Philippines : Country Procurement Assessment Report, Update
The first Country Procurement Assessment Report (CPAR) was completed in June 2002 and published in March 2003. This CPAR has served as an analytical tool to help assess the public procurement system in the Philippines, and in the process, helped to...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5516874/philippines-country-procurement-assessment-report-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13881 |
| Summary: | The first Country Procurement Assessment
Report (CPAR) was completed in June 2002 and published in
March 2003. This CPAR has served as an analytical tool to
help assess the public procurement system in the
Philippines, and in the process, helped to generate a
dialogue with the Government to improve procurement
practices, and to help civil society and the private sector
better understand the current processes, and procedures in
place. The CPAR Update reviewes the status of the reforms,
and finds that over 50 percent of the recommendations from
the first CPAR have been completed, and another 26 percent
are in progress. The key accomplishments include the passage
and promulgation of the Government Procurement Reform Act,
and implementing rules and regulations, the establishment
and immediate functioning of a powerful Government
Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and its Technical Services
Office, mandatory implementation of electronic procurement
systems, a well-defined complaint mechanism and blacklisting
procedures, provision for civil society monitoring,
reasonable procurement audit provisions, numerous
dissemination and training activities, and near-completion
of harmonized bid documents and manuals. It is worth
particularly noting that the new procurement policy has
institutionalized the participation of civil society
organizations in all bids, and awards committees, thus
enhancing the integrity of the bidding process. There is
still much to be done however. This Update identifies
several emerging priorities, including the perception of
high cost of some works and goods, and the eligibility of
Philippine firms to compete for internationally financed contracts. |
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