Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Presentation Guideline
Definition of key concepts Public Procurement Principles Cases on Principles of Public procurement The Procurement Cycle Cases on roles and responsibilities Roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders. Challenges faced
DEFINITIONS
According to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act 2003, procurement means acquisition by purchase, rental, lease, hire purchase, license, tenancy, franchise, or any type of works, services or supplies or any combination of the three. Disposal means the divesture of public assets, including intellectual and propriety rights and goodwill, and any other rights of a PDE by means, including sale, lease, franchise, auction, or any combination however classified other than those 2/7/2014 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TRAINING 3 regulated by the PERD statute.
Transparency Accountability Fairness and Non-discrimination Competition Confidentiality Economy & Efficiency -Value for Money Ethics and Integrity
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Emergency procurements Fraud, bribery and other forms of corruption Cost overruns due to lack of trust and integrity Collusion among the providers leading to high cost of supplies Infighting among the stakeholders. Failure to access social services such as education, health and other infrastructure Failure to get value for money in procurements
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Principles Exercise
Case study questions
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Set Answers
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Accounting Officer
Contracts Committee Procurement and Disposal Unit User Departments Evaluation Committees (Temporally)
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Review of: Specifications/TOR/SOW Procurement method Evaluation Criteria Potential supply market
Sign Contract Communicate Award Administrative review Award of Contract Review of Evaluation report (approval or rejection)
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Preparation of Bidding Documents e.g: Instruction to Bidders Price Schedule Terms and Conditions
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Evaluation of bids
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Note: In case this cycle is not adhered to, please inform the Accounting Officer or PPDA. 10
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Read the cases in groups. What are the functions of each role player? (List at least 6 functions).
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ACCOUNTING OFFICER (AO) Confirms availability of and commits funds for any procurement activity. Ensures that value for money is obtained. Ensures that procurement work plans are prepared and approved. Communicates with the Authority on matters related to procurement and disposal, including reports. Communicates contract award decisions to successful bidders. Advertising Bid opportunities
Investigates complaints from providers and issue a decision in writing within 15 working days.
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QUALIFICATION OF CC MEMBERS
Appointed
from public officers employed on a full time basis or appropriate external body.
Appointment is based on technical competence and skills to discharge the functions.
CC members to serve for 3 years and eligible for re-appointed for only 1further term. Adjudicates procurement and disposal process of the PDE
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(coordinate) all the day to day procurement and disposal activities of the PDE. Plans for procurement and disposal activities of the PDE approvals from the CC on documentation, procedures, reports and recommendations at various key stages in the procurement process. the functioning of the CC by making timely and accurate submissions decisions of the Contracts Committee
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Consolidate
Obtain
Support
Implement
PDU FUNCTIONS
Check statement of requirements prepared by the users and/or assist with their preparation Prepare advertisements for bid opportunities Manage pre-bid meetings, bid closings and openings, keeping bids in safe custody. Maintain and archive records from the procurement process Display procurement information on the public procurement notice board. Manage the evaluation process recommending members of EC and presenting EC report to CC
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PDU FUNCTIONS
monthly reports for the CC on Procurements, Disposals and MicroProcurements Maintain a providers list as well as a prequalification list Monitor contract management by user departments and produce reports (Act sec.31 and Reg.58) Receive contract management reports from the User dept.
Prepare
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of the EC. Certify payments to the providers Managing contracts once placed through an appointed contracts manager. Maintain record of contract management Prepare reports of contract management and submit them to the PDU.
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members of the EC have to sign the code of Ethical Conduct in Business Members select a chairperson from among themselves. Minutes of all meetings to be signed by all members of the EC Evaluation report to be signed by all members of the EC In case of a disagreement, the EC
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Negotiation Team
The members are nominated by the PDU and approved by the CC. Negotiations are not permitted until after the CC has approved the evaluation committees (EC) recommendation The EC shall prepare a negotiation plan specifying the issues and objectives to be achieved. The CC shall approve the negotiation plan. The team shall submit recommendations to the CC.
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Officer responsible for all the procurement and disposal activities Committee adjudicates and approves contract awards and Disposal Unit manages all the procurement and disposal work of the entity/ the engine Departments initiate procurement and disposal, provide technical input and manage the contracts Committee Evaluates the bids
Procurement
User
Evaluation
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Challenges faced
Lack
of knowledge on stakeholder roles and responsibilities Conflict of interest while performing ones duties Infighting among stakeholders politicians and technical Influence of staff in the performance of procurement activities Lack of funds to adequately implement activities Inconsistencies in funds disbursement
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