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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Ensuring Transparency, Competitionand Quality in Nigeria’s Public SectorProcurementB P P
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
Building and Sustaining an Efficient Country Procurement System that meets International Best Practices.
Ensuring a Public Procurement process that guarantees Transparency, Efficiency, Competition, Integrity, and Value-for-Money to support
National Growth and Development.
BPP: A New Dawn in Public Sector Procurement.
BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (BPP)
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THE PRESIDENCY
www.bpp.gov.ng
MISSION
VISION
His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed-ForcesFederal Republic of Nigeria
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Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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His Excellency, Prof. Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo, SAN, GCON
Babachir David Lawal, GCON,
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
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Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, CFR
Head of Civil Service of the Federation
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Engr. Ahmed Abdu, MNSE
Ag.
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
Director-General,
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National Anthem of Nigeria
Arise, O compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labor of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom,
Peace and unity.
Oh God of creation,
Direct our noble cause
Guide our leaders right
Help our youths the truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace
And justice shall reign.
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Editorial CrewEditor-in-Chief
Engr. Ahmed Abdu, MNSE, Editor
Thomas OdemwingieProgramme Editor
Adebowale Adedokun
Timothy Muje
Praise Kanu
Dorina Aniame
ContributorsAll Heads of Departments
Adesina Mokuolu,
Jamilu Abdullahi,
Chike Agulana
Isaiah Yesufu
1 Chapter 1: General Overview 13
2. Chapter 2: Operations of the Bureau 17
3. Chapter 3: Office of the Director-General 41
4. Chapter 4: Finance and Admin Services 52
5. For the record Communiques from 2015 Events 59
6. Photo Diary 66
7. Training Programmes 83
Page
Contents
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As this report was being prepared, the Federal Government disengaged from its service the heads of a number of Parastatals and Agencies, including the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This paved the way for Engr. Ahmed Abdu, MNSE, Director of the Agriculture and Water Resources Department, to assume the position of Acting Director-General of the Bureau, being the most Senior Director.
Engr. Abdu was born on 16th of May 1960 in Gololo, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He obtained an M. Sc. in Structural Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University in 1990-1992, after earning a B. Sc. in Building in 1984 –1987 from the same institution. He had earned a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Kaduna Polytechnic in 1980 – 1983.
He has received training in International Procurement, Leadership and Management at International Law Institute (ILI), Washington DC, USA, and in Monitoring and Evaluation at Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA- International), London, UK. He has also received training in several Nigerian institutions, including the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Jos, where he was trained in “Scenario Planning for National Change.”
He started his career in the service of Bauchi State Government, where he was involved in the Construction and Maintenance of Township Roads and Drainages and Supervision ofConstruction of Urban Markets in Bauchi, Gombe, Azare and Misau towns. He later joined African Petroleum plc, where he was involved in the Supervision of the Design and Construction of petroleum Retail Outlets nationwide. He also handled the Rehabilitation of Oil installations in various locations in Lagos.
Since joining the Bureau in 2010 as a Director, he has served as Head of the Departments thof Civil Infrastructure, Energy Infrastructure and Agriculture and Water Resources. From 11
stFebruary 2015 to 1 February 2016, Abdu was posted, on secondment, to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources as Director of Procurement.
He is a Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE); Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB); and Procurement Professionals Association (PPA).
Engr. Ahmed is married with children and his hobbies are writing and travelling.
Engr. Ahmed Abdu, MNSE
Ahmed Abdu Takes over as Acting Director-General of the Bureau
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BREAKINGNEWS
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2015: The Year of Profound change
ForewordBy
Engr. Ahmed Abdu, MNSE,
The year 2015 was remarkable for the Political change at the National level. The elections created a lot of tension, but in the end they passed off successfully.
But while there was a lull in the tempo of procurement activities, the Bureau benefitted from a national media campaign for compliance with the directive to Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers doing, or intending to do business with the federal government to get registered on the BPP National database for the necessary classification and categorization of their Companies. This followed the President’s directive to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to lead on the TV campaign, which also involved two other ministers (Works and Power), the AGF and the DG of BPP.
The Bureau’s work continued to receive recognition in 2015. It was voted the most outstanding Regulatory Agency in Nigeria during 2014-2015, following a Multimedia Poll conducted by the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG), a Consortium of several Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria.
At a colorful ceremony to unveil the Organization's Service Delivery Report and awards presentation at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, on 30 November, the Bureau was presented with a glittering trophy.
The previous year, it was voted the second most outstanding Agency in the Presidency.
Several celebrities, including On-Air Radio personalities and Nollywood actors and actresses, celebrated with the Bureau, which was also adjudged as “one of the
rd“Outstanding Public Institutions in Nigeria” and the 3 runner-up for the “Most Outstanding Public Institution” during the period, for which it received two plaques and a “Certificate of Performance”.
Several celebrities, including an on-air radio personality and Nollywood actors and actresses, celebrated with the Bureau. They included:
·Patience Ozokwo (aka Mama G)·Sani Musa Abdullahi (aka Sani Danja)·Kenneth Okonkwo, (aka Andy)·Hon. Desmond Eliot·Ahmed Isa (aka Ordinary Ahmed Isa, President of Brekete Family, a popular
audience-participation programme on 104.5 Love FM)
Another important development in 2015 was the establishment of a Senate Committee on Public Procurement, headed by Senator Abdul Salami Ohiare (Kogi Central), with Senator Joshua Chibi Dariye (Plateau Central) as Vice Chairman. There was, before, only the House Committee on Public Procurement. The chair of the House Committee is Hon. Busayo Oke (Obokun/Oriade, Osun State), with Hon. Nasiru Sule (Gwarzo/Ikabo, kano State) as Vice Chairman.
The existence of two NASS committees on Public Procurement is evidence that Public Procurement is now firmly in the front burner of national discourse. The Bureau hopes to capitalize on this in 2016 to address critical issues affecting the system.
The Bureau fully briefed the new Administration on its work and made significant inputs into the preparation of the 2016 National Budget, and continued to receive support from Government at the very highest level for the Bureau's work. For this, we are grateful to Mr. President, the Vice-President, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Permanent Secretaries and heads of many strategic agencies and down to the rank and file of public procurement officers.
We also enjoyed a cordial relationship with other stakeholders in public procurement, such as professional bodies, civil society and the media.
Based on these, we look forward to more accomplishments in 2016.
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Chapter 1
General Overview
Introduction/Background
The introduction of Public Procurement Reforms in Nigeria followed a World Bank Country Procurement Assessment survey conducted in 1999 which established the link between poor/weak public procurement procedures and corruption as well as its far reaching negative consequences on national development effort especially in the area of infrastructural development in Nigeria. The Assessment Report revealed that 60k was being lost to underhand practices out of every N1.00 spent by Government and that an average of ten Billion US Dollars ($10b) was being lost annually due to fraudulent practices in the award and execution of public contracts through inflation of contract costs, lack of procurement plans, poor project prioritization, poor budgeting processes, lack of competition and value for money and other kinds of manipulations in the procurement process.
A World Bank Country Procurement Assessment survey conducted in 1999 paved the way for the ongoing Public Procurement Reforms in Nigeria. The report of the assessment established links between poor/weak public procurement procedures and corruption as well as its far reaching negative consequences on national development especially in the area of infrastructural development in Nigeria. It revealed that 60k was being lost to underhand practices out of every N1.00 spent by Government and that an average of ten Billion US Dollars ($10b) was being lost annually due to fraudulent practices in the award and execution of public contracts through inflation of contract costs, lack of procurement plans, poor project prioritization, poor budgeting processes, lack of competition and value for money and other kinds of manipulations of the procurement and contract award processes.
In order to address the above shortcomings, the Federal Government initiated the Public Procurement Reform as part of its Economic Reform agenda designed to restore due process in the award and execution of federal government contracts. This led to the setting up of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligent Unit (BMPIU) known as Due Process) in 2001 to implement the Federal Government's Public Procurement Reform Policy aimed at minimizing open abuses to known rules, processes and standards in the award and execution of public sector contracts in Nigeria.
Following the growing Public demand that the reforms are sustained and institutionalized with legal backing, a Public Procurement Bill was articulated in 2003/2004 by the Leadership of BMPIU and presented to the National Assembly. The Public Procurement Bill was thereafter passed by the National Assembly on the 30th of May, 2007 and subsequently signed into Law by Mr. President on the 4th of June, 2007.
The Mandate of the Bureau
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is an independent regulatory body
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established under the Public Procurement Act, 2007 which came into operation on June th
4 2007 with the signing of the bill into law. The objectives of the Bureau are:
a. Harmonization of existing government policies and practices on public procurement and ensuring probity, accountability and transparency in the procurement process ;
b. Establishment of pricing standards and benchmarks;c. Ensuring the application of fair, competitive, transparent. value-for money
standards and practices for the procurement and disposal of public assets and services ; and
d. The attainment of transparency, competitiveness, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public sector procurement system.
The purpose of the Public Procurement Act 2007 is to establish procedures forprocurement and disposal of unserviceable, obsolete or surplus store and equipment bypublic entities in order to achieve the following objectives:
i. Maximize economy and efficiency;ii. Promote competition and ensure that competitors are treated fairly;iii. Promote the integrity and fairness of those procedures;iv. Increase transparency and accountability in those procedures;v. Increase public confidence in those procedures andvi. Facilitate the promotion of local industry and economic development.
Arising from the above, the mandate of the Bureau is to ensure that procurement procedures and regulations are complied with as established under the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
The Functions of the Bureau
The functions of Bureau are set out in Section 5 of the Public Procurement Act 2007. These are to:
(a) Formulate the general policies and guidelines relating to public sector procurement for the approval of the Council;
(b) Publicize and explain the provisions of this Act;(c) Subject to thresholds as may be set by the Council, certify Federal
procurement prior to the award of contract;(d) Supervise the implementation of established procurement policies;(e) Monitor the prices of tendered items and keep a national database of
standard prices;(f) Publish the details of major contracts in the procurement journal;(g) Publish paper and electronic editions of the procurement journal and
maintain an archival system for the procurement journal;(h) Maintain a national database of the particulars and classification and
categorization of Federal contractors and service providers;(i) Collate and maintain in an archival system, all Federal procurement plans
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and information;(j) Undertake procurement research and surveys;(k) Organize training and development programmes for procurement
professionals;(I) Periodically review the socio-economic effect of the policies on procurement
and advice the Council accordingly;(m) Prepare and update standard bidding and contract documents;(n) Prevent fraudulent and unfair procurement and where necessary apply
administrative sanctions(0) Review the procurement and award of contract procedures of every entity to
which this Act applies;(p) Perform procurement audits and submit such report to the National
Assembly bi-annually;(q) Introduce, develop, update and maintain related database and technology;®) Establish a single internet portal that shall, subject to Section 16 (21) to this
Act serve as a primary and definitive source of all information on government procurement containing and displaying all public sector procurement information at all times; and
(s) Co-ordinate relevant training programs to build institutional capacity.
