Over 100 suppliers, contractors attend PPC’s Region 2 Open Day

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on Wednesday hosted a Public Open Day at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Compound at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam).
More than 160 persons from procuring entities, suppliers and contractors from across the coast, and members of the public seized the opportunity to educate themselves and be guided on various topics covered by the PPC. Those topics included an introduction to the PPC – who they are and what they do, what the public procurement process entails, tendering tips, and how to lodge a complaint.
This event forms part of the commission’s ongoing public awareness campaign to apprise stakeholders of the rules and procedures of the public procurement system, so that they are able to better navigate, comply with, and benefit from, the system.
The PPC is mandated by Article 212AA (1) (b) of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Cap. 1:01, to “promote awareness of the rules, procedures and special requirements of the procurement process among suppliers, contractors and public bodies.”
PPC Chief Executive Officer Michael Singh and team interacted with the participants, and answered questions and concerns. The objective was to furnish participants with information to improve the public procurement system within their organizations.
The PPC held a similar Public Open Day exercise in June at the New Amsterdam Recreational Park (opposite the RDC Building) at Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).