Mamusa Local Municipality (MMLM) reported that the alignment of municipal IDP to PGDS was guided by the five Pre-determined Local Government Development objectives. One of the objectives of PGDS was to halve unemployment by the 2014 calendar year and to create jobs. MMLM mentioned that the Council adopted the supply chain management policy which was aligned to the National Treasury Guidelines. MMLM reported that the bid evaluation and adjudication committees were established and that they were functioning effectively, with the exception of the bid specification committee. Amounts of R26 million (37, 7 per cent) had been budgeted for salaries and R7 million (11 per cent) for repairs and maintenance.