Mexico - The Federal Procurement System : Challenges and Opportunities
The World Bank carried out the first country procurement assessment review (CPAR) jointly with the Government in 2001, focusing on the features and performance of the federal procurement system. Based on the action plan included in the 2001 CPAR, t...
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/10243779/mexico-federal-procurement-system-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7911 |
| Summary: | The World Bank carried out the first
country procurement assessment review (CPAR) jointly with
the Government in 2001, focusing on the features and
performance of the federal procurement system. Based on the
action plan included in the 2001 CPAR, the government
reformed federal procurement laws and regulations in 2005
and furthered the development of Government Procurement
Electronic System (COMPRANET), the federal government's
electronic procurement system. The dialogue between the
government and the banks intensified in early 2007
immediately after President Felipe Calderon took office. The
key objectives of the new administration, included in the
2007-12 National Development Plan are: (a) State Security
and Rights, (b) economic competitiveness and employment
generation, (c) equity of opportunity, (d) environmental
sustainability, and (e) effective democracy and responsible
foreign policy. The plan establishes ten objectives to be
attained, several of which are closely linked to the
efficiency and transparency of the procurement system,
namely, fostering a competitive economy, reducing poverty,
promoting civil society participation, promoting
environmental sustainability, and promoting democracy
through the legal and ethical exercise of power. The new
administration gives high priority to improving public
procurement to facilitate the implementation of its agenda
and asked the banks to help in carrying out a new review of
the system. The government's objectives with respect to
public sector procurement are twofold. First, the government
is interested in identifying ways in which the procurement
system can be improved to better manage resources and create
fiscal space through savings and increased efficiency of
processes. Second, the government intends to assess whether
the procurement system is aligned with the
administration's strategic objectives and, if not, what
changes are required. |
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