COMFAC Corporation has already delivered almost 55 percent of the furniture and other fixtures to refurbish the New Government Center (NGC) in Bacolod City.

Executive assistant to the mayor and building administrator Reynaldo Ebreo said the remaining nine container vans will arrive Tuesday following a delay in their shipment.

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He said the remaining container vans contain complete parts of tables following the initial delivery of filing cabinets, chairs and other tables. All boxes delivered were labeled with the intended offices and floors, he said.

Ebreo said the first two sets of keys were turned over a few weeks ago to the City Engineers Office “and they would turn over the last remaining third set of keys but I decided that it would be per department so the keys will be given to the department heads who will sign the documents stating they received the keys.”

Comfac, meanwhile, already fixed and arranged the furniture in the second and third floors.

City Government employees will start their transfer to the NGC from the old City Hall on December 16 as per instructions of Mayor Evelio Leonardia.

Ebreo said almost all offices in the old City Hall would transfer to the NGC except the City Health Office. A skeletal force representing some of the offices will also be left in the old City Hall to continuously serve the transacting public, especially the Land Tax Department.

“On January, there would be a one-stop-shop for the renewal of the business permits at the Bays Center and the Permits and Licensing Division would be left in the City Hall for said operation,” he added.

On December 6, the city would check all the furniture and fixtures room by room at the NGC in the presence of the department heads.

Bids and Award Committee chairman Goldwyn Nifras said the building administrator would also check the number, kind and quality of the furniture delivered by Comfac, which gives a three-year warranty for these furniture and fixtures. (MAP)

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(December 2, 2008 issue)
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