To facilitate the movement of staff and promote the delivery of their mandate at the grassroots level, the Electoral Commission has procured several vehicles for the December Polls.
In total 147 vehicles made up of 15 motorbikes, 30 four-wheel drives, 107 pick-ups, 8 haulage trucks, and 2 Coaster Buses.
This was announced by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Adukwei Mensah in Parliament.
She said these were procured at a total cost of 38 million 373 thousand 545 cedis (38,373,545.00).
She said this has promoted the efficiency of our staff as well as the swift movement of goods and materials from our stores to our regions and districts.
According to the EC boss, it has also helped to eliminate costs that were associated with the hiring and rental of vehicles.
She noted that “It is important to note that close to 95% of our procurement was done through an open tender process. We achieved this by advertising all our procurement processes in the newspapers. This policy decision introduced competition into our procurement and helped drive down prices. Ultimately it ensured value for money in our procurement processes.
In due course, the Commission will make public a report showing the huge savings made as a result of this decision.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
