Parliament IT system installation to be speeded up

By The Nation

 

File photo: New Parliament

 

The Secretariat for the House of Representatives will speed up the selection of a contractor to install an IT system for the new parliament, the House secretary-general said Friday.

 

Surasak Pianwet said parts of the new compound would be ready for use in June next year.

 

The meeting rooms of House and Senate standing committees and offices of officials were due to be completed first, he said.

 

Surasak said the Cabinet has allocated Bt4.861 billion for the finishing work at the compound on top of the building construction.

 

He said Bt3.515 billion would be for IT installation, Bt802 million for water and power connections and Bt143 million for an IT adviser.

 

He said the House secretariat would speed up the process of selection of a contractor to install the IT system.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30352891

 

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1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

He said Bt3.515 billion would be for IT installation...and Bt143 million for an IT adviser

I must have made a mistake somewhere. That seems like 83 million pounds sterling, or 106 million US dollars for the IT installation

and 3.4 million pounds sterling or 4.3 million US dollars for an IT advisor?

 

Edited August 24, 20187 yr by bluesofa

4 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I must have made a mistake somewhere. That seems like 83 million pounds sterling, or 106 million US dollars for the IT installation

and 3.4 million pounds sterling or 4.3 million US dollars for an IT advisor?

 

While Thai reporters regularly get numbers wrong, this could be true. The "contractor" could very well be a relation's company. 50% of the spend directly into someone's pocket. 

4 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

While Thai reporters regularly get numbers wrong, this could be true. The "contractor" could very well be a relation's company. 50% of the spend directly into someone's pocket. 

I'm not proud, I'd marry the PM £3.4 million - only for the duration of the contract, of course, then an amicable-ish divorce.

That's what Thainess is all about, isn't it?