractors for the various recovery projects to be done during the next few years. RDA…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[75,125],"class_list":["post-6399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-newsdevelopments","tag-british-virgin-islands","tag-public-procurement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Roseau-Dominica-after-Hurricane-Maria-2017-DFID-flickr.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-1Fd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18782,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/rda-to-host-procurement-workshop-to-solicit-stronger-tender-submissions\/","url_meta":{"origin":6399,"position":0},"title":"RDA To Host Procurement Workshop To Solicit Stronger Tender Submissions","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"October 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"British Virgin Islands For one day only, the Recovery and Development Agency will host a procurement workshop aimed at improving contractors and supplier\u2019s capacity to effectively respond to general bidding opportunities as well as for projects financed by the Government of the Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean Development Bank. 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