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Mr Mnisi states the Municipal Manager has the power to undo a tender process from the bid specification stage through to the tail end, based on shortcomings at the bid specification stage.
“The Municipal Manager has that power ... if he picks up this is an anomaly that would lead to irregularities, he does have those powers.”
Mr Mnisi explains that the Municipal Manager, as accounting officer, has the duty to satisfy himself with the reasons behind cancellation recommendations and can take decisions on them.
“As long as it satisfies him ... he has got a duty to satisfy himself as well with the reason behind it, and he can take a decision on that ... by virtue of being an accounting officer, he does have those powers.”
The accounting officer, having approved the bid specification, cannot later change his mind and say the bid specification was wrong because the Municipal Manager would have already signed off on the document.
“the accounting officer can not, having approved the bid specification ... say, oh, by the way, I have changed my mind, and now I am saying there was everything wrong with the bid specification. Surely, that can not be, because, as you say, the Municipal Manager will already have signed off on that document. They can not change their mind. Surely not.”
Director Malatji said his supervisor requested funding for TMPD2, which Chief of Police and Municipal Manager approved; Umashi Dhlamini was not involved in the funding request.
“My supervisor requested funding. I prepared the report and the Chief of Police, the Municipal Manager, approved the funding request. Umashi Dhlamini was not involved in the funding request.”