The Public Procurement Act 2007 established the Bureau of Public Procurement as the regulatory authority responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement, harmonizing the existing government policies and practices by regulating, setting standards and developing the legal framework and professional capacity for public procurement in Nigeria.
Vision
"Building and sustaining an efficient country procurement system that meets international best practices."
Mission
“Ensuring a public procurement process that ensures Transparency Efficiency, Competition, Integrity and Value for Money to support National Growth and Development.”
The objectives of establishing the Bureau of Public Procurement are:
1. Harmonization of existing government policies and practices on public procurement and ensure probity, accountability and transparency in the procurement process;
2. Establishment of pricing standards and benchmarks;3. Ensuring the application of fair, competitive, transparent, value-for-money
standards and practices for the procurement and disposal of public assets; and
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4. The attainment of transparency, competitiveness, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public sector procurement system.
Core Objectives
The core objectives of the Bureau are:
·Economic Efficiency·Competition·Value for money·Transparency
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The Bureau is headed by the Director-General who is the Chief Executive and accounting officer of the Bureau responsible for the execution of the policy and day to day administration of the affairs of the Bureau. The Bureau has eight (8) Departments and the Office of the Director-General which comprises six (6) special units.
The Departments of the Bureau are: Finance and Management Services (F&MS); Special Procurement (SP); Agriculture and Water Resources (A&WR); Database and Regulations (D&R); Civil Infrastructure (CI); Energy Infrastructure (EI); Compliance, Certification and Monitoring (CC&M); and Research, Training and Strategic Planning (RT&SP). Each department is headed by a Director. The six (6) units under the Office of the Director-General are: SERVICOM; Legal; Media; Procurement; Internal Audit; and Information Technology.
Staff establishmentDuring the period under review, the Bureau had over 100 members of staff spread
across the various Departments and Units. The organizational structure is as shown in Figure 1 below:
Figure 1: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (BPP)
Finance and
Management
Services
Department
Special
Procurement
Department
Agriculture
and Water
Resources
Department
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unit
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Unit
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Chapter 2
Operations of the Bureau in 2015:Fact File
In this chapter we present, in graphic details, the outcomes of the activities of the following operational Departments and Units of the Bureau:
?Compliance, Certification, and Monitoring, ?Civil Infrastructure,?Energy Infrastructure?Special Procurement?Agriculture and Water Resources?Training, Research and Strategic Planning?Database and Regulation ?Legal Unit
2015 YEAR IN FOCUS
In operational terms, despite a lull in government expenditures, owing to the political situation, the Federal Executive Council approved contracts to the tune
.
The Bureau received a total of 173 requests for No Objection to contract awards from MDAs which were uploaded on the go-PRS folder.
The conversion to Procurement Cadre for Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions of The Federal Government was held once in 2015 at the Administrative Staff Collage of Nigeria (ASCON) Topo-Badagry, Lagos State. The candidates were trained in key areas of Public Procurement. In all, 355 candidates were nominated by MDAs for the conversion training, out of which 175 were short-listed and given trainining. 115 passed the test conducted at the end of the training.
In addition, the Public Procurement Research Centre, Owerri carried out 18 batches of professional training for scholars and practitioners in various sectors of government to improve efficiency, fairness and transparency in public procurement in Nigeria. This was in conjunction with Department of Research, Training and Strategic Planning and ran through the year from March to December, 2015 on the following topics:
·Understanding Effective Public Procurement in Practice
·Understanding the Public Procurement Solicitation Principles
·Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation
·Managing Tenders, Specifications and Contracts
·Public Procurement Bid Evaluations
·Managing and Negotiating with Consultants and Contractors
Feedback from participants indicated that overall performance of was satisfactory.
N434,110,812,559.32
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This was expected to have a salutary effect on the way public procurement is conducted in the agencies of government that participated in the programme.
In terms of finance and management, at the end of 2015, the Bureau's staff strength stood at 110. 98 of these were core staff, while 12 were on secondment. Three were on posting to other MDAs. Three (3) Directorate promotions were carried out (effective January 2015).
Proper placement of some staff members and termination of a few found wanting was carried out during the exercise (February 2015). Three (3) senior staff members of the Bureau were posted to PPRC, Owerri to assist the Coordinator in training programmes (March 2015).
The Bureau conducted an induction programme for the Service Wide employed Procurement Officers. (May, 2015).
Some members of staff were nominated for EU-UNODC sponsored training at ASCON, Topo – Badagry, Lagos (August – September, 2015). Following management's approval, the HR Unit scheduled and supervised capacity building training programme for members of staff with FEBI Consult in Kaduna and Nasarrawa States respectively. The Unit also scheduled and supervised an In-house Lotus training to acquaint members of staff on hands-on use of the platform including word, excel, ms project etc (December 2015). A Staff of the unit benefitted in the Training organized by United Nation Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in September 2015.Three of the Staff of the unit were nominated for the Local Training organized by the Office in December, 2015.
The total sum of N1, 081,603,459.00 was allocated to the Bureau in the Year 2015 Budget as follows:
?CAPITAL N81, 307,350.00?PERSONNEL COST N383, 232,885.00?OVERHEAD COST N617, 063,224.00?TOTAL N1, 081,603,459.00
In the following pages, we present tabular and graphic details of the Bureau’s operation in the 2015 Fiancial Year.
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Presidency-Ecological Fund Office 3
Federal Ministry of Education 3
WorksFederal Ministry of 7
Ministry of Interior 1
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs 4
Ministry of Power 9 2
Federal Ministry of Aviation 1
Federal Ministry of Transport 9
14 Presidency-Debt Management Office 1
13
Presidency-Bureau of Public Enterprise 2
12 Presidency-Federal Civil Service Commission 1
10Federal Ministry of Water Resources 2
S/N MINISTRY/DEPARTMENT/AGENCY NO. OF CONTRACTS
1 Federal Capital Terr itory 22
3
4
5 Federal Ministry of Finance 4
6
7
8
9
11
TOTAL 69
LOANS AND SPECIAL INTERVENTION FUNDS PROJECTS
S/N MINISTRY/DEPT/AGENCY
NO OF PROJECTS
SOURCE OF FUND
AMOUNT
N
USD
€
1 Ministry of Power
7
Eurobond/NIPP sales proceeds
27,108,072,000.00
2 Federal Ministry of Water Resources
2
Natural Resources Development Fund
18,923,514,596.22
3 Federal Ministry of Works
1
China Exim Bank Loan
542,144,047.294 Presidency/Ecological Fund
Office3
Ecological Fund
13,848,110,782.55
TOTAL 13 59,879,697,378.77 542,144,047.29
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (FEC) APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR FY 2015 FORMINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAs)
SUMMARY
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f Avi
atio
n3,
166,
525,
529.
981
0.01
4492
754
1.44
9275
362
3M
inist
ry o
f Nig
er D
elta
Affa
irs30
,994
,882
,317
.24
40.
06
5.79
7101
449
4M
inist
ry o
f Int
erio
r1
0.01
4492
754
1.44
9275
362
5M
inist
ry o
f Fin
ance
51,6
27,1
81,7
63.5
04
0.05
7971
014
5.79
7101
449
6Fe
dera
l Min
istry
of E
duca
tion
49,7
34,6
38,2
973
0.04
3478
261
4.34
7826
087
7Fe
dera
l Min
istry
of T
rans
port
140,
574,
120,
366.
629
0.13
0434
783
13.0
4347
826
8M
inist
ry o
f Pow
er25
,896
,656
,817
.52
90.
1304
3478
313
.043
4782
6
9Fe
dera
l Min
istry
of W
orks
27,8
54,9
95,1
63.2
57
0.10
1449
275
10.1
4492
754
10Fe
dera
l Min
istry
of W
ater
Res
ourc
es2
0.02
8985
507
2.89
8550
725
11Pr
esid
ency
-Eco
logi
cal F
und
Offi
ce3
0.04
3478
261
4.34
7826
087
12
Pres
iden
cy-F
eder
al C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
miss
ion
302,
968,
791.
181
0.01
4492
754
1.44
9275
362
13
Pres
iden
cy-B
urea
u of
Pub
lic E
nter
prise
1,26
0,46
4,10
0.00
20.
0289
8550
72.
8985
5072
5
14Pr
esid
ency
-Deb
t Man
agem
ent O
ffice
41,5
06,9
44,5
57.0
31
0.01
4492
754
1.44
9275
362
TOTA
L38
0,13
9,11
6,51
6.54
691
100
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
22
Fede
ral C
apita
l Ter
ritor
y (F
CT),
7,21
9,73
8,81
2.75
Min
istry
of A
viatio
n, 3
,166
,525
,529
.98
Min
istry
of N
iger
Del
ta
Affa
irs, 3
0,99
4,88
2,31
7.24
Min
istry
of
Finan
ce, 5
1,62
7,18
1,76
3.50
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Ed
ucat
ion,
49,
734,
638,
297
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Tr
ansp
ort,
140,
574,
120,
366.
62
Min
istry
of P
ower
, 25,
896,
656,
817.
52
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f W
orks
, 27,
854,
995,
163.
25
Pres
iden
cy-F
eder
al C
ivil S
ervic
e Co
mm
issio
n, 3
02,9
68,7
91.1
8
Pres
iden
cy-B
urea
u of
Pub
lic
Ente
rpris
e, 1
,260
,464
,100
.00
Pres
iden
cy-D
ebt M
anag
emen
t Of
fice,
41,
506,
944,
557.
