Transfer to NGC moved to Dec. 23
BACOLOD CITY -- City Administrator Dr. Rogelio Balo confirmed recently that Mayor Evelio Leonardia re-scheduled on December 23, 2008 the transfer of old city hall to the New Government Center (NGC).
The transfer was earlier scheduled on December 16.
Balo said the transfer was deferred since NGC has no sufficient power supply because the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) demanded payment for their current billing amounting to P3.2 million per month.
Balo said that it is not feasible to meet the deadline for their transfer on Dec. 16 because even if CENECO Management would approved the electrical connection, yet said institution will still conduct a physical inspection.
Balo recently met with CENECO President Atty. Vicente Sabornay to discuss the procedures of city policy in terms of paying their obligation with CENECO and the latter is amenable with his proposal.
"The transformer used by CENECO to Hillmarc's Corporation, contractor of the NGC, is too small compared to the transformer needed by the City Government for their operation, so that's why it will take another week for their transfer," Balo said.
He emphasized that as of now, the Comfac Corporation that won the bidding for furnitures and fixtures, is installing the furnitures inside NGC and he wanted CENECO also to install their transformer and other facilities so that they could move in before the end of December.
Balo had already conferred with the City Accounting Office and the CENECO Accounting Department on the exact payment to be made by the city government and it was concluded that the city government would pay CENECO electric billings from January up to August.
On the other hand, Balo confirmed last Friday that almost all departments had already submitted their physical inventory for old furnitures. He said that the next step after the inventories is to put all this listing to the Commission on Audit (COA) prescribed forms.
Balo also said that the old furnitures is now evaluated and this will be disposed after COA actual inspection as what happened in the procedures undertaken by said office in the actual inspection for all heavy equipment.
Balo also said that subjecting the old furnitures to auction is the last alternative, considering that there are departments that want to use some old furnitures. He made mention of the plan of the City Health Office to establish a "lying-in clinic" and they need so much chairs and tables. The Bacolod City College also intended to avail of the old furnitures.