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Special Edition President of Pakistan Inaugurated Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference Jan - March 2014 Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) hosted the Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference in Islamabad on 25-27 March, 2014. The theme of the Contents conference was “Moving from Compliance to Performance.” The Honourable President of 1. President of Pakistan Pakistan Mr. Mamnoon Hussain inaugurated the conference. In his inaugural address, the Inaugurated Second South President emphasized the role of regional cooperation on Public Procurement. The President Asia Regional Public stated that:- Procurement Conference “One of the key objectives of this Conference is to explore ways and means of initiating regional 2. Launching Of Massive cooperation on public procurement, I would suggest SAARC Secretariat to consider taking lead Open Online Course role in promoting mutual cooperation and opening SAARC public procurement office in (MOOC) by the President Islamabad. Pakistan will warmly welcome such an initiative.” 3. The Chair of Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference transferred to Pakistan 4. PPRA hosted dinner for participants of the Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference 5. Various pictures of South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr. Mamnoon Hussain Welcome address by Ms. Nazrat Bashir, MD PPRA during the addressing the inaugural session of Second South Asia Regional inaugural session of Second South Asia Regional Public Public Procurement Conference, 25th March, 2014 Procurement Conference, 25th March, 2014 6. PPRA Trained 36 Participants of Public Sector Procuring Agencies 7. 1213 Letters Indicating Violations Issued to Procuring Agencies 8. PPRA Issued 89 Advices to Procuring Agencies and Responded 56 Online Queries 9. Participant’s Feedback Mr. Christopher M. Browne, Chief Procurement Officer, Mr. Nianshan Zhang, Deputy Country Director, Asian P u b l i c P r o c u r e m e n t World Bank speaking at the inaugural session Development Bank speaking at the inaugural session R e g u l a t o r y A u t h o r i t y F B C B u i l d i n g , G - 5 / 2 , The conference was an annual learning governance increases the credibility of the Islamabad and networking event for the heads of public government and helps in improving the trust and procurement of the eight South Asian countries and confidence of the private sector leading to greater www.ppra.org.pk was a follow up to the one held in Kathmandu in investments and private sector development. In April 2011 hosted by the government of Nepal. In their opening remarks, Mr. Christopher M. Browne, email : [email protected] her welcome address, Ms. Nazrat Bashir, MD Chief Procurement Officer, World Bank and Mr. Phone # 051 9203314 PPRA highlighted that the presence of honorable Nianshan Zhang, Deputy Country Director, Asian President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan was a Development Bank, Pakistan Resident Mission Fax # 051 9219149 clear indication of the commitment that the country highlighted importance of public procurement and attaches to transparency, efficiency, integrity and cooperation of their organizations in achieving the value for money in public procurement. She goal of reforming Public Procurement to improve Designed by: expressed that the good practices and good performance in public procurement. Syed Mohsin Hassan Web Designer PPRA Group Photo of the participants of Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference 25-27 March, 2014 Launching of Massive Professional Diploma in Public The Chair of Second Procurement. Open Online Course South Asia Regional (MOOC) by the President Public Procurement Conference transferred World Bank’s South Asia to Pakistan Procurement Services has developed the world’s first one-stop portal dedicated to The Chair of Second South Asia training, knowledge-sharing and Regional Public Procurement Conference networking in the public procurement was transferred to Pakistan. The arena. The portal was inaugurated by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, President Islamic republic of Pakistan on Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, in his speech 25th March, 2014 at the inaugural session felicitated the outgoing chair, Nepal, for of the Second South Asia Regional Public their hard work of last two years, since Procurement Conference held in 2011. The last conference was held in Islamabad on 25-27 March 2014. President Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Mr. Mamnoon Katmandu in the year 2011 in which many The Certificate Program in Public Hussain launching MOOC on Public Procurement decisions were taken to enhance Procurement (CPP) is unique in a way