Seminar on Accountability and Good Governance Organized by Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission (PMIC) April - June 2015 A seminar on Accountability and Good Governance was organized by Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission (PMIC) on 29th June, 2015 at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. Mr. Mammon Contents Hussain, President of Pakistan graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Ministers, Diplomats, Senior • Seminar on Accountability and Good Governance Organized by Govt. functionaries, Heads of Autonomous Institutions, NAB, FIA, World Bank, UNODC, IMF Prime Minister’s Inspection and the notables from civil society also attended the event. Commission (PMIC)
Ms. Nazrat Bashir, MD PPRA, deliberated on the topic of “International Best practices in • Seminar on “Freedom of Public Procurement and their adoption in Pakistan.” It was apprised that Public Procurement Rules Information & Whistle Blower Protection” jointly organized by 2004 having been based on international best practices are playing a vital role in accountability and TIP & NAB good governance in the country. • Rao Dilshad Ahmed Babar joined PPRA as Director General
• Conference on “Ethical Leadership in Public Sector of Pakistan: Good Governance, Accountability & Transparency” at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
• Conference on “Transforming Procurement Process Together” organized by PSO on 21st May, 2015 at Karachi
• Seminar on “Accountability – A vital pillar of Good Governance” organized by NAB
• PPRA issued 57 advices to procuring agencies and responded 123 online queries
• 1261 Letters Indicating Violations of Rules Issued to Procuring Agencies
• National Institute of Procurement (NIP) held Seven Training Programmes
• PPRA developed Standard Formats of Goods, Works and Non-consulting services, Expression of Interest (EOI) and Proposals for Prequalification
• PPRA has Adopted a Result- President Mamnoon Hussain inuaugurating Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission Helpline 1818 on the Based M&E (RBM) System occasion of a Semminar on Accountability and Good Governance organized by latter at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad • Participant’s Feedback Seminar on “Freedom of Information & Whistle • Future Training Programmes Blower Protection” jointly organized by TIP & NAB P u b l i c P r o c u r e m e n t R e g u l a t o r y A u t h o r i t y Ms. Nazrat Bashir, MD PPRA participated in the seminar on Freedom of Information & F B C B u i l d i n g , G - 5 / 2 , Whistle Blower Protection jointly organized by Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) & Islamabad National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on 15th June, 2015 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The issues www.ppra.org.pk like deficient systems of check and balances, undemocratic political structures and weak integrity mechanisms in connection with freedom of information & whistle blower protection were email : [email protected] highlighted in the seminar. It was felt that right to information and whistle blower protection laws Phone # 051 9203314 were needed to help ordinary Pakistanis to hold leaders and officials accountable. Moreover, it was felt that the public institutions must prioritise anti-corruption efforts and take concrete actions Fax # 051 9219149 to address security risks of radicalization and rebuild public trust. It was also proposed that the Designed by: Syed Mohsin Hassan Web Designer PPRA government must establish efficient monitoring and integrity mechanisms across sectors to bridge the gap between law and practice.