03
Min
istry
/Dep
t/Ag
ency
No. o
f
Cont
racts
FCT
22
Aviat
ion1
Nige
r Delt
a4
Inter
ior1
Finan
ce4
Educ
ation
3
Trans
port
9
Powe
r9
Wor
ks7
Wat
er Re
sour
ces
2
Ecolo
gical
Fund
3
FCSC
1
BPE
2
DMO
1
TOTA
L69
1 2S/N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
DMO
1
MDA
No. o
f Con
tract
s
FCT
22
Aviat
ion1
Nige
r Delt
a4
Inte
rior
1
Finan
ce4
Educ
ation
3
Trans
port
9
Powe
r9
Wor
ks7
Wat
er
Reso
urce
s2
Ecolo
gical
Fund
3
FCSC
1
BPE
2
TOTA
L69
1 2S/N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
23
Fede
ral C
apita
l Ter
ritor
y (F
CT)
32%
Min
istry
of A
viat
ion
2%
Min
istry
of N
iger
Del
ta A
ffairs
6%M
inist
ry o
f Int
erio
r2%
Min
istry
of F
inan
ce6%
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Edu
catio
n4%
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Tra
nspo
rt13
%
Min
istry
of P
ower
13%
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Wor
ks10
%
Fede
ral M
inist
ry o
f Wat
er
Reso
urce
s3%
Pres
iden
cy-E
colo
gica
l Fun
d O
ffice
4%
Pres
iden
cy-F
eder
al C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
miss
ion
1%Pres
iden
cy-B
urea
u of
Pub
lic
En
terp
rise
3%
Pres
iden
cy-D
ebt
Man
agem
ent O
ffice
1%%
No
of C
ontr
acts
FE
DERA
L EXE
CUTI
VE C
OUN
CIL(
FEC)
APP
ROVE
D CO
NTRA
CTS
FOR
FY20
15
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
24
1 2S/N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MDA
No. o
f Con
tract
s
FCT
22
Avia
tion
1
Nige
r Del
ta4
Inte
rior
1
Fina
nce
4
Educ
atio
n3
Tran
spor
t9
Pow
er9
Wor
ks7
Wat
er
Reso
urce
s2
Ecol
ogica
l
Fund
3
FCSC
1
BPE
2
DMO
1
TOTA
L69
Fede
ral C
apita
l Ter
ritor
y (F
CT)
2%
Min
istr
y of
Av
iatio
n1%
Min
istr
y of
Nig
er D
elta
Affa
irs8%
Min
istr
y of
Fin
ance
14%
Fede
ral M
inis
try
of E
duca
tion
13%
Fede
ral M
inis
try
of T
rans
port
37%
Min
istr
y of
Pow
er7%
Fede
ral M
inis
try
of W
orks
7%Pres
iden
cy-
Fede
ral C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
0%
Pres
iden
cy-
Bure
au o
f Pu
blic
Ente
rpris
e0%
Pres
iden
cy-D
ebt
Man
agem
ent O
ffice
11%
% o
f Cos
t
FE
DER
AL
EXEC
UTI
VE
COU
NCI
L(FE
C) A
PPR
OV
ED C
ON
TRA
CTS
FOR
FY2
015
Min
istr
y
Nai
ra E
quiv
alen
t of
Sa
ving
s%
FCTA
4,
975,
330,
629.
0311
.37
Trad
e
6,39
1,25
0.00
0.01
Polic
e
1,37
0,66
1,92
5.67
3.13
Land
s
1,30
9,39
3,18
4.57
2.99
Tran
spor
t
100,
159,
170.
300.
23
Wat
er R
esou
rces
3,37
0,39
4,40
4.93
7.70
Wom
en A
ffai
rs28
3,85
2,42
2.22
0.65
Wor
ks8,
439,
724,
395.
2119
.29
A
viat
ion
1,14
5,07
9,95
0.61
2.62
Bud
get
&Pl
anni
ng
22,5
00,0
00.0
00.
05
Educ
atio
n21
8,21
3,33
2.66
0.50
Fina
nce
1,06
9,18
0,83
4.48
2.44
Pres
iden
cy12
8,68
7,61
9.76
0.29
Inte
rior
27,6
40,7
35.5
00.
06
Petr
oleu
m30
,351
,619
.70
0.07
Pow
er2,
363,
213,
576.
595.
40
811,
400.
00H
ealt
h0.
00
OSG
F18
,899
,741
,664
.80
43.1
9
43,7
61,3
28,1
16.0
3
1 2S/N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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25
AM
OU
NT
SAV
ED IN
FY
20
15
MIN
ISTR
IES,
DEP
AR
TMEN
TS A
ND
AG
ENC
IES
(MD
As)
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
26
Avi
atio
n1
1,1
15
,70
6,7
48
.56
4.66
OSG
F1
4,5
62
,64
2,4
37
.25
6.11
Spe
cial
Du
tie
s5
87
,08
3,9
50.
250
.00
Po
we
r4
1,7
59
,87
1,7
29
.70
17.5
2
Pe
tro
leu
m1
21
,38
2,1
65
.63
0.05
Bu
dge
t &
Pla
nn
ing
600,4
00,0
00.0
00.
25
Inte
rio
r2
34
,33
4,2
64
.50
0.10
Pre
sid
en
cy6
,69
2,0
15
,56
3.2
62.
81
Fin
ance
7,7
09
,77
8,9
98
.25
3.23
Edu
cati
on
1,7
60
,78
6,7
71
.54
0.74
You
th1
,02
3,8
00
,78
8.0
00.
43
Lan
ds
72
5,8
32
,76
1.1
60.
30
Wo
rks
48
,69
2,9
50
,43
6.9
420
.42
Wo
me
n A
ffai
rs8
85
,41
8,2
24
.05
0.37
Wat
er
Re
sou
rce
s5
1,5
80
,04
2,1
93
.61
21.6
4
Tran
spo
rt
3,6
50
,97
7,4
16
.20
1.53
Agr
icu
ltu
re
43
6,2
95
,24
5.5
80.
18
Po
lice
1
4,5
45
,65
1,4
00
.33
6.10
Trad
e
6,8
58
,45
7,1
58
.43
2.88
He
alth
170,8
42,0
35.0
00.
07
FCTA
24
,69
3,5
23
,71
2.5
310
.36
1 2S/N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 2118
Min
istr
y
Na
ira
Eq
uiv
ale
nt
of
Ce
rtif
ied
Am
ou
nt
for
MD
AS
%
238,
407,
794,
000.
52
AM
OU
NT
CER
TIFI
ED IN
FY
20
15
MIN
ISTR
IES,
DEP
AR
TMEN
TS A
ND
AG
ENC
IES
(MD
As)
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
27
FED
ERA
L EX
ECU
TIV
E C
OU
NC
IL (
FEC
) A
PP
RO
VED
CO
NTR
AC
TS F
OR
Fy2
01
5
MDA
TOTA
L CON
TRAC
T SUM
(N)
Trans
port
140,5
74,12
0,366
.62Fin
ance
51,62
7,181
,763.5
0
Educ
ation
49,73
4,638
,297
DMO
41,50
6,944
,557.0
3
Wate
r Res
ource
s40
,123,5
85,26
0.23
Nige
r Delt
a30
,994,8
82,31
7.24
Wor
ks27
,854,9
95,16
3.25
Powe
r25
,896,6
56,81
7.52
Ecolo
gical
Fund
13,84
8,110
,782.5
5
FCT
7,219
,738,8
12.75
Aviat
ion3,1
66,52
5,529
.98BP
E1,2
60,46
4,100
.00
FCSC
302,9
68,79
1.18
TOTA
LN4
34,11
0,812
,559.3
2
Tran
spor
t32
%
Fina
nce
12%
Educ
atio
n12
%
DM
O10
%
Wat
er R
esou
rces
9%
Nig
er D
elta
7%
Wor
ks6%
Pow
er6%
Ecol
ogic
al F
und
3%FC
T2%
Avia
tion
1%BP
E0%
% o
f Cos
t
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Status of petitions Treated by the Bureau
The Bureau received 369 complaints from petitioners within the period ofJanuary to December, 2015. The summary is as follows:
Table 4.1 Summary of petitions
Breakdown of Petitions:During the period under review (January to December, 2015), the petitions
listed in Table 4.2 below were treated with a view to achieving value for money tothe Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by ensuring full compliance withPublic Procurement Act 2007 (PPA, 2007).
Jan-
June, 2015
July-
Dec, 2015
Jan-
Dec, 2015
S/N Description Total % Total % Total %
1 Total of petitions 217 100 152 100 369 100
2 Total Number of petitions closed 173 79.72 122 80.26 295 79.95
3 Total Number of petitions on -going 44 20.28 30 19.74 74 25.08
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Jan
uar
y To
Ju
ne
July
To
Dec
emb
er
Jan
uar
y To
Dec
emb
er
S/N
Pare
nt
Min
istr
y
Nu
mb
er o
f P
etit
ion
s
O
n-G
oin
g
Clo
sed
Nu
mb
er o
f P
etit
ion
s
O
n-G
oin
g
Clo
sed
Nu
mb
er o
f P
etit
ion
s
O
n-G
oin
g
Clo
sed
1
Fed
eral
Cap
ital
Ter
rito
ry A
dm
inis
trat
ion
4
0
4
2
1
1
6
1
5
2
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f A
gric
ult
ure
an
d R
ura
l D
evel
op
men
t
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
1
2
3
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f A
viat
ion
1
0
1
3
0
3
4
0
4
4
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f Ed
uca
tio
n
153
32
121
94
18
76
247
50
197
5
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f En
viro
nm
ent
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
6
Fe
der
al M
inis
try
of
Hea
lth
9
1
8
8
4
4
17
5
12
7
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f La
nd
s, H
ou
sin
g &
Urb
an
Dev
elo
pm
ent
2
0
2
3
1
2
5
1
4
8
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f Po
wer
4
1
3
5
1
4
9
2
7
9
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f Tr
ansp
ort
9
4
5
5
2
3
14
6
8
10
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f W
ater
Res
ou
rces
4
0
4
2
0
2
6
0
6
11
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f W
ork
s
1
1 0
1
0
1
2
1
1
12
Min
istr
y o
f C
om
mu
nic
atio
n T
ech
no
logy
3
1
2
3
0
3
6
1
5
13
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f Fi
nan
ce
1
0
1
5
1
4
6
1
5
14
Min
istr
y o
f In
teri
or
3
1
2
0
0
0
3
1
2
15
Min
istr
y o
f Pe
tro
leu
m R
eso
urc
es
4
0 4
4
0
4
8
0
8
16
M
inis
try
of
Scie
nce
& T
ech
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
17
Cen
tral
Ban
k o
f N
iger
ia
3
1 2
1
0
1
4
1
3
18
Fe
der
al M
inis
try
of
Nat
ion
al P
lan
nin
g
1
1 0
2
0
2
3
1
2
19
Fed
eral
Min
istr
y o
f Tr
ade
& In
vest
men
t
1
0
1
2
0
2
3
0
3
20
Pre
sid
ency
10
1
9
3
0
3
13
1
12
21
Min
istr
y o
f Yo
uth
an
d D
evel
op
men
t
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
22
Min
istr
y o
f D
efen
ce
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
23
Min
istr
y o
f La
bo
ur
and
Em
plo
ymen
t
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
24
Min
istr
y o
f N
iger
Del
ta
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
25
Min
istr
y o
f Po
lice
Aff
airs
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
Tota
l
217
44
173
152
30
122
369
74
295
Ta
ble
4.2
: D
eta
ils o
f P
eti
tio
ns T
rea
ted
Be
twe
en
Ja
nu
ary
To
De
ce
mb
er,
20
15
Pe
r M
DA
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· 74 out of 369 are on-going Petitions
· While 295 out of the 369 petitions were treated and closed in line with the
provisions of section 54 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
· High percentage of closed petitions as seen in the Table above indicates an
improved service delivery which ensures a more competitive, fair, transparent
and effective Procurement Process that give optimal value for money.
