Project assessment board told not to collude with contractors
Project assessment board told not to collude with contractors
JAKARTA (JP): Provincial Secretary Harun Al Rasyid has called
on the acting members of the municipal committee in charge of
pre-qualification assessments of projects not to collude with
contractors and to shun bribery.
"I hope that you will not commit collusion (with contractors),
accept bribery, intentionally complicate the procedure, and
become brokers for bogus contractors," Harun told them during a
meeting at city hall on Monday.
Harun is the chief of the committee.
Harun said the task of the acting members of the committee was
to single out qualified contractors applying to handle the
projects of the municipality for the 1994/95 fiscal year.
"We hope through selection you will sign contracts with some
professional and bonafide contractors, who deserve the
partnership with the municipality," said Harun.
Harun's speech marked the opening of a two-day course,
starting on Monday, held to upgrade the skills of the acting
members of the committee.
In his speech Harun particularly focused on the moral
obligations of the members.
"In the past acting members were considered to have done their
jobs relatively well. Now, I hope you all, who are mostly
newcomers to this undertaking, can better the image of the
committee, and not do the opposite," said Harun.
There are 94 acting members of the committee joining the
course, comprising 19 personnel from the Jakarta chapter of the
Public Labor Ministry, 11 from the Jakarta chapter of the
Industry Ministry, nine from the Jakarta chapter of the Ministry
of Agriculture, 11 from the Jakarta chapter of the Ministry of
Transportation and Telecommunications, three from the Municipal
Mines Office, and 21 from the Municipal Treasury Office.
Rozali ZA, Secretary to the Municipal Committee of Pre-
qualification Assessment for the period of 1994/97, said the two-
day course was aimed at creating better understanding and team
work among the acting members as well as developing their skills
and knowledge of their tasks. (jsk)