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Friday, 15 May 2015

The Importance Of Government Contract Financing

By Tammie Caldwell


There are a many projects that the government in place needs to undertake so that it improves service delivery to people. It is difficult to manage all these projects at a go because it would be very costly to oversee the progress at different sites. In order to reduce this cost, it is advisable to hire other companies that have the capacity to complete the projects in time. This requires a lot of capital making it important to have government contract financing agencies in place.

It has been found out that most infrastructural constructions require huge sums of money that most contractors may not have. Taking such bids will mean that the companies are likely to face financial crisis leading to crippling of operations. Smaller companies are more likely to suffer as compared to larger companies that have more sources of funds.

There has been creation of lending departments by the treasury and other institutions that lend money to other companies. Their main role is to avail funds to some companies that need the help to ensure they have good capital structures to perform some activities. Any borrowers intending to seek help must visit these institutions and make their proposals.

In order to start the borrowing procedure, the borrower need to meet all conditions set aside by the authorities in the institutions. There should be presentation of required documents that are used as a basis of evaluating how much the borrower can be awarded. This process is quite lengthy and this delays the time on which funds will be released. The borrower is required to have documented his proposal well in such a way that it can convince the lenders.

Provision of these loans requires the companies to prove doubt that are in a position to make full repayments when time is due. An assessment of contractors is done by these institutions by evaluating the cash flows that have been presented. This helps to find out how much would be secure to lend out as opposed to what a borrower proposes to get.

The amounts come with some conditions that the borrower must meet while making the payments. A small interest is charged by the institution and is paid together with the other amount. Despite it being quite costly to borrow, considerable benefits have been realized since allocation of funds by the government is usually a lengthy task. This makes projects to be done within a short period.

It is important that any developers who win the bids sort out earlier forces of money. This helps the construction to take place within the stipulated time and save on costs incurred. This will help in making regular payments to workers involved as well as provision of materials that are going to be involved. This is very important to ensure clear budgeting is done within the limits that will not overstretch the resources available.

More agencies should be established and existing ones expanded so that more financiers can be available. The procedures should be shortened so that the time taken is reduced making performance very efficient. This will bring about more developments within a short time.




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