Django do you know who?

It's a card-carrying PNC thug or a big bribing coolie I bet. Watch this one gets pushed under the rug.

kp posted:

Contractor advanced $39M for Region 10 building, no work started

-Auditor General’s report

By Staff Writer 9 h ago

October 22 2018

Source

 

Despite abandoning a contract for the construction of the Regional Administration Building in Region Ten for which $39M was collected, a contractor was advanced an additional $73.1M on another project, which to date is incomplete.

This is among the many findings contained in the 2017 Auditor General’s report which was presented to the National Assembly on Thursday. The Auditor General scrutinizes public accounts and the accounts for ministries, departments and regions for each fiscal year, beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

 

The 2017 report identifies dozens of capital projects which are incomplete although substantial amounts of money have been paid over to the contractors. The errant contractors have not been identified in the report.

In the highlights section located at the front of the report, states that as it relates to advance payments to contractors and the non-commencement of works, it was discovered that one contractor received an advance payment of $39M in 2017 from Region No. 10 and at the time of reporting, the site was “abandoned and no works had commenced”. Similarly, the report informed that the same contractor received $73.1M in an advanced payment from the Ministry of Public Health in 2017 and at the time of reporting, “no significant works” had commenced on site.

While this newspaper was unable to find the Ministry of Public Health project in the report, there were details pertaining to the regional contract which was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board to the lowest of six bidders, in the sum of $265.588M against an Engineer’s Estimate of $249.262M.

That contract, the report said was signed on the 29 December 2017 and the works were expected to be completed two years after the commencement date. As at 31 December 2017, an advance payment in the sum of $39M was paid to the contractor but a physical verification in July 2018 revealed that the site was abandoned and aside from a quantity of white sand stockpiled on site with two material storage sheds/ bond, no personnel or equipment from the contractor was present, the full advance payment in the sum of $39M was prepared and processed in the name of the contractor in 2017 while at that time no advance payment bond by the contractor was in existence and at the time of audit in July 2018, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) was now requesting permission to go to tender for supervisory consultancy services for the supervision of the works under this contract which was awarded since 29 December 2017 and for which the contractor was already in possession of $39M as an advance payment.

 

The advance bond was only issued on 2 February 2018 by Caricom General Insurance Company Inc, the report said.

In response to the Audit Office’s finding, the region indicated that the mobilisation advance of $39M was paid only on 29 December 2017 and the matter is “engaging the attention” of the Ministry of Communities and the Ministry of Finance with a view of engaging a Supervising Consultant.

To this, it was recommended that the Regional Administration ensure proper monitoring of all contracts awarded.

Meanwhile, the report stressed on the continuous overpayments on contracts and procurement breaches.

 

It was stated that overpayments amounting to $71.738M were made in respect of measured works on 79 contracts administered by Ministries, Departments and Regions in 2017, of which sums totalling $37.093M and $34.645M were in relation to Regions and Ministries/Departments, respectively. Included in the sum of $37.093M were overpayments amounting to $20.051M or approximately 54% in Regions 1, 4 and 8. Included in the sum of $34.645M overpaid on contracts in Ministries/Departments, were amounts totalling $20.117M and $9.336M or approximately 58% and 27% for the Guyana Defence Force and the Ministry of Public Security, respectively, it said.

The report added that at the time of reporting in September 2018, a total of $15.258M out of $37.093M or approximately 41% percent of the total overpayments discovered under the Regions had been repaid while 17% or $6.018M out of $34.645M discovered under the Ministries/Departments were recovered. Taking these repaid amounts into account, a balance of $50.461M in overpayments still remained outstanding, of which $28.626M is for Ministries/Departments and $21.835M is for the Regions, it was stated.

Regarding breaches of the Procurement Act, the report said that this was discovered in Regions No. 5 and 6, where contracts were incorrectly awarded using Restricted Tendering instead of National Competitive Bidding. Further, contracts were incorrectly awarded by the three-quote method in Region No. 2.

The report pointed out too that there was a continuation of the practice to “cut and hold” cheques at the end of the fiscal year for valuation of works, poor quality/sub-standard works, poorly prepared Bills of Quantities and contract documents, in breach of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMA)

Full article.

