The responsibilities of the CC in terms of service management are still not clear. Until now, the involvement of the commune in community development activities has only been in investment in small-scale infrastructure, with the commune signing a contract with the private sector to provide construction work or the service.

Most constructors or service providers are based at the district or province level, and must register with the provincial authority, which then confirms the constructor/service provider’s ability to implement the project.  The contractor is selected based on a bidding process. The winner must sign a contract directly with the CC, which is also responsible for project monitoring. Normally, provincial technical support staff help the CC monitor project implementation and manage the contract.

If we turn to service projects, in general, provincial line departments are in charge of implementing these in the commune, through the provincial investment fund (PIF).  Service projects using the commune budget are very rare. Thus, at the beginning, the first and immediate thought was that the CC could ask the agriculture department to implement the rice seed and fruit tree distribution project, using a contract between the department and the CC. The district agriculture office, located near the commune office, would be the provider of the training. Moreover, the district agriculture officer would serve as technical officer, helping provide ideas and monitor the project with the CC.