Important to have a registration body and certification. Important to have a simple form for registration. ESP replied that the CBTF is working on a capacity benchmarking system.
Individuals are unsuccessful in bidding for small works projects.
In general, only firms can bid. This holds back capacity building. ESP replied that an individual is often unable to provide sufficient strength in project and quality management, for example. This is a fundamental strategy as articulated in the Task Force 21 report. It is essential for capacity building that processes and structures are available that allow knowhow to be built up and kept in the country.