PNC at their best, they are really good at what they do. Calling all FILTH HEADs.

Marnin Django

kp posted:

Django do you know who?

Nah bhai, lots of crookery still there,

regardless of which government in power tap daags full their pockets.

Nehru posted:

PNC at their best, they are really good at what they do. Calling all FILTH HEADs.

Marnin Django

Marnin Bhai,

looks like you had a good weekend.

Django posted:

kp posted:

Django do you know who?

Nah bhai, lots of crookery still there,

regardless of which government in power tap daags full their pockets.

CHANGE dem tell Al YUh naive, bottom feeders and AL Yuh shouted, YEs MASSA CHANGE WE WANT.

But the change was balata in Al Yuh Kakahole!!!

Django posted:

kp posted:

Django do you know who?

Nah bhai, lots of crookery still there,

regardless of which government in power tap daags full their pockets.

This is a little bit timid response compared to when the PPP was there, isn't it? With the PPP, you would have torn into Jagdeo, Ramotar and the whole of Freedom House. Why not Congress Place now Bhaio?

skeldon_man posted:

Django posted:

kp posted:

Django do you know who?

Nah bhai, lots of crookery still there,

regardless of which government in power tap daags full their pockets.

This is a little bit timid response compared to when the PPP was there, isn't it? With the PPP, you would have torn into Jagdeo, Ramotar and the whole of Freedom House. Why not Congress Place now Bhaio?

Oh skites doan talk  about the bicycle riding crew from Freedom House,them thieves now are novice comparing to them.

Alyuh notice Auditor General Sharma is on top of the job,that's good let the people be aware how money are being spent and wasted.

Django posted:

kp posted:

Contractor advanced $39M for Region 10 building, no work started

-Auditor General’s report

By Staff Writer 9 h ago

October 22 2018

Source

 

Despite abandoning a contract for the construction of the Regional Administration Building in Region Ten for which $39M was collected, a contractor was advanced an additional $73.1M on another project, which to date is incomplete.

This is among the many findings contained in the 2017 Auditor General’s report which was presented to the National Assembly on Thursday. The Auditor General scrutinizes public accounts and the accounts for ministries, departments and regions for each fiscal year, beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

 

The 2017 report identifies dozens of capital projects which are incomplete although substantial amounts of money have been paid over to the contractors. The errant contractors have not been identified in the report.

In the highlights section located at the front of the report, states that as it relates to advance payments to contractors and the non-commencement of works, it was discovered that one contractor received an advance payment of $39M in 2017 from Region No. 10 and at the time of reporting, the site was “abandoned and no works had commenced”. Similarly, the report informed that the same contractor received $73.1M in an advanced payment from the Ministry of Public Health in 2017 and at the time of reporting, “no significant works” had commenced on site.

While this newspaper was unable to find the Ministry of Public Health project in the report, there were details pertaining to the regional contract which was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board to the lowest of six bidders, in the sum of $265.588M against an Engineer’s Estimate of $249.262M.

That contract, the report said was signed on the 29 December 2017 and the works were expected to be completed two years after the commencement date. As at 31 December 2017, an advance payment in the sum of $39M was paid to the contractor but a physical verification in July 2018 revealed that the site was abandoned and aside from a quantity of white sand stockpiled on site with two material storage sheds/ bond, no personnel or equipment from the contractor was present, the full advance payment in the sum of $39M was prepared and processed in the name of the contractor in 2017 while at that time no advance payment bond by the contractor was in existence and at the time of audit in July 2018, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) was now requesting permission to go to tender for supervisory consultancy services for the supervision of the works under this contract which was awarded since 29 December 2017 and for which the contractor was already in possession of $39M as an advance payment.

 

The advance bond was only issued on 2 February 2018 by Caricom General Insurance Company Inc, the report said.

In response to the Audit Office’s finding, the region indicated that the mobilisation advance of $39M was paid only on 29 December 2017 and the matter is “engaging the attention” of the Ministry of Communities and the Ministry of Finance with a view of engaging a Supervising Consultant.

To this, it was recommended that the Regional Administration ensure proper monitoring of all contracts awarded.

