DPWH maintains high level of transparency – DE Veloso

By MARCELO M. PEDALINO, PIA Southern Leyte
April 19, 2012

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  Having a transparent conduct in practically all aspects of operation has been a routine practice of the Department of Public Works and Highways - Southern Leyte Engineering District (DPWH-SLED).

This was emphasized by District Engr. Carlos Veloso in a press conference with local media held at Agas-Agas, Sogod, recently.

For one thing, Veloso cited the monthly interaction of his office with members of the local media as a way of sharing updates and information that would be disseminated to the general public in the form of news reports through print, broadcast, and online media.

As to bidding of public works projects, Veloso said the procedure now being used has been e-bidding or electronic bidding, where any qualified and interested bidder can submit a bid up to the last minute for a truly competitive bidding process.

“Unlike before, there will be no advertisement for a certain project without any approved plan yet,” he added.

He also disclosed several safeguards were put in place to insure quality control and this was routinely carried out at the district and regional levels.

For the DPWH-SLED alone, there was no peso disallowance so far found out by the Commission on Audit (COA) as all transactions were aboveboard, Veloso claimed.

“I urge you to check our work,” Veloso appealed to local media practitioners, an apparent invitation to cross monitor progress and quality of development projects implemented in the province.