EASTERN PROVINCE

NYAGATARE —  Nyagatare district leaders on Tuesday met all district contractors at district headquarters offices to discuss the latter’s activities in the district.

Anselm Rurangwa Nyagatare, Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development told The New Times that the aim of the meeting was to know the problems faced by the contractors that have led the delay of contracted activities in the district.

He said that the contractors won the tenders for doing the different activities in the district but most of them have failed to meet their deadlines. He identified the contracted activities as construction of schools, hospitals, health centers, rehabilitating schools and hospitals.

The Vice Mayor noted that the invited contractors are the only one hired under the sponsored Community Development Project (CDP).

"Most of you have a lot of contracts all over the country and some times they are too much for you to accomplish on time. It is bad to lose the credibility with the work you are doing, you have to focus on one activity and finish it before starting the other activity”, Ruvebana told the contractors.

Ruvebana also urged the district leaders to follow the laws governing the contractors. He added that those who do not accomplish their work in time should be penalized.

"District leaders should be strict on these people because they get a lot of money from these contracts. If some one is not able to handle the contracts then they should not waste other peoples’ chances”, he added.

The weaknesses identified among contractors included, lack of credibility, poor time management for contracted project and presentation of sub-standard activities.

However, contractors also complained about the delay of payment from both district and CDP. They argued that most of their work has been delayed because of the delay of payment from related authorities to buy required materials for construction.

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