If the council's majority approves the policy, the city of Johannebsurg's tender processes could soon be transparent and open to public scrutiny.
Mayor Herman Mashaba said he has asked City Manager, Trevor Fowler to start the process of revising the city's Supply Chain Management Policy to allow for the key tender-assessment stages to be open to the public.
The mayor noted that the amendment would enable the bid adjudication committee, executive adjudication committee, intermediate adjudication committee and central adjudication committee to be open to the public.
During these panels, tenders are evaluated and adjudicated on their merits and offered to the best applicant.
Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana, associate professor at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannebsurg, said for an amendment to be approved , at least 50% of the Citys councillors should participate where 50% plus one of those councillors should vote in favour of it.
Mayor Herman Mashaba said he has asked City Manager, Trevor Fowler to start the process of revising the city's Supply Chain Management Policy to allow for the key tender-assessment stages to be open to the public.
The mayor noted that the amendment would enable the bid adjudication committee, executive adjudication committee, intermediate adjudication committee and central adjudication committee to be open to the public.
During these panels, tenders are evaluated and adjudicated on their merits and offered to the best applicant.
Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana, associate professor at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannebsurg, said for an amendment to be approved , at least 50% of the Citys councillors should participate where 50% plus one of those councillors should vote in favour of it.