Over 200 persons were trained by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in Region One (Barima-Waini) on various aspects of the procurement process.
The persons trained encompassed several procuring entities, suppliers and contractors from across the region while the general public seized the opportunity to educate themselves and be guided on various aspects of the public procurement system.
Participants with the PPC staff at the procurement training
Last week the PPC hosted a public Open Day at the Kumaka Waterfront, Region One, following which they conducted a Public Procurement Training at the region’s RDC office. At that training, 30 participants from NDCs, sub-regions, regional tender board, Mayor and Town Council, planners, stores, administration, accounts department and evaluators from nine procuring entities in the region interacted with the Chief Executive Officer and staff of the PPC on various topics including the public procurement process; how to lodge a complaint; the debarment process; completing a procurement plan and tender openings and evaluation.
Staff of the Public Procurement Commission interacting with the public on its Open Day in Region One
According to the PPC, the Open Day and training were 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 may better navigate, comply and benefit therefrom.
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.” And, pursuant to S.17(2)(c) of the Procurement Act, Cap 75:03, the PPC is responsible for organising training seminars regarding procurements.
The objective, the PPC said, was to enrich participants with information to improve the public procurement system within their organisations.
