PROGRAMME CONTENT

The goal of this proposed capacity-building workshop is to ensure that all Specialized Government officers involved in the procurement process undergo regular training to update and improve on their skills, knowledge and understanding of new procedures and processes as required by the act in order to fast-track the budget implementation and achieve optimal performance and full budget implementation without budget carry-overs or overlays.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Directors
• Senior Officers
• Middle Level Managers

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

• Public Procurement in Pre-Public Procurement Reforms Nigeria
• Public Procurement Reforms in Nigeria
• Understanding the Public Procurement Act
• Procurement Procedures for Public Procurement
• Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Enforcement of Due Process
• Understanding the Documentation Required for Public Procurements
• Fundamentals of a Contract: Types and Kinds of Contracts, Contract Management Principles
• Administrative and Key Structures in Supporting the Contract Process, Team Building, Process Review and Reform, Aspects of Electronic Contracting
• Selection Process, Criteria Creation and Setting Standards of Negotiation, Execution and Post-Completion Feedback
• Public Contracting: Transparency and Accountability Issues
• Budget, Cost Analysis and Planning; Ensuring Value for Money
• Procurement Planning
• Case Studies and Field Visits

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Understand the more complex issues behind Public Procurement Reforms in Nigeria, Public Procurement Act, Procurement Procedures for Public Procurement, Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Enforcement of Due Process, Contract formation, Execution, Funding and Contract Performance

• To introduce officers to new processes of fast-tracking procurement and budget implementation

• To generate ideas that will enable participants to maintain acquisition plans, charts and related schedules in order to achieve full budget implementation with efficiency and effectiveness Maximize contract performance whilst ensuring value for money

•  To introduce strategies that will enable procuring and accounting officers to expeditiously process payments and memos to the council.

• To introduce new ideas on how to prepare documentations and closing of contract files and to introduce officers to procurement best practices

• Set the standards and improve on professionalism  and service delivery through the execution of contracts

• To streamline methods of building an adequate teamwork through “Service-level Agreements.”

• To introduce the concept of “Business Clearance Memorandum” and “Determination and Findings” (D & F) of all procurement and contracting actions.

• To appreciate the usefulness of (D & F ) in Emergency Procurements, Sole-Source Procurements, Mobilization Fees Payments, Contractor Capability and Competitive Range Determinations

Enhance the capacity of administrative structures that oversee selection of suppliers, including continuous monitoring, evaluation and performance of the contract