TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Ministry of Youth and Sports to be careful when withdrawing the budget of the Southeast Asian Games, SEA Games XXVI, which will take place in Palembang and Jakarta on November 11 to 22.
Deputy Governor of South Sumatra Eddy Yusuf worrying SEA Games organizing committee will work without uniforms, splendor of the Games, thereby reducing the countries of Southeast Asia.
According to Eddy, the delay in the procurement of clothing for the SEA Games organizing committee is one example of cases when the tendering process may no longer be followed. Eddy further request that the central government to legalize the direct appointment (PL) in the procurement of goods and services the SEA Games. "The SEA Games live less than two months, if you want to tender must spend more than 45 days. So we ask the Old Testament law umbrella, "said Eddy, Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in his study
Muddai Madang, Deputy Director II Indonesia SEA Games Organizing Committee (INASOC) Centre, said the procurement of uniforms for the SEA Games organizing committee Palembang is not very attractive to local entrepreneurs convection. To this day, there are no employers who are interested to buy up the procurement of clothing and handbags and clothing that will be subject to the committee. He suspects employers fear the time limit which is increasingly limited.
Mudai said auction committee has published the needs of the SEA Games organizing committee, such as batik clothes and handbags and clothing, through the mass media, but yet also attract entrepreneurs. "Actually we have to say it openly, but the fact no one has an interest. Perhaps employers fear the time is more limited," said Mudai, Tuesday, September 13, 2011. In the upcoming SEA Games, not less than eight thousand pieces of clothing batik shirts and bags needed by the committee.
Mudai, which also background businessman, was called with a time of less than two months to make employers not taking any chances with the legal case eventually stumbled. "We as employers sometimes think sometimes when a deadline is limited, surely the fear factor of delay so that we will be complaints. That's what makes them unwilling to take risks. In addition, the clarity of the disbursement of the SEA Games are also still in question until now," said Mudai.
Responding to the fact that, Mudai expects the government can do given the tactical steps the SEA Games will be held approximately 1.5 months. According to him, the problems that arise in the aftermath of the SEA Games has not dicairkannya funds sourced from the Budget Amendment for a total of Rp 700 billion.
While funds from the 2011 state budget allocated only Rp 62 billion. Mudai added if it also has been responded to by the Chairman of the Central Sports Committee Rita Subowo and expects the funds can be disbursed no later than on 15 September.