Maquassi Hills Local Municipality (MHLM) reported that they were having the following bid committees: specification committee, evaluation committee and an adjudication committee and that these Committees were approved by the Council on 11 August 2005. MHLM's budget and treasury office were not fully staffed. Furthermore, MHLM reported that it had appointed Sediesy Consulting to assist the municipality with financial reporting (including GRAP implementation).