Last 2010 elections, I prepared all the budget in the office. When I prepared the budget proposal, I made it as bloated as it could be so as all our needs will be met. The Local Government was very supportive and did not have any qualms in approving our budget.
Not too many of our requests are Exclusive products. But there are really some who have sole distributorship like the photocopier. During the bidding process, we just had to secure the exclusivity form so as the Bidding Committee won’t have to entertain other bidders.
It was my first time to have dealt with that kind of process in the government. I am learning heaps on the way things are dealt with especially in the budgetary aspects. There are times when the papers get screwed up for the reason that the Liaison Officer had no knowledge of these stuffs. I had to inform and remind her at all times to be very particular with deadlines. We actually learn together as we deal with problems and learn how to resolve them. Government process could be very complicated at times but yes, I am learning by leaps and bounds.
