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St. Ann Municipal Corporation Office of the Contractor General November 2017
The Process Utilized in the Implementation of the Contracts
Mr. Alfred Graham, by way of his response to the OCG, which was dated June 24, 2015, advised the OCG
of,
inter alia
, the following, as it relates to the implementation of CDF projects:
“When funds for projects have been released to the Council by
the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Unit, Council will
subsequently receive further communication from the Office of
the Member of Parliament, indicating persons to be engaged
for work in relation to works that may be carried out by direct
contracting and in relation to Human and Social Development
Programme a list of beneficiaries would also be received from
the Office of the Member of Parliament. When list are received
from Office of the Member of Parliament for Work
Programmes, these are referred to the Superintendent of Roads
and Works of the Council for implementation...
For the period January 2012 to March 2014 Mr. Ivor Earle,
now retired, was the Superintendent of Roads and Works, while
Miss Althea Hall has been the Superintendent since March
2014.”
Mr. Graham further explained that;
“When
recommendations
for
implementation
of
projects/programmes are received from the Office of the
Member of Parliament, once they are within the scope/ purpose
of the approve project documents received from the CDF Unit,
they are referred to the relevant officers … for implementation.
Once the programmes have been implemented and completed,
the relevant officers (Supt. Roads and Works, Inspector of Poor
or Director of Finance) ensures and certifies that work is done
to satisfaction and/or goods received in good condition.