PROCUREMENT FOR DONOR FUNDED PROJECTS

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Provide participants with the latest operational policies and procedures on procurement to facilitate project implementation
• Clearly understand the new procurement guidelines of international lending institutions and will dwell on new procurement tools of harmonization, alignment and simplification.
• Be able to ensure that goods and services procured are of satisfactory quality and compatible with the balance of the project.
• Clearly understand the applicability of W/B, IBRD and IDA procurement guidelines
• Ability to provide the essential logistical support needed to manage and implement projects and the comfort to borrower country, lenders and donor community that funds have been used efficiently and for the purpose intended.

FOCAL POINT

• Procurement overview
• Types of procurement
• Procurement plan
• Notification and advertising
• Pre-qualification of bidders
• Bidding documents (content and design)
• Standards and specifications
• Pricing and price adjustments
• Transportation and insurance
• Bid opening evaluation and award of contract
• Contract design and clauses
• Application law and settlement of disputes
• Fraud and corruption
• Ethics and integrity

DATES, VENUES AND PROGRAMME FEES