General information to public on disposal
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)
INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
DISPOSAL OF NAADS PROGRAMME OBSOLETE ASSETS
Since its inception in 2001, the NAADS programme has acquired and accumulated a number of assets. The assets include motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, office equipment and furniture, among others.
In a communication from Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED) dated July 2006, these assets should be disposed off in accordance with the Public Finance and Accountability Act 2003 (PFAA), and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act 2003.
According to the operating guidelines from the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Ministry of Works and Transport; obsolete assets should be disposed off upon fulfilling at least one of the following conditions;
a) Vehicles
(i) The vehicle has clocked 250,000km or 425,000km for 2WD and 4WD respectively.
(ii) The vehicle is 7 years or more
(iii) The vehicle was involved in an accident and it is not economically viable to repair.
b) Others
(iv) Office Furniture, Fixtures and office equipment get obsolete after a period of at least 3 years.
Under the conditions stated above, NAADS Secretariat and the first 6 NAADS trailblazing districts of Kibaale, Kabale, Mukono, Tororo, Soroti and Arua have over the last eight (8) years accumulated obsolete furniture and fittings; office equipment; vehicles and worn out vehicle parts. All these items have been collected and placed under the custody of the Secretariat for storage and eventual disposal.
It should however, be noted that in the case of vehicles, the affected districts mentioned above, have already received replacements to enable them continue with the smooth implementation of the programme.
The NAADS Secretariat in preparation for the disposal of obsolete assets has undertaken the following activities in accordance with the law;
i. Identification of obsolete assets and making request for disposal; PPDA Regulation 295 (1) and (4).
ii. Approval by the Contracts Committee of the Board of Survey; PPDA Regulation 295 (5) and Guideline to Accounting Officers from PS/ST on disposal of Government Assets Ref: AGO/288/01 dated 31st July 2006.
iii. Valuation; an independent valuer was contracted and has released a valuation report as per PPDA Regulation 315 (1-4). A constituted Board of survey is also compiling an independent report of its valuation. The average of these two will constitute the reserve prices.
Upon determining the disposal reserve prices, actual disposal process will be handled by an independent third party service provider selected from among those pre-qualified by PPDA.
Interested buyers are therefore, advised to look out for the notification about the disposal of obsolete assets from NAADS.
Dr. Joseph Oryokot
For. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAADS
