Baguio priority projects not done; officials wondering

By JhoArranz\

BAGUIO CITY -- Some city officials are wondering why a number of infrastructure projects in the city has not been implemented. 

Calendar year has ended and yet there are identified priority projects in the city that have not yet been implemented.   
But officials said in a recent legislative-executive meeting  that causes of delay in the implementation of the said projects were included  late approval of the city budget by the city council, preparation of detailed cost estimate, compliance to Republic Act. 9184 also known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, failure or no bidders and lack of  investigation in identifying location of barangay projects.

“The late approval of city budget by the council had a great effect in the delay of implementation of project,” said the mayor.

Domogan urged the council to approve the city budget by the end of the year so projects could be implemented immediately.

Domogan instructed the City Planning and Development Office headed by engineer Evelyn Cayat to submit list of 2013 and 2014 implemented as well as unimplemented projects to his office and to the city council to check status of every project.

Said listings will be used as basis in addressing problems of unimplemented projects.