FOURTH AFRICA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACE) PROJECT

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FOURTH AFRICA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACE) PROJECT WORKSHOP FIDUCIARY COMPLIANCE – PROCUREMENT November 17-19, 2015 Cotonou Presented by : Wole Afuye & Mathias Gogohounga. Overriding Objectives of Procurement The overriding objective is to deliver procurement activities with due considerations to efficiency and value for money in the use of public funds, while adhering to agreed World Bank procedures and national procurement regulations. Other Objectives are : Effectiveness Transparency Accountability Procurement Progress/update: To discuss on the procurement progress made so far in relation to the agreed procurement plans. To discuss the challenges in procurement since implementation commenced. To emphasize that procurement procedures are based on the Institution’s procurement manuals which are subject to the national procurement systems. (Govt. thresholds, policies and regulations). Responsibilities: ACE: The responsibility for implementation of the project, award and administration of contracts, rests with the ACEs. World Bank: The Bank, for its part, is required by its Articles of Agreement to “ensure that the proceeds of any loan are used only for the purposes for which the loan was granted, with due attention to considerations of economy and efficiency and without regard to political or other noneconomic influences or considerations.” Main Considerations Guiding the World Bank’s Procurement Policies on Goods and Works. (a) economy and efficiency in the implementation of the project; (b) giving all eligible bidders from developed and developing countries the same information and equal opportunity to compete; (c) encouraging the development of domestic contracting and manufacturing industries in the borrowing country; and (d) transparency in the procurement process. Main Considerations Guiding the World Bank’s Procurement Policies on Consultancy Services. (a) high-quality services, (b) economy and efficiency, (c) give all eligible consultants an opportunity to compete in providing the services financed by the Bank, (d) encouraging the development and use of national consultants in its developing member countries, and (e) transparency in the selection process. Reminder : Component 1 - DLI approach That all expenditures be reimbursed under the project will be part of the Eligible Expenditure Program . This would be verified during procurement audits and Bank’s Post Procurement Reviews (PPRs). All expenditures for procurable items in the EEP will follow the World Bank “Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services", dated January 2011 and "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants", dated January 2011. Component 2 Regional Facilitation Unit at AAU, the National Universities Commission, Nigeria and the implementation team in The