It takes a BIG person to admit a wrong.

Murrindindi Shire Council CEO Craig Lloyd has won enormous respect by today (Fri.) withdrawing a tender process for the Council’s advertising services. It is the first time the Shire has put its advertising to tender in more than six years.

“Following submissions and comments provided by possible submitters to this Request for Quotation, I have revisited our current documentation and approach,” Mr Lloyd said in a statement this afternoon.

“Whilst I have concluded that these issues are matters of interpretation, and were in no aspect intentionally designed to manipulate an outcome, I have also concluded that the current RFQ (Request For Quotation) process should be withdrawn.

“I have not made this decision lightly, but making this decision early in the process will, I hope, avoid you having completed much work towards your submission,” Mr Lloyd told local media operators, including commercial and community-based publications and outlets.

“I have instructed staff to investigate an alternative process and we will advise you when a revised quotation process becomes available.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused,” Mr Lloyd said.

Dindi Media (Local Media Pty Ltd) proprietor, Ash Long, who is Editor of The Local Paper, welcomed Mr Lloyd’s announcement.

“We wrote to Council last week and pointed out the inequities and shortcomings in the tender process as it was. We published our viewpoint on Page 18 of this week’s Local Paper.

“It takes a big person to admit a shortcoming, and Mr Lloyd has again earned our wholesome respect. It is the act of a good and true leader,” Mr Long said.