Below is the Table showing the primary data as obtained
Below is the Chart showing the Analysis of the 295 Closed Petitions.
Description January – December, 2015
Petition Status Total Number Percentage %
Closed 295 79.95
On-going 74 25.08
Total of petitions 369 100
January – December, 2015
Status Number %
In Favour of Petitioner 69 23.31
In Favour of Proc. Entity (P. E) 46 15.54
In Favour of Third Party 12 4.05
Debrief 104 35.14 Dismissed 47 15.88 Re-procure 18 6.08
Total 296 100
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Below is Pie Chart showing the procurement stages where petitions were treated.
Right of Reply Meetings (RoR)
The Bureau, in attending to petitions received from bidders/contractors, invited petitioners and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) related to the affected procurements to Right of Reply (ROR) Meetings.
A Total of 56 Right of Reply Meetings was held at the Bureau during the period of January to December, 2015.
A thorough review to verify all procurement processes in the affected projects was carried out by officers of the Department before the RoR Meetings.
Heads of Department/Unit were invited to constitute the BPP Team; pre-meeting briefs are held by the BPP Team before each Right of Reply Meeting to align thoughts and take a common position. Arising from deliberations at Right of Reply Meetings, petitions that required further investigation were forwarded to ICPC and EFCC.
January –
December, 2015
Description
No.
%
Advertisement 20 5.42
Bid Exclusion 1 0.27
Bid Submission 1 0.27
Bid Opening 6 1.63
Contract Award 186 50.41
Financial Evaluation 55 14.91
Post Award/ Implementation 17 4.61
Post Qualification 1 0.27
Prequalification 82 22.22
369
100
S/N
12
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Bid Openings
The Bureau regularly attended Bid Openings within Abuja to observe monitor andensure full compliance with the PPA, 2007 at this stage of procurement. A Total of 23 BidOpening exercises were monitored by the staff of the department during the period underreview.
MDA's Advertisement
The Bureau regularly conducted due diligence on Procurement advertisements placed by MDA's to ensure compliance with the PPA, 2007. The department, in guiding the MDAs' procurement teams, in some cases, cancelled advertisements where major deviations were observed in the advertisements. During the year, there were reductions in high costs of tender documents and the omission of some responsive criteria. Based on the Bureau timely intervention to correct such act, so many MDA's were seen to now comply by publishing addendum to any erroneous advertisement.
A total of 173 requests from No Objection to contract awards were received anduploaded on the go-PRS folder in 2015. Analysis on MDA-by-MDA basis is as summarized in the table below.
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Summary of Remarks on Requests for “No Objection” to Contract Awards
Savings from prior reviews of contracts awarded by MDAs
AMOUNTS SAVED IN FY2015 FOR MDAS
MDAs
Naira Equivalent of Savings Amount for MDAs
%
1
2
3
4
5
6
78
9
1011
12
131415
1617
18
19
20
21
FCT 4,975,330,629.03 11.37
Agriculture -
Aviation 1,145,079,950.61 2.62
Education 218,213,332.66 0.50
Finance 1,069,180,834.48 2.44
Health 811,400.00 0.00
Industry 6,391,250.00 0.01
Interior 27,640,735.50 0.06
Land 1,309,393,184.57 2.99
Police 751,902,215.00 Plus US$3,148,904.38 =1,370,661,925.67
3.13
Power 824,880,857.12 Plus Us$7,762,925.54 Plus Euro 60,448.53 =2,363,213,576.59
5.40
Special Duties -
Transport 100,159,170.30 0.23
404.93Water Resources 3,370,394, 7.70
Women Affairs 283,852,422.22 0.65
Works 7,785,707,550.21 Plus Us$3,328,330.00 =8,439,724,395.21
19.29
Youth -
Petroleum 30,351,619.7 0.07
SGF 18,899,741,664.80 43.19
Presidency 128,687,619.76 0.29
Budget & Planning 22,500,000.00 0.05
Total 43,761,328,116.03 100%
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Procurement Audit
The Public Procurement Act, 2007 established the Bureau of Public Procurement as a Regulatory Authority responsible for the Monitoring and Oversight of Public Procurement, Harmonizing the Existing Government Policies and Practices by Regulating, Setting Standards and Developing the Legal Framework and Professional Capacity for Public Procurement in Nigeria.
Two key functions of the Bureau as prescribed in Part II, Section 5 (0) & (p) are to:
a) review the procurement and award of contract procedures of every entity to which this Act applies; and
b) perform procurement audits and submit such report to the National Assembly bi-annually
The 2015 Procurement Audit
The main objective of the Procurement Audit was to review the procurement, contracting, and implementation processes which have been followed for a sample of contracts selected from key MDAs, to confirm their compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007 and other Procurement Guidelines issued by the Bureau. Other specific objectives of the procurement audit include:
i). To review, for compliance with the core objectives and provisions of the Public Procurement Act; 2007, the adequacy and effectiveness of established processes for the procurement of Works, Goods and Consultancy Services within the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
ii). To assess and ascertain the impact of the various capacity building training,
workshops and seminars on procurement officers in the Federal
MDAs;
iii). To assess the capacity (strengths and weaknesses) of the procurement officers handling procurement in the MDAs;
iv). To gauge the level of reluctance of procurement officers in complying with the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
v). To utilize the results and feedback from the Audit exercises to form the basis for further investigation (where necessary) and develop future Professional Capacity Building programmes for procurement officers to close identified gaps;
vi). Identify MDAs (or areas) requiring BPP's direct intervention or full takeover of the procurement process i.e. where either capacity is found not to exist
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or flagrant disregard to the Public Procurement Act, 2007 is observed;
vii). To identify and report any infractions or gross violations of the Law and officers involved and recommend appropriate sanctions as prescribed in Section 58 of the Public Procurement Act.
Scope of the exercise
The scope of the Audit covered Goods, Works and Consultancy Services contracts awarded by the MDAs during FY2012 and FY2013. The Consultants audited specific MDAs as selected by BPP and the Sample Size of procurement transactions reviewed were based on the assessed risks and procurement profile of each MDA.
The Audit was conducted under the general framework of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Civil Service Circulars relating to the practice of procurement within the MDAs and covering the detailed review of all the Essential Steps in the public procurement process.
This Audit/Review was carried out using the harmonized Consultant's template agreed with BPP. The review examined the inter-departmental interfaces and relevant documents and records maintained in the processes. Under the Audit of each procurement transaction or project, the consultant was expected to conduct a thorough review of contracts that have been selected and report observations/findings/recommendations/conclusions in a reporting format/table provided by the Bureau. For some of the contracts selected, and as appropriate, the following procedures were adopted:
a. The project sites were visited to make physical inspections of quality and quantity of goods, works and services procured. Where appropriate, and to the extent practical, prices should also be compared with similar procurement by other agencies in the country and verified against international market prices for the items in question.
b. To cover systematically the various objectives of the Audit, the consultants and officers of the Bureau focused their review on the following main areas:
i. Determine whether the procedures, processes and documentation for procurement, contracting and reviews were in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, and procurement carried out achieved the expected economy and efficiency;
ii. Review the capacity of the concerned MDAs in handling procurement efficiently; comment on the quality of procurement and contracting; and identify reasons for delays, if any. Determine whether adequate systems are in place for procurement planning, implementation and monitoring and if documentation is maintained as per required standards and can be relied
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upon;
iii. Verify, to the extent possible, whether Goods, Works and Consulting Services contracted were supplied/completed according to the required specifications and technical standards and comment on the reasonableness of prices;
iv. For those contracts which were subject to prior review by the Bureau, evaluate the quality, timeliness and reliability of the Bureau's reviews and checks in ensuring that procurement and contracting were carried out in accordance with the Law; and
v. If deficiencies are observed, identify improvements in the procurement and contracting process and if infractions or gross violations of the Law have been observed, highlight such in the Audit Report.
Methodology
In order to carry out the exercise, the Bureau invited eligible consultancy firms to indicate interests in undertaking Procurement Audits in all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) by submitting their Expressions of Interest (Eols) for the assignment. Towards achieving this purpose, Advertisements for Expression of Interest were published in the Federal Tenders Journal and two national newspapers (Daily Trust
ndand Daily Sun of 2 June 2014).
35 firms were short-listed and, invitations were sent to the firms to further participate in the bidding process by submitting their Technical and Financial Proposals, using the Request for Proposal (RfP) issued to the short-listed companies by the Bureau.. A total of 26 proposals were submitted by consultancy firms that responded to the invitation for submission of technical and financial proposals (RFP) in the various sectors of the Procurement Audit exercise.
The technical and financial proposals received from the candidate firms were th st
opened on the Wednesday, 25 June, 2014 and Thursday 31 July, 2014 respectively.
Thereafter, Evaluation Committee was set up to evaluate the proposals submitted by the audit firms. At the end of the evaluation exercises (Technical and financial), four consultancy firms emerged successful and were engaged for the procurement audit of the 32 specific MDAs. Introductory letters were sent to the following MDAs by the Bureau prior to the commencement of the audit exercise:
List of MDAs and the respective Consultants assigned for the Procurement Audit exercise.
JOFA & PARTNERS1. National Drugs Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
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2. Nigerian Immigrations Service3. Nigerian Customs Service4. Nigeria Fire Service5. ICPC6. EFCC7. NYSC8. Federal Ministry of Environment
GEOSOFT SOLUTIONS LTD
1. National Primary Healthcare Development Agency2. Ecological Fund Office
3. Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
4. Niger Delta Basin and Rural Dev. Auth, 21, Azikiwe Road Port Harcourt
5. Federal Ministry of Transport
6. WAEC7. Jos University Teaching Hospital
8. University of Port Harcourt
NUKS ASSOCIATES LTD1. University of Abuja Teaching Hospital
2. Upper Niger River Basin and Rural Dev Auth. Minna
3. Lower Niger River Basin and Rural Dev Auth. Ilorin4. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria5. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
6. NDIC
7. Bayero University Kano (BUK)
8. FCTA
GEORGE ONIOMOH & ASSOCIATES1. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
2. University of Benin
3. The University of Ibadan(UI)4. Bank of Industry (BOI)
5. Benin-Owena River Basin and Rural Dev, Auth. Benin Edo State
6. Federal Ministry of Health
7. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK)
8. Federal Ministry of Education
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Over 600 projects from the Thirty-Two (32) Ministries, Departments and Agencies
(MDA) were audited by the Four (4) Consultants.