collaboration. Since then the public that it is the first ever free procurement procurement officials have met several certificate delivered as Massive Open times through video conferencing. Ms. Online Course (MOOC). The MOOC Nazrat Bashir, MD PPRA, assumed the consists of 3 basic Modules and caters to chairmanship of South Asia Regional procurement practitioners across the Public Procurement Conference. She globe with its focus on procurement acknowledged the services rendered by principles, management concepts the outgoing chair in implementing the applicable to public procurement and decisions taken during the 2011 operations and governance in public conference. She hoped that with the procurement. The course provide the transfer of chair of the conference from learners with an opportunity to gather Nepal to Pakistan, Pakistan will continue knowledge, peer review submission and Mr. Felipe Goya, South Asia Regional Procurement Manager, World Bank giving a presentation on MOOC on to build on the gains of past to strengthen obtain a certificate after successful public procurement at the inaugural session and make the forum more vibrant and completion of the course, with an dynamic. additional benefit of attaining credits to PPRA hosted dinner for Participants of the Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference PPRA hosted a dinner for the participants of Second South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference on 25th March, 2014 at Monal Restaurant in Pir Various pictures of Mr. Ahmed Merzouk, Sr. Procurement Specialist. World Sohawa. The participants enjoyed the Bank, Washington DC, played significant role in success evening and loved the spectacular view of South Asia Regional of the Conference the city of Islamabad from the hilltop. Public Procurement Conference Mr. Walter Poick, Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB Mr. Hans Carlson, Advisor and Head Portfolio, Results and and Mr. John Ivil, General Manager Government Quality Control Unit, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Procurement, Ministry of Business, Innovation and sharing ADB’s views and initiatives on Public Procurement Employment, New Zealand speaking as panelists in South Asia Region Mr. Hiroyuki Maruyama, Resident Procurement Specialist, ADB delivering a presentation Mr. David Smith, Former Commercial Director of UK Government Department of Work and Pension and CIPS Associate and Past President made a presentation on a model on measurement of procurement systems performance - Case of U.K. Mr. Daniel Gordon, Associate Dean for Government Mr. Naushad Khan, Consultant World Bank, while Procurement Law Gorge Washington University, USA speaking during the Conference speaking on concept of Performance in Public Procurement PPRA Trained 36 Participants of Public Sector Procuring Agencies During the period from January to March, 2014, PPRA trained a total of 36 participants by arranging two capacity building programmes. Participants mostly belonged to Oil and Gas Development Company Islamabad, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) Karachi, University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL), Islamabad, and 118 Electrical and Mechanical Battalion, Mangla Cantonment. Group Photo of the participants of the training program held on 01-02 Jan, 2014 Ms. Nazrat Bashir, MD PPRA awarding certificate to Syeda Huma Kaukab, VP, ZTBL during the training program held on 1st-2nd January, 2014. Mr. Alam Zeb Khan, DG PPRA, awarding certificate to Ms. Faryal Khaleel, OG-II, NBP Karachi during the training program held on 12-13 February, 2014 Group Photo of the participants of the training program held on 12-13 Feb, 2014 in the following table:- Uploaded Violations Months Violations % Tenders indicated January-14 2689 417 15.51 February-14 2398 373 15.55 March-14 2731 423 15.49 Total 7818 1213 15.52 The violations committed by the procuring agencies mostly related to Rule 13 Participants interacting with each other during the (Response Time), Rule-10 (Specifications) and Rule-28 (Opening of Bids). practical exercises / case study based on the legal The percentage of compliance of Public Procurement Rules, 2004, on indicated framework of PPRA. violations by PPRA, was 10.0 % during the quarter. 1213 Letters Indicating PPRA Issued 89 Advices P a r t i c i p a n t ’ s Feedback Violations Issued to to Procuring Agencies "The participants Procuring Agencies and Responded 56 have learnt a lot from the Resource Persons of PPRA Online Queries d u r i n g t h e t w o - d a y During the period from January to Mr. Muhammad Sabir Khan, Capacity Building Training March, 2014 the Procuring Agencies PPRA is providing necessary Manager DP, OGDCL, Islamabad p r o g r a m o n P u b l i c uploaded 7818 tender notices on the PPRA guidance to all procuring agencies and the website.