Remaining BCL employees rescue Nico
Friday, May 12, 2017
Nico
Nico plunged into financial turmoil last year when BCL Mine was placed under provisional liquidation, which saw the club fail to shell players’ dues.
The team’s wage bill stands at P80,000 per month and the club has gone for four months without paying its players and has also been defaulting on utility bills. Their transport is no longer free as it used to be under BCL because now the liquidator has to protect the creditors’ assets.
The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....