Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Role Of Government Contract Financing

By Tammie Caldwell


The government comes up with different development proposals that are meant to promote the welfare of citizens as well as enable service delivery. At times numerous projects are taken at once and this makes regular assessment of these projects very difficult. The amounts incurred would also be very high since there are no enough resources to see the projects taken. Thus government contract financing is important in ensuring the projects takes places as planned.

Many projects that the government gives out to other people and companies to perform on their behalf are high cost investments projects. This require very high amounts that some parties do not have the right capacity to implement them. This calls for a need to have other financiers who they can approach for help.

These institutions are part of the treasury which is aimed at availing required funds to any lenders to help in implementing and realization of projects. They have been known to finance major projects that most banks cannot handle due to the large amounts that are involved. Their presence has been a major breakthrough to smaller contacting companies whose finance base is so limited.

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.

The amount agreed is deposited in the accounts of a contractor within a few days. This ensures that the project implementation starts as planned and the deadline for completion it is met. The funds also enable the contractor to purchase all machines, raw materials and any other things that are needed in performing their duties. This amount is also used to pay for any costs incurred and wages to all workers. This has been very useful in promoting development in the countries where such projects are undertaken.

There should be more lenders who are willing to work hand in hand with contractors. This will increase the amount of money available for development purposes. With decreased procedures undertaken, the time taken will be very short and this will bring about performance of more companies.




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