Summary of findings from the 2012 and 2013 audit reports
·Many MDAs did not prepare procurement plans and records and where these
plans are prepared, there is very little effort in following them.
·Many procuring entities used the restricted tendering method without prior "No
Objection" from BPP.
·Wrong classification of procurement as goods, works or services to evade financial
approval thresholds was common -- e.g many MDAs classified services or goods as
works with a view to evading approval thresholds; most goods were classified as
works so as to enable Ministerial Tenders Board approve.
·Wrong use of in-house estimates (Consultants' estimates) by many MDAs as basis
of determination of winning bids instead of the lowest evaluated responsive bids as
stipulated by the Act was prevalent. This has led to award of contracts to wrong
bidders.
·Disorderly and poor procurement record keeping was rampant: even MDAs with
Procurement Departments did not have files with details of procurement
proceedings.
·Many MDAs were reluctant to provide all the documents required for the audit,
probably because there were no documents or they are being hidden.
·The Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other Procurement Guidelines by BPP with
regards to essential parts of the procurement cycle, such as procurement planning,
classification of procurement into goods, works and services, restricted tendering
selection method and procurement records have been frequently ignored by MDAs.
The result is that the bid evaluation process of many MDAs also leaves much to be
desired especially relating to the use of in-house estimates (Consultants'
estimates).
·Furthermore, many MDAs seem to be unaware of the offences relating to public
procurement resulting in missing documents on procurement carried out. The
coordination between Procurement Department and other implementing
departments of many MDAs is also unsatisfactory.
Recommendations
a. There is a need for proper coordination between Procurement Department
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and other implementing departments so as to engender synergy and provide
the necessary feedbacks required for review of the procurement plan and
hence generate good yearly procurement records.
b. There is need for continuous training and sensitization to improve capacity of
officers and create awareness for staff in the MDAs.
c. More budgetary allocation to the Bureau is desired to engage more
Consultants and enable staff to travel to physically inspect some of the
claims made by the MDA.
d. Targeted training, as is on-going in Federal University of Technology, Owerri
and ASCON, Badagry conversion training to fill these gaps is very essential in
addressing the identified gaps. MDAs should be directed to attend 2 weeks
tailored training at the Center.
Registration of organizations on the National Database of Contractors,
Consultants and Service Providers
During the year under review, the Bureau recorded remarkable progress in its effort to get
companies registered on the national Database for Contractors, Consultants and Service
providers. This was largely due to extensive and intensive national campaign, which was
strengthened by the invocation of relevant Government circulars.
The total number of uploaded and treated requests are as shown below. Note the marked
differences between the figures for 2015 and those of previous years.
YEAR NO. OF INITIAL
REGISTERATION
NO. OF COMPANIES COMPLETED
2012 311 23 2013 940 95 2014 3423 552 2015
8467
2166 TOTAL 13141 2836
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Post Reviews of Projects Post reviews of some selected pr
as detailed in the following table:
ocuring entities were carried out during 2015 and appropriate actions are being taken on the strength of the reviews,
s/n Procuring Entity Date Remarks
1
Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board
22nd
July, 2015
2
National Water Resources Institute
5th June, 2015
Closed
3
Hadeija-Jama'are River Basin Development Authority
5th June, 2015
4
Federal Capital Territory Administration
5th June, 2015
5
Ministry of Aviation/ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
5th June, 2015
6
Nigeria Customs Service
5th
August, 2015
Closed
7
Nigerian Ports Authority
5th
August
Closed
8
Federal Ministry of Education
5th
August
Closed
9
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
5th
August
Pending. no information
10
Nigerian Meteorological Agency
5th
August
11
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
27th
August, 2015/3rd
November, 2015
No response yet even after reminder was sent
12
National Examinations Council
3rd
November, 2015
13
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3rd
November
14
Federal Road Safety Corps
3rd
November
On-going
15
Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
3rd
November
16
Federal College of Education, Zaria
3rd
November
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Training and Research in 2015
Section 5 of the PPA, 2007 requires the Bureau to:
a. Publicize and explain the provisions of this Act;
b. Undertake procurement research and surveys;
c. Organize training and development programmes for procurement professionals;
d. Co-ordinate relevant training programs to build institutional capacity.
The Department also undertakes procurement research and survey on procurement policies.
In 2015, a-d above constituted the focus of the Department of Research, Training and Strategic Planning. The training mainly focused on the personnel of Ministries, Departments and Agencies. But it also covered private contractors and consultants whose understanding of the provisions of the Public Procurement Act relating to every aspect of procurement processes is critical to their prospects of doing business with the Government. In 2015, the department undertook the following:
·Trained Procurement personnel on request from Procuring entities of Federal and State Governments
·Co-ordinated procurement training programme for Procuring Entities on requests.·Developed training brochure and co-ordinate the training programme at PPRC,
FUTO·Undertook Research on the effect of procurement policies on government agencies
and the society·Co-ordinated an effective conversion training into procurement cadre for procuring
entities·Organised refresher courses for newly recruited procurement officers of Ministries.
Training Requests from MDAs
In all, 17 requests for training from MDAs were received and training carried out accordingly.
In addition, the Public Procurement Research Centre, Owerri carried out 18 batches of professional trainings for scholars and practitioners in various sectors of government to improve efficiency, fairness and transparency in public procurement in Nigeria. This was in conjunction with Department of Research, Training and Strategic Planning of the Bureau and ran through the year from March to December, 2015 on the following topics:
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·Understanding Effective Public Procurement in Practice·Understanding the Public Procurement Solicitation Principles·Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation·Managing Tenders, Specifications and Contracts·Public Procurement Bid Evaluations·Managing and Negotiating with Consultants and Contractors
Comments and response from participants assure us that overall performance of was satisfactory as this will confer a positive effect on the way public procurement process is handled in the agencies of government that participated in the program.
Training for Conversion to Procurement Cadre
The conversion to Procurement Cadre for Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions of The Federal Government was held once in 2015 at the Administrative Staff Collage of Nigeria (ASCON) Topo-Badagry, Lagos State. The candidates were trained in the following areas:
·Fundamental principles of public procurement; ·Overview of Public Procurement Act, 2007, ·Principles of Procurement Planning, ·Advertisement, Bid Opening, ·Examination and Evaluation, ·Code of Conduct, Offences and Sanctions Understanding the Use of Standard
Bidding Documents (SBDs) and Standard Request for Proposals (SRfPs), ·Pre- Qualification and Post Qualification.
The training had several case studies, group works, tests and final examination. The summary of requests for conversion received from Federal Government Parastatals, and candidates short-listed for the training, as well as the candidates that passed the Conversion Examination are as summarized below indicates that while 355 requests for training were received, 175 were short-listed and provided with training. Out of them, 115 were successful.
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Chapter 3
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Office of the Director-General
Advocacy in 2015The Bureau's advocacy offensive aimed to secure strategic stakeholders' support
for the implementation of Procurement Reforms, based on the Public Procurement Act, 2007.Activities related to this had to be broad-based, but with specific focus reflecting the unique perspectives of the stakeholders.
Policy makersThe DG took advantage of his attendance at the weekly Federal Executive
Council meetings to interact with key policy makers and secure their commitment to the Bureau's cause.The Bureau's contact with the legislature was mostly through the House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement. It was sometimes invited to special hearings at the National Assembly.
Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)Starting with the Permanent Secretaries’ Retreat early in the year in Uyo, Akwa
Ibom State, the Bureau regularly interfaced with MDAs in meeting PPA 2007 implementation challenges through participation in forums in different locations within the country and outside. The MDAs also benefitted from the Bureau’s mandatory and ad hoc capacity programmes.
State governmentsAt the close of 2015, 24 states had enacted laws to set up their procurement
regulatory agencies. The Bureau has continued to play the crucial mentoring role to these States through capacity strengthening.
International development partnersThe Bureau continued its engagement with IDPs, such as World Bank, UNDP,
UNODC, etc, in the implementation of assistance programmes and support for each other's activities, particularly related to State Governments’ procurement reform. Through such engagement, programme issues were clarified. The Bureau also participated in the observance of the International Anti-corruption Day, along with other ant-corruption agencies.
Professional bodiesAs required by the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Bureau involved
professional bodies in appropriate areas of its operation. An example was the verification of claims by organizations for classification and categorization of contractors, consultants and service providers on the Bureau’s National database. This verification was undertaken by independent consultants from a variety of professional backgrounds.
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The media
· The Bureau subscribed to a total of 12 national dailies during the year.· About 1,300 news reports concerning, or of interest to, the Bureau were
carried by newspapers. Highlighting television coverage of the Bureau's activities, the DG was interview on the communiqué from the PS Retreat in Uyo and featured on the 30-minute QUESTION TIME programme on Channels Television, in addition to mentions on radio, other television stations and online media.
· It distributed 10,000 copies of its various publications to stakeholders in government, private sector, the media, civil society, international development partners, procurement professionals, etc.
Milestonesa. During courtesy visits by professional bodies (Computer Registration Council,
NITDA, etc,),emphasis was placed by the DG on the need for these bodies to commit to enforcing standards among their members to strengthen accountability and transparency;
b. The media picked some data from the 2014 annual report of the Bureau that was published during the year elicited a letter of commendation from Mr. President for its rich contents. The Public Procurement Journal was regularly published and circulated.
f. The Bureau's website was regularly updated with reports of the activities of the Bureau
g. Largely due to factual press releases generated, and relationship built with correspondents, it is remarkable that the negative mention of the Bureau was negligible and was promptly retracted by the newspaper. More than 1,300 newspaper clips were obtained for the year under review.
h. The Bureau was adjudged the most accomplished regulatory agency in Nigeria for the 2014/2015 period by the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG), a consortium of several civil society organizations, at the organization's service delivery report and awards presentation at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
ICT
The year 2015 was interesting as the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Unit continued to find innovative ways to continue moving forward with technology.
This report covers:
i. Desktop and Server Virtualization, ii. Initiation of handover and sign-off process for UNODC ITS Projectiii. Securityiv. In-house training for staff
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v. Website Administrationvi. Support for network and services for applications and desktop
·GoPRS·Helpdesk support·Hardware maintenance·Application maintenance and support
vii. Management of backup solution for files, folders, applications and databases.
