New procurement board members named

Finance minister Calle Schlettwein this week announced a new Central Procurement Board following the gazetting of the Public Procurement Act on 31 December 2015.The new board replaces the former Tender Board and consists of nine members. Making the announcement in the National Assembly yesterday, Schlettwein said: “The Central Procurement Board will consist of nine members of whom the chairperson and the deputy chairperson will be employed on a full-time basis for a period of five years and as such will be entitled to a monthly salary, whereas the seven board members will be appointed on a part-time basis on a three-year contract.”University of Namibia accounting lecturer Patrick Swartz was appointed as the chairperson while another accountant, Lischen Ramakutla, was appointed deputy chairperson.The other members include former Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund boss Jerry Mwadinohamba, finance deputy permanent secretary Titus Ndove, and engineers Epaphras Pendapala, Maria Iyambo and Hendrik Cronje. Maria Nakale and Hilja Nandago-Herman, who both have a legal background, are the other members of the board. Explaining the selection, Schlettwein said 67 applications were received for the Central Procurement Board of which 35 were shortlisted, having met the requirements. “The shortlisting of the Central Procurement Board was based on the number of years of experience in procurement, the applicant's own expertise and the gender of each candidate.”A review board was also introduced to members of parliament. It consists of former Social Security Commission chief executive officer Kenandei Tjivikua (chairperson), consumer activist Michael Gawaseb (deputy chairperson), Ono-Robby Nangolo, Amon Ngavetene, Selma-Penna Utonih and Toska Sem.According to Schlettwein, 28 applications were received for the review panel. “Fifteen of the applicants did not meet the shortlisting criteria and only 13 candidates were therefore interviewed for the review panel. Realising that the recommended members did not make up the required pool of 15 members, government resolved to approach tertiary institutions for nominations. The process is at an advanced stage,” he said.Commenting on the issue of the dissolved Tender Board, he said: “As we all know, there was a lot of publicity on the weaknesses of the current Tender Board. We are hopeful that with the new Public Procurement Act, there will be improvements. I now take this opportunity to inform you that the Tender Board is legally dissolved with effect from 31 March 2017.”OGONE TLHAGE

New procurement board members named

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