Kathmandu, August 5 The Development Committee of the Legislature-Parliament today directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and the Public Procurement Monitoring Office to implement the Public Procurement Act, 2007 more effectively by making necessary changes in the provisions of the Public Procurement Rules. Rabindra Adhikari, committee chairperson, issued a four-point directive to the government and the concerned authorities on tender, bidding, contract and agreements relating to construction and development projects after holding discussion with the stakeholders. The committee had called the secretaries of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Ministry of Urban Development, and their departmental heads and transport entrepreneurs to discuss ways to improve the efficiency of construction and development projects. The committee also directed the MoPIT and the Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal to engage the contractors in construction works by strengthening their capacity as many contractors were found to have failed to meet the quality requirements and time-frame. For this, the MoPIT has been asked to make timely changes in the existing Public Procurement Rules to make the contractors accountable to any default in their performance. Similarly, the committee directed the government to adopt carrot-and-stick approach by ensuring availability of construction materials to complete the construction works within a given time-frame and ensure their quality and durability in coordination with the client, contractor and consultant. The MoPIT and other concerned agencies have also been directed to carry out technical audit of construction works. Committee members Mohan Baniya, Ganesh Pahadi, Jiban Bahadur Shahi, Prakash Sharma Paudel, Yagyaraj Sunuwar, Ranjan Jha, Sita Devi Yadav, Ram Chandra Pokharel, Pem Ale, Ganesh Singh Thagunna and Sita Giri were critical of the poor performance of contractors in many infrastructure development works.