The ICT Unit was responsible for much of the technical infrastructure that facilitates the Bureau's internal and external operations which include computer networks; desktop and server support; management of the Datacenter and website; information security; and management of the Help-desk.
The Unit provided infrastructure and support to the Bureau in achieving its mandate and objectives through the use of modern technology through the following interventions:
a. Managing and maintaining inventory for all Information Technology (IT) assets and resources including appropriate licensing and maintenance
b. Providing an efficient platform to facilitate communication and interaction with the Bureau's stakeholders (Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Contractors and Consultants, Civil Society Organizations, etc)
c. Maintaining an effective disaster and recovery plan for the Bureaud. Maintaining Backup and restoration systeme. Provision of support for network and services for applications and desktopsf. Provision of solid technology infrastructure as the fundamental building block of
the Bureau's IT architecture to support reliability, performance and security of the Bureau's information assets
g. Implementing policies for use of computer systems and network
Network Support Services
The Unit’s undertook the following to enable the Bureau function optionally on both internally issues and externally on a daily basis:
·Upgrading communication infrastructure·Installing new systems as necessary ·Designing, installing, maintaining the communication, file sharing and general IT
resources used by the Bureau·Internal network management for capacity to meet business demand.
Other daily activities for the Network Support Services carried out include:
·installing new software, hardware, severs, printers and computers·Setting up user account, permission and password·Overseeing security of all systems especially internet and ensuring anti-virus
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protection·Fixing network faults·Network maintenance·Technical support for staff using the network
The above interventions were complemented with System Administration andmonitoring functions. The unit also monitored and maintained virtual machines/servers(VMs) aimed at cost reduction for the Bureau. The virtual servers are housed in two (2)virtual hosts, namely, the VM Host 1 and VM Host 2 in a cluster and are managedthrough the VCenter.
Through Desktop Support Services, the unit supported over 100 personal computers and users, 23 network servers, and 50 printers. The unit also supported software packages used by the various departments. It also ensured system security surveillance, which ensured protection against all risks lurking around every corner of a computer system. T
In the management of the go-PRS application, the unit uploaded Due Process requests from Eight (8) pilot Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) which comprise of Federal Ministries of Works, Agriculture and Rural Development, Water Resources, Transport, Police Affairs, Federal Capital Territory Authority, Niger Delta Power Holding Company and Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Website Administration
The website was regularly updated with news items, notices, advertisements, and records of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Approved Contracts, Certificates of ''No Objection'' issued by the Bureau, etc. Related to this, the unit also managed the BPP email account to ensure receipt and response to complaints, petitions and enquiries by emails.
MONTHLY TRAFFIC ON THE BPP WEBSITE (www.bpp.gov.ng) FOR THE YEAR 2015
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Initiation of handover and sign-off process for UNODC ITS Project
During the year under review, the process of handover and sign-off for the UNODC ITS project was initiated. So far, the Bureau's staffs understudying the UNODC team have been assigned most of the IT responsibilities.
Servicom
The Bureau, through its Servicom Unit, promoted responsiveness and efficiency through supervision of reception area of the Bureau; training of the Bureau's receptionist; tracking and monitoring of files to the various departments/units. It coordinated with heads of departments to resolve outstanding files. It collated customer feedback cards and also attended Right of Reply (ROR) meetings.
Management's attention was drawn to challenges through use of Key Point Indicators (KPI), which were sent to the Director General on a weekly basis.
Litigation
Section 14 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 requires that persons who wish to sue the Bureau should furnish the Bureau a 30-day pre-action notice.
In 2015 the Bureau received several such pre-action notices from bidders who were dissatisfied with procurement processes involving them. Some of the issues raised in the pre-action notices or petitions were either settled at the Right of Reply meetings organized by the Bureau or resulted into litigations.
The number of cases against the Bureau has increased since the enactment of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. This is as a result of the upsurge in general awareness, aggressiveness of contractors, consultants and service providers as well as procuring entities and the general public. It is also linked to the increase in awareness due to the Bureau's interactions with stakeholders. However, remarkably, most of the cases that have been determined by the courts have been in favour of the Bureau since 2007.
The total number of petitions treated by the legal unit in 2015 was 51 while clarifications were 19, and requests 9. The grand total of the petitions, clarifications and requests is 79.
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Cases Referred to EFCC and ICPC for Investigation
The total number of cases referred to EFCC in 2015 from the legal unit was 163. Investigations on these cases are still on. While the total number of cases referred to ICPC in 2015 for investigation was 165 out of which ICPC has concluded investigations on 6.
Cases Involving the Bureau Sued as Defendant
The Bureau in 2015 had 6 cases pending in various courts in Nigeria. These cases are being handled by the Bureau's external solicitors. The solicitors are: Wahab Toye & co. Maledo & co. Abdulaziz Ibrahim & co. Chikwendu & Chikwendu, M.M.Hirse. Find hereto attached the list of cases and the counsel handling them. All these cases are pending at the Federal High courts.
Decided CasesNo case was concluded 2015, with 6 cases are still pending at the Federal High
Courts.
List of Cases Involving the Bureau Sued As the Plaintiff
At present, only in one case -- Bureau of Public Procurement V. Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative & 1or -- is the Bureau a plaintiff.
11. Challenges/Constraints
The legal unit has been faced with some challenges, which include: lack of basic practice books, like Rules of Courts, law reports, etc. If these books are made available to the Unit, it will build internal capacity.
12. Conclusion
The Legal Unit achieved a lot in the Year 2015 due to support and cordial working relationship among the Staff which in one way or the other helped in delivering the mission, objectives of the Bureau in legal related issues.
An example of its achievements was the preparation of a report by a member of the Unit, Rabiat Ozigis, Senior Legal Officer at the Bureau, published in the Law Reports sections of three newspapers. This was based on the case of Al-Ihsan International Nig. Ltd versus the Bureau of Public Procurement & 1 other decided by the Federal High Court of Bauchi. The Media Unit assisted with the editing and placement, free of charge, in the newspapers The Guardian, ThisDay and Daily Trust (See appendix).
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Plaintiff's Cause of Action Does Not Necessarily Confer Right of Action
The Federal High Court of Nigeria in Bauchi has ruled that although the Public Procurement Act 2007, under Section 54(6), requires BPP to take a decision on a petition after 21 days, this is, however, subject to Section 54(6) which requires the Bureau to notify all the bidders and take into account representation from them and the procuring entity before taking a decision to ensure fair hearing. In effect, where the Bureau fails to take a decision within 21 days on a complaint, a plaintiff must show that he suffered injustice as a result of this.
This is in respect of the Matter of Al-Ihsan International Nig. Ltd. VS. the Bureau of Public Procurement & 1 other.
Facts of the Matter
thAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU) on 8 November, 2013 placed
an advertisement for invitation for prequalification and Tendering Exercise for 2009-2012 Merged TETFUND Normal Intervention Project and, in response to the advertisement, the Plaintiff (Al-Ihsan International Nig. Ltd), submitted a tender in respect Of Lot 2 (Construction Of College Of Medical Sciences Phase II). Upon the conclusion of the procurement process, the plaintiff was adjudged the winner of the process by the University.
1. Consequent upon the above, Aswad Investment Resources Limited, one of the bidders in the exercise, in dissatisfaction with the process, petitioned the Accounting Officer of the procuring entity (ATBU). The procuring entity in response
In the Federal High Court of Nigeria In the Bauchi Judicial Division
Holden at Bauchi On Thursday, the 2nd Day of July, 2015
Suit No. FHC/BAU/CS/20/2014
Before His Lordship Honourabl e Justice M.G. Umar
Between
Al -Ihsan International Nig. Ltd….Plaintiff And
1. Bureau of Public Procurement 2. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,
Bauchi
Judgment Delivered by Honourable Justice M.G. Umar
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to the Petitioner, acknowledged the defects in the Plaintiff's tender documents, but considered them as minor deviation and therefore dismissed the petition.
2. Still dissatisfied with the decision of the procuring entity, the Petitioner forwarded a petition to the Bureau requesting the Bureau to intervene in the matter. Upon receipt of this petition, the Bureau promptly forwarded same to the Accounting Officer of the procuring entity for comments and further requested them to forward the procurement documents for its independent review.
3. Upon the review, the Bureau scheduled a Right of Reply Meeting. The meeting however could not hold as not all the bidders were present. In view of this, the Bureau rescheduled the meeting to ensure that all bidders were present before taking a decision as required by the PPA, 2007.
4. At the rescheduled meeting, it was revealed by the Bureau that the Plaintiff, alongside some other bidders who were earlier prequalified, lacked the mandatory requirement of Pencom Clearance Certificate in their tender submission and, as such, was declared not responsive.
5. Consequent upon the above findings, the Bureau reversed the earlier decision of the procuring entity and therefore directed that the contract be awarded to Messrs Diamond Global Engineering Limited being the only evaluated responsive bidder. This decision was further communicated to the procuring entity.
6. The Plaintiff, dissatisfied with the Bureau's decision, went to Court to challenge the validity and legality of the Bureau's decision on the basis that the Bureau acted in violation of Section 54(2) and (6) of the Public Procurement Act, to wit:
a. that the petitioner did not submit its complaint to the procuring entity before
sending its complaint to the Bureau; and b. That the Bureau did not take a decision within the 21 working days
stipulated by the Act.
Reliefs Sought
The Plaintiff in its Suit against the Bureau and the procuring entity sought the
following reliefs against the Defendants:
sti. A declaration that the review exercise carried out by the by the Bureau (1 ndDefendant) with respect to contract awarded by the procuring entity (2
Defendant) in favour of the Plaintiff for the construction of College of
Medical Sciences Phase II Lot 2 is in violation of the provisions of the Public
Procurement Act, 2007; andst st
ii. A declaration that the decision of the 1 Defendant dated 1 April, 2014 is a
nullity and the plaintiff shall continue the execution of the contract earlier
awarded to it.