Mr. Qamar Zaman Chaudry, Chairman, NAB presenting shield to Ms. Nazrat Bashir, Managing Director, PPRA during the seminar on “Freedom of Information & Whistle Blower Protection” jointly organized by TIP and NAB on 15th June, 2015 at Islamabad
Rao Dilshad Ahmed objective of the conference was to create Conference on an interactive environment among the Babar joined PPRA as “Ethical Leadership in participants to share their experiences in connection with the above themes. Director General Public Sector of Pakistan: Good Conference on Mr. Dilshad Ahmed Babar, a BPS-20 officer of Secretariat Group, Governance, “Transforming erstwhile working as Joint Secretary in Procurement Process Climate Change Division, assumed the Accountability & charge of the post of Director General, Transparency” at the Together” organized PPRA on 6th April, 2015. He replaced Mr. by PSO on 21st May, Alam Zeb Khan who has been posted as Lahore University of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Religious Management 2015 at Karachi Affairs & Interfaith Harmony. PPRA welcomes Rao Dilshad Sciences (LUMS) Ahmed Babar on taking over as Director Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on 21st General, PPRA and acknowledges the May, 2015 organized a conference titled services rendered by Mr. Alam Zeb Khan Rao Dilshad Ahmad Babar, “Transforming Procurement Process during his stay at PPRA. PPRA wishes Director General, PPRA participated in Together” at Karachi focusing on non- best of luck to both the officers on the conference on “Ethical Leadership in fuel procurements in oil sector. Mr. Ijaz assumption of their new assignments. Public Sector of Pakistan: Good Ahmed Khokhar, Director (Admn & Governance, Accountability & Finance), Mr. Omer Farooq Rana, Deputy Transparency” hosted by the Center of Director (Legal-II) and Mr. Yasir Shamim Governance and Public Management Khan, Assistant Director (Admn & (CGPM) at the Lahore University of Finance) attended the above conference. Management Sciences (LUMS) from Mr. Arif Naseeb, General Manager, PSO May 27-28, 2015. graced the occasion on behalf of MD The conference focused on good PSO. governance & leadership, corruption & Besides executives of private accountability, value imperatives in the firms, senior officers of the various public public sector, ethical leadership sector companies operating in oil sector challenges and agenda for developing like Engro, PARCO & associated Mr. Dilshad Ahmad Babar, Director General, PPRA ethical public sector leaders. The companies of PSO namely Asia Petroleum Ltd. and Pak Grease Company Seminar on that Corruption discourages research, Ltd. participated in the above conference. distorts morality and results in nepotism Being a key speaker, Mr. Ijaz Ahmed “Accountability – A vital and injustice. Corruption should be Khokhar addressed the audience and gave pillar of Good discouraged and the culprits should be a detailed overview of legal framework of dealt with iron hands. As the nation public procurement. Governance” organized builders, the responsibility of shaping The organizations of the by NAB future lies with the youth to discourage conference appreciated the role of PPRA corruption in all walks of life and stand in helping the procurements to be fair, Mr. Ali Temoor, Assistant fast, upright and loyal with their efficient and economical with ultimate Director, PPRA participated in the assignments. goal of improving governance, seminar on “Accountability – a vital pillar m a n a g e m e n t , t r a n s p a r e n c y , of Good Governance” organized by PPRA issued 57 accountability and quality of public National Accountability Bureau (NAB) procurement of goods, works and on 5th May, 2015 at Bahira University advices to procuring services. Islamabad. Mr. Qamar Zaman Chaudry, agencies and Chairman, NAB, Mr. Justice (Rtd.) Ajmal Mian (Ex-Chief Justice of Supreme Court responded 123 online of Pakistan) graced the occasion with their presence. Mr. Collin Brown, queries representative of United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC), Mr. Asad PPRA is providing necessary Zaman, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan guidance to all procuring agencies and the Institute of Development Economics bidders in response to their emails, letters, (PIDE), Mr. Mehmood Shaam, Poet / online queries and telephonic Editor Jang Media Group and Syed clarifications as mandated under PPRA Kamal Shah, PSP (Rtd.) / former Ordinance, 2002. Secretary Interior, were included among A total of 57 advices were issued the speakers. to different procuring agencies and bidders during January - March, 2015. In Mr. Ijaz Ahmed Khokhar, Director (Admn & Finance) Most of the speakers were of the addressing during the conference on “Transforming view that nobody owns responsibility. addition, 123 online queries relating to Procurement Process Together” held at PSO, Karachi The morality is being destroyed world various steps of procurement proceedings over. People are forced to use corruption were also responded through PPRA as a tool to save time. It was concluded Online Query System
1261 Letters Indicating Violations of Rules Issued to Procuring Agencies
During April - June, 2015 the Procuring Agencies uploaded 8824 tender notices on the PPRA website. On scrutiny of the tender notices, it was found that 1261 tender notices were in violation of the Public Procurement Rules, 2004. As a standard procedure, all the procuring agencies were informed about the violations and were advised to rectify to make the tender notices in accordance with the provisions of the Rules.
