Philippines Procurement Reform Program

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Procurement Reform Program

Philippines


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Key Challenges Identified

Monitoring Compliance

Quasi-judicial?

Administrative resolution of procurement protests

Should it investigate and assist in prosecution?

Relationship with Anti-Corruption Agencies

Evaluate Effectiveness of Reform Compliance vs. Effectiveness

Development of tools

Public vigilance


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Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)

central electronic portal that serves as the primary and definitivesource of information on all government procurement activities

Key Features Currently Being Implemented:

Electronic Bulletin Board

Posting of procurement opportunities, notices of awards,

electronic distribution of bid documents and notification of

amendments

Registry Registry of all manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors

and consultants including government agencies

Electronic Catalogue

A centralized price list of common use goods, supplies, materialsand equipment


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Key Features Currently Being Implemented:

Virtual Store

Supports online procurement of both common and

non-common use item

Pilot implementation August to October 2010


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Additional Features

Electronic Bidding/Electronic Payment

Supports implementation of e-bid

submission processes Target implementation 1st Quarter of

2011

System Design (2010)

Resolution of policy issues

System Acceptance (Design, Simulation,

Performance, Security) by 2011

Issuance of rules for e-bidding

Training & Phased implementation (2011-

2013)


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Additional Features

Electronic Payment

Supports e-payment functions to pay for goods

purchased from the Virtual Store

Facilitates electronic transfer of funds to and from

agencies to suppliers

Target implementation 2011


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Issues Addressed:

Transparency

Wider dissemination of procurement information

Competitiveness

Equal opportunity


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Sustainable Training Program

GPPB maintains a continuing training program to adequately

equip procurement practitioners with knowledge and skills to

help them perform their functions more efficiently and

effectively

Formed teams of regional trainers to handle training at

the LGU level (March 2004)

Partnered with selected state SUCs to conduct training for

NGAs and SUCs (October 2005)

Professionalism & Training initiatives


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Compliance and Capability Monitoring

GPPB monitors agencies compliance with the procurement law using

various capacity building and assessment tools

Developed the Agency Procurement Performance/Compliance

Indicators (2006 - 2009)

Developed and pilot-tested a Procurement Modular Syllabi (May

August 2009)

In the process of creating a career stream for public procurement

practitioners (June 2010)

On-going project with the League of Cities of the Philippines assisting 9

pilot cities (until end of 2010)

On-going study on protest mechanism and creation of an independent


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Technical Assistance

Technical assistance is provided using various media (e.g.,

internet, telephone, and print)

Issues opinions

Receives walk in queries Operates a help desk using the following media:

Telephone

Instant messaging

Email Maintains an online forum where procurement

practitioners and private sector interact and discuss

procurement concerns


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Intended Results:

Finalization and implementation of training modules

Accredit training institutions (conduct competency tests,

foundation and appreciation courses etc.)

Establishment of Procurement Units

Creation of a career stream for public procurement practitioners

vis-a-vis amendments in compensation structure (position and

salary grade)


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Legal reforms

Harmonization

Alignment with International Best Practices

Learning from Experience Concerns raised by procuring entities, bidders and

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Other initiatives

Anti-Corruption Initiatives:

Uniform but dynamic procurement policies

Balance between rule and practice Feedback mechanism

Responsive to current issues (commercial, political,

international)

Link to other reforms (e.g., financial management, civilservice, anti-corruption)


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Anti-Corruption Initiatives:

Develop and equip operational network of procurement

champions

Government (national and local), Civil Society, Private

Sector, Development Partners

GPPB as focal point

Capacity development Anti-corruption communication plan (e.g., identification

of red flags)


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Maraming Salamat Po.

Thank you.

Philippines Procurement Reform Program

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