Decision of the CourtThe Court, after considering the arguments canvassed in support of and in defense
of the Suit by the Counsels to all the parties and evidence tendered thereof, decided as follows:
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i. On the first issue of non compliance with the provision of Section 54(2) of the
Public Procurement Act, 2007, the court held that EXHIBIT “HM1” which is the th
Petitioner's letter dated 17 January, 2014 addressed to the Vice Chancellor,
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi captioned: “Construction Of
Proposed College Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Gubi Campus, ATBU, th
Bauchi Phase II (Lot 2); a complaint letter” and EXHIBIT “HM2” dated 27
January, 2014 and signed by one Engineer Hassan Sabo (Director of Works), which
is the school's response to the petitioner's complaint letter respectively, were
explicit and corroborative of the fact that Section 54 (2) has been complied with.ii. On the second issue of the Bureau taking a decision after the 21 days stipulated by
the Act, it was decided that Section 54(6) was subject to Section 54(5) which requires the Bureau to notify all the bidders and take into account representation from them and the procuring entity before taking a decision on a complaint was in consonance with the constitutional provision of fair hearing in an administrative decision and that the plaintiff failed to show that he suffered and injustice as a result of the Bureau's failure to reach a decision within 21 days.
On the right to seek administrative review under Section 54, the presiding judge
said this belongs to Messrs Diamond Global Engineering Limited and not to the
plaintiff, noting, “This is because the right of action is the right to enforce a cause of
action.”
stAccording to him, “the plaintiff may have a cause of action against the 1
defendant (BPP), but has no right of action against any of the defendants by provision of
Section 54 of the Act.” He ruled as follows:
“…where a decision is arrived at in contravention of the said 21 days under Section 54(6) and all the parties are heard as is provided for under Section 54(6), the party who complain that the decision was arrived at after 21 days must specifically depose to in an affidavit the injustice such a decision has caused to him for its failure to be reached within 21 days. This I have been unable to see in the affidavit of the plaintiff in support of the originating summons where the failure has occasioned a miscarriage of justice to the plaintiff.”
The Suit was therefore dismissed for lack of merit. Reported by Rabiat Ozigis Senior Legal Officer, BPP
This was published in three national newspapers. The Guardian, ThisDay and Daily Trust
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thCommuniqué Issued at the End of The 6 Annual Retreat for Federal
Permanent Secretaries Held at Lé Meridian Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, Akwa th
Ibom State, on 24 January, 2015
Preamble
thThe 6 Annual Retreat for Federal Permanent Secretaries was hosted by the
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) at Lé Meridian Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, AkwaIbom State on 24th January, 2015. The Retreat was declared open by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Her Honour, Noble Lady, Valerie Ebe. In his remarks, the Governor welcomed participants to Uyo, “the City of Uncommon Transformation”, and emphasized the importance of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007 in the realization of effective budget implementation for national economic growth.
Objectives of the Retreat
The objectives of the 2015 Retreat were to:
i. reiterate the enormous responsibilities the Public Procurement Act places on the Accounting Officer, particularly that he is personally liable for breaches of the Public Procurement Act;
ii. secure the commitment of the Permanent Secretaries in the faithful implementation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
iii. review the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the 2012 - 2014 Retreat Communiqués;
iv. review the challenges associated with the implementation of Public Procurement Act, 2007;
v. emphasise the importance of the National Database of Federal Contractors and the Procurement Review Software (goPRS) in public procurement from the 2015 Fiscal Year;
The following papers were presentedat the Retreat:
a. Health Overview for the Busy Executive, by Dr. Timothy Eyo Nottigde and Dtn Nwazuluoke Blessing (RD);
b. The Role of the Permanent Secretary in the Implementation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007: Challenges and Solutions, by the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji Goni, CFR;
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c. The Media's Role in Bridging Information Gaps amongst Stakeholders in Public Procurement, by Mr. Femi Adesina, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors;
d. Engaging with Public Institutions on Accountability Issues, by Dr.Chima Amadi, Centre for Transparency Advocacy;
e. Comparative Analysis of Years 2012-2014 Implementation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007: The Journey So Far, by the Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement, Engr. Emeka Ezeh OFR
Recommendations
After extensive and robust deliberations on the respective presentations, the Retreat recommendedas follows:
1. For healthy lifestyle, wellbeing and optimal performance in their duties, participants should have personal physicians, good diet and regular exercise;
2. Public resources should be used economically and efficiently for the benefit of the citizenry;
3. There is need to bridge information gaps through partnership and collaboration between Ministries, Department and Agencies and the Media to provide the public with adequate and reliable information;
4. There is need for effective implementation of the budget cycle through timely release of funds;
5. That the BPP should ensure and sustain regular interaction with the Media to deepen their understanding of the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
6. The BPP and the MDAs should ensure transparency and openness in the provision of information on procurement processes to stakeholders in compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act;
7. Procuring Entities should ensure early procurement planning and submission based on proper needs assessment using the BPP Procurement Planning Software;
8. Procuring entities should ensure the use of the BPP's Standard Bidding Documents for all tenders to ensure standardization and uniformity in procurement processes;
9. Contractors doing business with the Federal Government should be encouraged to finalize their registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors and Service Providers;
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10.MDAs that have been selected for the goPRS Pilot programme should provide IT facilities for procurement officers to properly implement the goPRS Software;
11.MDAs should nominate officers for regular hands-on training at the Public Procurement Research Centre at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri; and
12.There should be a central procurement planning unit in the Ministry to coordinate procurement plans for the Ministry and its Parastatals.
Resolutions
i. The Permanent Secretaries at the Retreat committed themselves to stricter implementation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 to ensure value for money in the face of dwindling financial resources available to Government.
ii. They also committed themselves to greater information dissemination to the public on all public procurement processes in the MDAs, in line with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011.
Conclusion
Participants commended the BPP for its efforts in sustaining the Annual Retreat on Public Procurement, and the remarkable improvements recorded in the implementation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 from 2012 to 2014.
The Retreat expressed appreciation to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Media for their contributions to the success of the Retreat.
The Retreat also appreciated the Government and the good people of Akwa Ibom State for their warm reception and hospitability.
thIssued this 24 day of January, 2015
Emeka M. Ezeh, OFR
Director-General
Bureau of Public Procurement
Mr.Danladi IrmiyaKifasi, CFRHead of the Civil Service of the Federation
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When the Director General, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, gave a Public lecture at the workshop
organized by the Bureau of Public Service reform for the federal permanent secretaries in
Abuja
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L-R: Former Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Jona Otunla, PS, Women Affairs, Dr. Ezekiel Oyemomi & his Trade & investment
counterpart, Dr. Dauda Kigbu
Former Head of Civil Service of the federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi making his remarks
R-L: Chairman ICPC, Ekpo Nta, DG, Budget
office, Mr. Bright Okogu & Chairperson, Federal
Civil Service Commission, Deaconess, Joan Ayo
at the forum
Cross session of particpants
Stakeholders DG, Bureau of Public Service Commission, Dr.
Joe Abah, being interviewed by the press shortly
after the forum
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When the Federal Permanent Secretaries converged at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state
for their 2015 annual Public Procurement retreat
L-R: Former HoS, Mr. Danladi I. Kifasi, former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, and the former
HoS, Alh. Goni Bukar Aji at the workshop
Representing the former Governor of State, Obong Godswill Akpabio, the then Deputy
Governor, Noble Lady Valerie Ebe, making her remarks before declaring the forum open
Akwa Ibom
L-R: former PS, Special Duties, Dr. Amina
Shamaki; former PS, Culture & Tourism, Mrs.
Nkechi Ejele; and former PS of the Cabinet
Secretariat, Dr. Henry Akpan.
R-L: former PS, Police Affairs, Dr. James Obiegbu; former PS, State House, Engr. Nebolisa Emodi; and Amb. Danjuma Nanpon Sheni, former
PS of foreign Affairs
L-R: former AD, Accounts at BPP, Mal. I Sokoto
and the Head Media, Mr. Thomas OdemwingieL-R: CSO representative, Dr. Chima Amadi and
Communication Expert, Dr. Abiodun Adeniyi
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When the Federal Permanent Secretaries converged at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state
for their 2015 annual Public Procurement retreat
L-R: former PS, Finance, Mrs. Anastesia Nwaobia; former PS, Aviation, Alh. Mohammed Abbas; and former PS, Agriculture and Water
Resources, Arch. Sunny Echono
Former Hon. Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Mrs. Akon Eyakeny, giving her
special remarks
Former HoS, Alh. Bukar Goni Aji flanked by the
Auditor-General of the federation, Mr. Ukura
Samuel, (L) and former PS, (SPSO-Hos) Dr. A.K
Mohammed
Time for Questions and Answers
R-L: Top management personnel from BPP --
Engr. Ishaq Yahaya, Dr. Chris Iwuagwu and
Adebowale Adedokun
Akwa Ibom State Government officials in
attendance
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BPP BRIEFING THE NEWLY ENGAGED PROCUREMENT OFFICERS IN MINISTRIES,
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDA's)
Then PS, HoS- Office, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, making a presentation at the
workshop open
Participants
Participants at the session Former Director-General, BPP, Engr. Emeka
M. Ezeh, (m), responding to question
during the interactive session.
Alh. Ibrahim Mohammed, representing the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC),
making his presentation
Top management of BPP, R-L: Mr. Andrew
Zibiri, Engr. J.E Obasi and Engr. Babatunde
Kuye
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BPP BRIEFING THE NEWLY ENGAGED PROCUREMENT OFFICERS IN MINISTRIES,
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDA's)
Former Director-General, BPP, Engr. Ezeh, delivering his opening remarks
Participants listening with rapt attention
Head, Investigation & Prosecution, ICPC,
Mr. Adedayo Kayode, taking on the
Audience
BPP’s Engr. Bello Nasir and other participants at the session
Participants R-L: Acting Secretary, CCB, Bar. Kolade
Omoyola, and the former Director, Finance
& Management Services at BPP, Mr. Chris
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BPP BRIEFING THE NEWLY ENGAGED PROCUREMENT OFFICERS IN MINISTRIES,
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDA's)
L-R: Administrator, PSIN, Mr. Abubakar,
Misau, former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M.
Ezeh, and the representative of the HoS
Newly engaged Procurement officers in the
workshop at the Public Service Institute,
Abuja.
Cross section of Participants Former DG, BPP, Engr. Ezeh, delivering his key note address
Session in progress A resource person, Dr. James Akanmu,
former Head of Training, Reserach and
Strategic Planning at BPP, brandishing the
procurement act
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When the Director-General (BPP), Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, made a presentation at the 2015
Nigerian Bar Association Annual conference in Abuja.
former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M Ezeh, delivering his remarks
Cross Section of Participants
President (FOCI), Engr. M.O Williams, making his Presentation
Chief JK Gadzama, SAN, and other Participants
Barr. Toye Wahab and other Participants
Audience at the forum
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When the Director-General (BPP), Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, made a presentation at the 2015
Nigerian Bar Association Annual conference in Abuja.