Maximum violations committed by the procuring agencies related to Rule 13 (Response Time) and Rule-28 (Opening of Bids). The percentage of compliance of Public Procurement Rules, 2004, on indicated violations by PPRA, was 9.6 %.
National Institute of Procurement (NIP) held Seven Training Programmes
During the 2nd quarter of 2015, a total of 86 persons were imparted training at NIP. The participants belonged to 27 public and 02 private sector organizations. During FY 2014-15 NIP has conducted 22 training programmes and imparted training to 429 officers and officials of public as well as private sector. placement of an effective M&E system within the Authority having a clear framework to gather, analyze and report c r i t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g procurement practices by the procuring agencies. The PPRA has adopted a result- based M&E (RBM) system. It is expected to help the Authority to improve its efficiency and effectiveness as a
Participants interacting with each other during the regulator, set targets for its own practical exercises / case study based on the legal MD PPRA awarding certificate to Ms. Maria Jabeen, Cantt performance and achieve higher levels of framework of PPRA Executive Officer, Cantonment Board, Peshawar effectiveness.
PPRA has Adopted a PPRA developed P a r t i c i p a n t ’ s Standard Formats of Result-Based M&E Feedback Goods, Works and Non- (RBM) System "I congratulate the course coordinators, consulting services, resource persons and the Government procurement management of PPRA Expression of Interest accounts for about 15 to 20% of the Mr. Qaiser Iqbal, Deputy for organizing such an world's GDP. In Pakistan too, government Manager, PNSC, (EOI) and Proposals for Karachi effective and important procurement consists of billions of rupees training programme on Public Prequalification each year. By improving the efficiency Procurement Rules and Procedures. This and effectiveness of the public platform provided us an opportunity to PPRA has developed standard procurement system through effective share industry practices and practical formats of goods, works and non- monitoring and evaluation practices, problems faced by the Pubic as well as consulting services, Expression of substantial savings and value for public Private sector while conducting public Interest (EOI) and proposals for Pre- money can be achieved. The PPRA procurement. I request the management qualification. These stranded formates Ordinance 2002 provides sufficient to enhance the duration of the training have been uploaded on PPRA website mandate to PPRA to monitor and evaluate programme for better dissemination www.ppra.org.pk for the convenience of the overall procurement process in the Public Procurement Rules 2004. Overall procuring agencies. Since the same have country and inform stakeholders on the the programme was excellently designed been circulated to all the procuring state of transparency, accountability and in short duration of two days with real life agencies therefore, they are now required value for money of public procurements. practical exercises. I once again thank the to adhere the standard formats. It is however, not possible without These standard formats shall management of PPRA for providing us bring more efficiency as the chances of this learning opportunity with hope that committing violations in advertisements PPRA will continue playing the role of a would be eliminated. catalyst in bringing transparency,
Future Training Programmes
PPRA is going to organize another four training programmes for Public / Private sector organizations during the next quarter ending September, 2015. Tentative dates of the training programmes are given below:- 1. August 11-12, 2015 2. August 26-27, 2015 3. September 09-10, 2015 4. September 29-30, 2015 For registration and further queries regarding the training programmes, Mr. Ijaz Ahmed Khokhar, Director (Admn & Finance) PPRA can be contacted through email: [email protected] or Ph: 051-9203857
Group photo of the conference on “Transforming Procurement Process Together” held at PSO, Karachi
PPRA Newsletter April - June 2015 P u b l i c P r o c u r e m e n t R e g u l a t o r y A u t h o r i t y , 1 s t F l o o r , F B C B u i l d i n g , G - 5 / 2 , I s l a m a b a d .