Meanwhile, the report stressed on the continuous overpayments on contracts and procurement breaches.

 

It was stated that overpayments amounting to $71.738M were made in respect of measured works on 79 contracts administered by Ministries, Departments and Regions in 2017, of which sums totalling $37.093M and $34.645M were in relation to Regions and Ministries/Departments, respectively. Included in the sum of $37.093M were overpayments amounting to $20.051M or approximately 54% in Regions 1, 4 and 8. Included in the sum of $34.645M overpaid on contracts in Ministries/Departments, were amounts totalling $20.117M and $9.336M or approximately 58% and 27% for the Guyana Defence Force and the Ministry of Public Security, respectively, it said.

The report added that at the time of reporting in September 2018, a total of $15.258M out of $37.093M or approximately 41% percent of the total overpayments discovered under the Regions had been repaid while 17% or $6.018M out of $34.645M discovered under the Ministries/Departments were recovered. Taking these repaid amounts into account, a balance of $50.461M in overpayments still remained outstanding, of which $28.626M is for Ministries/Departments and $21.835M is for the Regions, it was stated.

Regarding breaches of the Procurement Act, the report said that this was discovered in Regions No. 5 and 6, where contracts were incorrectly awarded using Restricted Tendering instead of National Competitive Bidding. Further, contracts were incorrectly awarded by the three-quote method in Region No. 2.

The report pointed out too that there was a continuation of the practice to “cut and hold” cheques at the end of the fiscal year for valuation of works, poor quality/sub-standard works, poorly prepared Bills of Quantities and contract documents, in breach of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMA)

Full article.

Thank you Sir.

One of Iguanas, we party people can do no wrong type.

But where is the transparency, what is the name of the contractor so other can be aware. It got to be some body who knows some body who is a Government Minister.

These PNC criminals can get away with murder now. 

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Approx: US $195,000.

skeldon_man posted:

It's a card-carrying PNC thug or a big bribing coolie I bet. Watch this one gets pushed under the rug.

The buck stops at Grangers desk. He will do nothing.

The total paid here is over $ 100 million. Makes you wonder how they are financing their local election campaign ? Could this be one of those ?

Django posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Approx: US $195,000.

That’s plenty for Guyana...look like corruption is in people’s DNA in dat country.

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

...reason why he goes to school in August.

Iguana posted:

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

...reason why he goes to school in August.

Summer session II knuckleheads...might do some good to exercise dem lazy brain cells in y’all cranium...

Y’all know dis place will be mighty lonesome without me...

Let we hear y’all two admit it...

Iguana posted:

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

...reason why he goes to school in August.

"You musse bin August month school" no longer valid with the advent of the summer term or semester.

VishMahabir posted:

Iguana posted:

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

...reason why he goes to school in August.

Summer session II knuckleheads...might do some good to exercise dem lazy brain cells in y’all cranium...

Y’all know dis place will be mighty lonesome without me...

Let we hear y’all two admit it...

What do you have to offer, Nothing!

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Iguana posted:

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Anybody know how much G$39 million is in US?

Is everything you want people to do for you.

...reason why he goes to school in August.

Summer session II knuckleheads...might do some good to exercise dem lazy brain cells in y’all cranium...

Y’all know dis place will be mighty lonesome without me...

Let we hear y’all two admit it...

What do you have to offer, Nothing!

Yes...don’t have much to offer, but I am here to learn from alyuh smart ones...sometimes to get some good Laffs... and learn some new words too.

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Yo Chief....how you figure...jus asking...

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

There are lots of PNC Indians.

VishMahabir posted:

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Yo Chief....how you figure...jus asking...

Again the fella NEEDS HELP.

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Speaking from experience. 

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Yo Chief....how you figure...jus asking...

Again the fella NEEDS HELP.

Be nice KP...I might leave.

VishMahabir posted:

kp posted:

VishMahabir posted:

Chief posted:

I bet this contractor is an Indian.

Yo Chief....how you figure...jus asking...

Again the fella NEEDS HELP.

Be nice KP...I might leave.

Leave to go where?

Smoke weed in Canada.

Vish...at what age did you migrate?