L-R: CEO/MD, Bi-Courtney, Mr. Wale Babalakin, former Permanent Secretary, Works, Dauda
Kigbu, and one of the Resource Persons
Participants
L-R: CEO/MD Bi-Courtney Chief Wale Babalakin and Bar. Toye Wahab
Former Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Works, Mr. Dauda Kigbu
delivering his Presentation
Lawer Festus Kayemo and other Participants
Cross section of Participants
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At the one day interactive forum with Procurement Officers in Directorate Cadre in Federal Ministries
L-R: Representative of SGF, Dr. Mrs. Ijeoma Unogu; former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh and the World Bank’s Chief Bayo Awosemusi
Cross Section of Participants
BBP officials Representative of SGF, Dr. Mrs. Ijeoma Unogu, delivering his remarks
The Audience Participant in a Session
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At the one day interactive forum with Procurement Officers in Directorate Cadre in Federal Ministries
Chief Bayo Awosemusi of the Bank presenting his goodwill message
World Participants listen with rapt attention
BPP officials Former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, giving his keynote address
Participants Representative of the Civil Society Organization and CEO, Centre for
Social Justice, Barr. Eze Onyekpere, giving his goodwill message
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When Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service Col. Hameed Ali
(rtd) and his Team Visits BPP
L-R: Former Director- General, BPP, Engr. Emeka
M. Ezeh, listens as CG, Customs, Col. Hameed
Ibrahim Ali (rtd) delivers his remarks
Customs Officials; L-R: ACG, Adesina Odunmbaku, ACG, Alu S.R and ACG, A.A
Warikoru
CG, Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali
(rtd) receiving a set of Public Procurement document
from the former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh
BPP Staff; R-L; Engr. Babatunde Kuye, Engr. E.J
Obasi, Engr. Ishaq Yahaya, Mr. Aliyu E. Aliyu,
Engr. Nasir Bello
Former DG, BPP, Engr. Ezeh, and ACG,
Grace Adeyemo watches with keen interest
as the CG, Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim
Ali (rtd) Signs the BPP visitors register
Former DG, BPP, Engr. Ezeh and BPP top management Staff posed for group
photograph with CG Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) and his Team
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World Bank Country Director, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud and his Team
on a Courtesy Visit to BPP
Former DG, BPP, Engr. Emeka M Ezeh; Dr. Chris Ikechi Iwuagwu (DFS); and Director,
Compliance, Certification & Monitoring Department, Engr. Babatunde Kuye
World-Bank Country Director, Mr. Rachid
Benmessaoud, listens as the former Director-
General, BPP, Engr. Emeka M. Ezeh, makes his
BPP Staff: L-R: Mr. Ofoedu Ifesinachi, Engr. Nasir Bello, Mr. Aliyu E. Aliyu and Engr. Joel
E. Obasi
Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud receives a set of
Public Procurement documents from the
former Director-General BPP, Engr. Emeka
BPP Management in Group photograph
with the new World Bank Country
Director, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud and
his Team
World Bank Country Director, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud signs the BPP
Visitors' register
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BPP Voted the Most Outstanding Regulatory Agency in Nigeria
by the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG)
Dr. Iwuagwu receives one of the awards from Miriam Palmero, Deputy Head, Cuba Embassy,
Abuja, while other members of BPP management team watch with keen interest
The trophy for the “Most outstanding regulatory agency in Nigeria” is presented to the former
Director, Finance and Management Services, BPP, Dr. Chris Iwuagwu.
R-L: Engr. E.J Obasi; Mr. Kenneth Okonkwo (aka
Andy); Dr. Chris Iwuagwu; Mrs. Patience Ozokwo (aka
mama G); Mr. Sanni Musa Abdullahi (aka Sanni Danja);
and Engr. Ishaq Yahaya
On the right of photograph is Mr. Ahmed Isa (aka
Ordinary Ahmed Isa, President of Brekete Family, a popular audience participation programme on
104.5 Love FM), one of the celebrities at the
event.
Sani Danja, another celebrity, Hon. Desmond and Thomas Odemwingie at
the event
Joseph Oryina Ishima of the Special Procurement Department at BPP got
married to former Justina Oziohu-James on 27th July 2015 in Abuja.
The editorial team wishes the coupleHappy Married life.
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BPP at the 2015 Anti-Corruption Day Celebration in Abuja
R-L: Deputy Project Coordinator, UNODC, Jesse Wachanga, Head, TUGAR Lillian Ekeanyanwu and
thJohn Hack, Anti-Corruption expert, 11 EDF Programme
R-L: Representative of the Vice President, Prof.
Sadiq Radda, and the Acting Chairman, EFCC,
Ibrahim Magu conferring at the event
Representative of DG, BPP, Engr. Ishaq Yahaya, giving an account of BPP's
contribution to anti-corruption efforts
Cross Section of Participants
R-L: Acting Chairman, EFCC Ibrahim Magu, Head, TUGAR Lillian
Ekeanyanwu and DG, BPSR, Dr. Joe Abah
L-R: Bar. Victor Murnako, Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Usani Francis,
Director, Nigerian Financial Intelligent Unit
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Training Programmes
for 2016
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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RESEARCH CENTRE
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI
TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR 2016
WITH SUPPORT OF BPP
Training to achieve value for money and zero
tolerance to corruptions
E-mails: mail: el: +2348033062599,
07035324825
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INTRODUCTION
The Public Procurement Research Centre (PPRC) Federal University of Technology, Owerri
The Public Procurement Research Centre, Federal University of Technology, Owerri was th commissioned on 8 October, 2012 by the United Nation Development Programme Country
Representative in the presence of the dignitaries from National Assembly, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Federal government including the centre initiator,the Bureau of Public Procurement.
PurposePPRC's purpose in general shall be to build a world-wide recognised
professional community of scholars and practitioners devoted to improved efficiency, fairness and transparency in public procurement and also to provide
applied research, training, education and scholarly publication.
To Educate, Research, and Empower the Public Procurement Profession in order to achieve value for money in all procurements and disposals
It is envisioned that the PPRC will be the premier academic source for advancing public sector procurement in Africa.
The Mission of the PPRC is:
To provide the public procurement community quality research, advanced educational opportunities, and continued professional development by advancing theoretical and practical knowledge in public procurement.
ObjectivesThe core objectives of the centre shall include but not limited to the following:
? Establish best practice in Public Procurement through training and research
? Conduct research projects on issues covering the broad spectrum of public procurement professionals, including studies examining critical areas such as:
o evaluation of procurement performance and matrices,
Philosophy
Vision
Mission
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o procurement preferences,o the compensation study,o a host of other challenges that policy makers and professionals are concerned
with? Build bridges among various stakeholders? Developing the Public Procurement Body of Knowledge that is needed to meet
the changing needs of public procurement scholars and practitioners.? Source linkages and Partnership in Public Procurement best practices
? To explore and drive opportunities to introduce procurement curriculum into Nigerian Universities.
PROCUREMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME – 2016Our courses are open to Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Governments, Service
Providers, Contractors and others who are interested in our procurement training.
Should you have specific training requirements, or have a group of people interested in a particular topic, or require a course on a topic not currently offered – get in touch and we'll try and identify or develop a course to meet your needs. In house training workshop training can also be organized on request. Our courses are competitively priced to provide value for money.
TRAINING PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
CODE COURSE
TITLE DATES TARGET
GROUP FEES
MARCH PPRCT01 Understanding
Effective Public Procurement in Practice
7TH – 11TH March The course targets those charged with procurement and bids evaluation responsibilities in Federal Government MDAs, State government Ministries, corporations and agencies, public learning institutions, and private sectors.
N100,000.00
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PPRCT02 Understanding the Public Procurement Solicitation Principles
21ST – 25TH Service Providers, Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions.
N75,000.00
APRIL PPRCT03 Technical and
Financial Bid Evaluation for goods and services
4TH - 8TH Service Providers, Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions.
N100,000.00
PPRCT04 Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation for works
25TH – 29TH Senior and Middle level managers in procurement of works and those who are involved in public procurement decisions.
N120,000.00
MAY PPRCT05 Tenders and
Contracts Management
2ND – 6TH Senior and middle level managers will benefit from the course.
N100,000.00
PPRCT06 Corruption Risks in Public Procurement
23RD – 27TH Middle and high- level managers in procurement department, engineering, contract manages and staff involved in negotiation.
N100,000.00
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PPRCT01/2 Understanding Effective Public Procurement in Practice
6TH – 10TH The course targets those charged with procurement and bids evaluation responsibilities in Federal Government MDAs, State government Ministries, corporations and agencies, public learning institutions, and private sectors.
N100,000.00
PPRCT07 Understanding Public Procurement Methods
20TH -24TH Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions
N100,000.00
JULY PPRCT08 Public
Procurement Bid Evaluations
4TH – 8TH Service Providers, Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions.
N100,000.00
PPRCT05/2 Tenders and Contracts Management
25TH - 29TH Service Providers, Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions.
N100,000.00
AUGUST PPRCT09 Conflict
Management in Public Procurement
1ST – 5TH Senior and Middle level managers in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions
N75,000.00
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PPRCT10 Managing & Negotiating with Consultants and Contractors
22ND - 26TH Senior and Middle level management staff in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions
N100,000.00
SEPTEMBER PPRCT11 Understanding
Public Procurement Planning
5TH – 9TH Senior and Middle level management staff in procurement and those who are involved in public procurement decisions
N100,000.00
OCTOBER
PPRCT01/3 Understanding Effective Public Procurement in Practice
3RD – 7TH The course targets those charged with procurement and bids evaluation responsibilities in Federal Government
N100,000.00
MDAs, State government Ministries, corporations and agencies, public learning institutions, and private sectors.
PPRCT12 Practical Guide to Public Procurement for Contractors and Service Providers
24TH - 28TH Contractors and Service providers
N100,000.00
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NOVEMBER PPRCT03/2 Technical and
Financial Bid Evaluation for goods and services
7TH – 11TH Senior and middle level managers will benefit from the course.
N100,000.00
PPRCT04/2 Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation for works
21ST – 25TH Middle level managers in procurement of goods and services
N100,000.00
DECEMBER PPRCT01/3 Understanding
Effective Public Procurement in Practice
5TH – 9TH The course targets those charged with procurement and bids evaluation responsibilities in Federal Government MDAs, State government Ministries, corporations and agencies, public learning institutions, and private sectors.
N100,000.00
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More than ever before, doing business in Nigeria is now transparent,
competitive, and quality oriented. The nation is achieving value for money, witnessing less corruption and there is now more accountability in the public expenditure process. Though the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), the government places emphasis on fair processes, maximimum efficiency and a corruption-free environment. This is why the environment is now more welcoming for foreign investors.
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