- 20 Marks
PSAF – MAY 2019 – L2 – Q4 – Public Procurement and Contract Management
Discuss bidding documents, principles of public procurement, and methods for special and emergency procurement as outlined in the Public Procurement Act 2007.
Question
An anonymous group believed to be members of staff of a Reserve Centre wrote a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Mr. Lagbaja Temedu, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Maximum Food Reserve Storage Centre. He was alleged to have violated the procurement rules in the award of contract to X-Bar Limited for the supply of twenty (20) SUV vehicles for N210million to his department. On getting hint of the petition, the chief executive officer called a meeting of senior members of staff and educated them on contracts awarded by the department. He said that the contract was awarded by a tender‟s board of the department of which he was the chairman. As for contracts awarded, including the present contract, invitations were published in national newspapers inviting contractors to tender for such supplies. Provision to procure the vehicles was made in the budget approved for the year. He further stated that all laid down procedures had been followed in the award of and payment for this contract.
You are required to:
a. State five documents that a contractor should possess and forward in bidding for a contract. (5 Marks)
b. Identify five basic fundamental principles of procurement in the award of contract in a government department in accordance with Public Procurement Act 2007. (5 Marks)
c. Explain briefly the basic steps to follow as outlined in the Public Procurement Act 2007 for: i. Special and restricted methods of procurement (6 Marks) ii. Emergency procurement (4 Marks)
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