Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has said that it would obtain input from stakeholders for the planned procurement reform in the country.
The Director General of the Bureau, Mr Mamman Amadu, made this known at the opening of a two day workshop in Kano.
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Mr Amadu, represented by Engr. Sa’id Yahya, explained that the workshop aimed at creating opportunity to harvest valuable inputs from procurement stakeholders.
He stressed that the session would also provide stakeholders with an opportunity to discuss key clauses of interest, synergize various perspectives and incorporate them into the existing and the newly developed documents.
According to him, “BPP in line with its mandate stipulated in section 5(m) of the Public Procurement Act 2007, has a mandate to prepare and update a standard bidding and contract documents.
“This is to promote its objectives of transparency, competition, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public sector procurement system, in line with International best practices.”
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The DG explained that existing standard bidding document was developed in 2009 and needed to be updated to meet the International standard and address inadequacies.
The process of the review, according to the DG, was activated with the engagement of a Consultant with global experiences to help drive the process.
He, however, called on all stakeholders who attended the workshop, to ensure active participation to secure the reform process.
Mr Amadu further revealed that stakeholders would forward their advice, feedback and observations to the bureau even outside the workshop.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Project Coordinator, Mr Aliyu Aliyu, Director Regulation and ICT, said the bureau has faced many challenges with the existing documents hence the need to update them.
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He stressed the need to improve the efficiency of the documents and add value to it in order to promote and standardize the public procurement portfolio.
The Workshop with the theme “The Development and Revision of Procurement and Standard Building Documents”, was first organised in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
