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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Gov ' t moves to cla...rs ( RJR )...</span>
The Office of the Prime Minister has sought to clarify why a decision was made to extend the registration period of contractors while the Contractor General investigates how some came to be registered without meeting set criteria.The Contractor General raised eyebrows over the government's move Wednesday and said it was illegal under the Contractor General Act.Last week, Information Minister Daryl Vaz said contractors who were not under investigation will have their registration period extended to February 28 next year."This came out of discussions with the OCG and the cabinet to make sure that there was no disruption in the award of the contracts," Mr. Vaz said.But the contractor general Wednesday indicated he was never was in agreement and even questioned the propriety of such a move.Greg Christie in a letter said he pointed out to the government that he could not and would not support the extension. He charged that cabinet may have overstepped its bounds when it approved the move.But the Office of the Prime Minister said they extended the contractors registration to facilitate contractors who were complaining of being made ineligible for re-registration for government contracts, after their registration had expired. It was put on hold while the OCG investigate breaches in the registration of contractors.But the Office of the Prime Minister said that while the integrity of the registration process is crucial, the responsibility for efficiency cannot be best served by leaving in suspension, contractors who were previously processed and recommended by the OCG.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Gov ' t moves to cla...rs ( RJR )...</span>
The Office of the Prime Minister has sought to clarify why a decision was made to extend the registration period of contractors while the Contractor General investigates how some came to be registered without meeting set criteria.The Contractor General raised eyebrows over the government's move Wednesday and said it was illegal under the Contractor General Act.Last week, Information Minister Daryl Vaz said contractors who were not under investigation will have their registration period extended to February 28 next year."This came out of discussions with the OCG and the cabinet to make sure that there was no disruption in the award of the contracts," Mr. Vaz said.But the contractor general Wednesday indicated he was never was in agreement and even questioned the propriety of such a move.Greg Christie in a letter said he pointed out to the government that he could not and would not support the extension. He charged that cabinet may have overstepped its bounds when it approved the move.But the Office of the Prime Minister said they extended the contractors registration to facilitate contractors who were complaining of being made ineligible for re-registration for government contracts, after their registration had expired. It was put on hold while the OCG investigate breaches in the registration of contractors.But the Office of the Prime Minister said that while the integrity of the registration process is crucial, the responsibility for efficiency cannot be best served by leaving in suspension, contractors who were previously processed and recommended by the OCG.