Regional Councilors shunned three recent workshops hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development to target the issue of procurement and tender as well as payments for projects,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet,According Permanent Secretary Collin Croal,Authentic Jerseys Sale, the workshops were poorly attended.He explained that although these Councilors are the first to make complaints,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, they showed little interest in the workshops which are aimed at establishing transparency within the Regional Democratic Councils in the 10 Administrative Regions.The sessions touched on the preparation of legal documents,NFL Jerseys China, committee of councils, the conduct of meetings and the Procurement and Tender Administration.The Councilors were also informed of the Procurement Act and the Fiscal Management Accountability Act (FMAA), the contents of which they were urged to study.Meanwhile, during a media briefing earlier last week,Adam Joseph Duhe Dolphins Jersey, Croal also touched on the Ministry’s Budget preparation for 2014, noting that the Regional Administrations have until this month to submit their proposals, so as to facilitate the Ministry’s deadline of November 2013.In January of this year, the Local Government Ministry hosted a workshop to target overpayments to contractors.This activity was given coverage by the local press, and saw good turnout from members of the Regional Engineers Department and Works Committee.This forum targeted issues surrounding overpayments to contractors for various projects in the 10 Administrative Regions; from the issue of preparation of bills of quantities, to the completion of projects.It also saw emphasis being placed on the duties of officers who are tasked with the responsibility of assessing works and recommending payments.Minister of Local Government, Ganga Persaud during that time,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, had said that the workshops were set up with the hope of putting an end to the poor works as reflected in the Auditor General’s report.Persaud had also explained that “overpayment” in this sense does not mean contractors are getting more than the contract sum, but that they are paid for works which they were not able to complete for whatever reasons.It was reported that despite contracts being incomplete, officers from the Works Department of the Region continue to certify payments.