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LOCAL authorities have been urged to tighten procurement processes in order to weed out fake contractors to ensure ratepayers get value for their money. Speaking during the annual rural local authorities’ 10th Engineers Conference in Hwange on Tuesday, delegates expressed concern over the shoddy work done by some contractors.
Addressing the delegates, Matabeleland North provincial administrator Ms Latiso Dlamini, said incompetent contractors were on the prowl and urged local authorities to exercise caution when awarding tenders.
“As the local government we are mandated to monitor and supervise the operations of councils but we are concerned about the performance of some contractors.
“We have heard of contractors who do not even have equipment or any known financial statement being awarded tenders while some demand payment even before doing the work,” said Ms Dlamini.
She said councils should ensure that they got value for their money by engaging competent contractors.
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