By: Sheila Covarrubias
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 23, (PIA) - - The
Procurement Service, a government agency attached to the Department of Budget
and Management (DBM) and the City Government of Zamboanga will formally enter
into an agreement for the joint operation of the Zamboanga sub-depot that will
offer cheaper but good quality office supplies for local government units in
Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby areas.
Budget
Secretary Florencio Abad and Mayor Celso Lobregat will be the principal
signatories in the memorandum of agreement with Procurement Service (PS)
Executive Director Estanislao Granados, Jr. and DBM Regional Director Nilda
Cemine as witnesses. The formal signing will be done on Friday, May 25 at 10am coinciding
with the launching and opening of the Zamboanga sub-depot at the City Coliseum.
Based
on the agreement, the city government through the City Budget Office under
Virginia Gara will manage the operation of the sub-depot with the PS and DBM
regional office.
The
City Coliseum (now Mayor Vitaliano Agan coliseum) in Tetuan will be temporarily
used as warehouse until such time that the city government will be able to find
a permanent site for the facility. The city government will designate a city
staff or employees to handle depot operations with a manpower of at least 8.
Mayor
Lobregat said the Zamboanga Sub-depot will cater to the common-use supplies and
other equipment needs of local government units and national government
agencies within the region and nearby areas.
The establishment of
sub-depots in the country is intended to raise compliance to the new
procurement law.
The
inauguration and opening of the sub-depot in Zamboanga will be held at 10am on
May 25 with Sec. Abad as guest of honor. Mayor Lobregat will welcome the guests
while Atty. Granados will give the inspirational message. City Budget Officer
Rodel Agbulos will introduce the guest of honor while Dir. Cemine will close
the program.
The Procurement Service will provide stocks
door-to-door in accordance with the supply requirements of the province, its
component LGUs, national agencies within the Province and national and local
agencies in the neighbouring provinces.
The
DBM on the other hand, will provide marketing support and supervision over the
sub-depot and the regional director shall act as the regional supervisor for
all sub-depots in the region.
The
establishment of sub-depots in the country is provided under section 6 d of
Administrative Order No. 17 dated July 28, 2011 which encourages LGUs to
establish depots in their locality as part of their economic enterprise
activity.
The
sub-depot will be a storehouse of common-use supplies, materials and equipment,
for the requirements of the national and local agencies within Region 9 and
neighboring regions, including government corporations and local government
units. (JPA/SC/CIO/PIA9-ZBST)