PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT FOR WORKS

This online certification programme provides participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for successful implementation of each step of the procurement process (needs' identification, market research, procurement planning, competition/bidding procedures, bid evaluation, contract award), and for works contract management, with the focus on adaptability to the current crisis situation. OBJECTIVES The objective of this workshop is to show how to procure and manage works in an efficient and agile manner, and how procurement can be further enhanced and made sustainable. At the end of the this training programme, the participants will be better positioned to competently prepare well-balanced procurement documents and conduct bid evaluation, contract award and contract administration procedures. Participants will be able to apply a multitude of tools and techniques that will make relief procurement interventions more impactful and far-reaching, such as: • Efficiently design a contracting strategy • Assess the risks • Set qualification and evaluation criteria • Calculate price adjustment • Prepare a contract management plan • Deal with variations and claims CONTENT Strategic Planning • Introduction to Works procurement management • WB regulations and policy • Project cycle in case of civil works • Role of Consultants in Construction Projects • Contracting Strategy and Planning • Methods, Arrangements and Market Approaches • Decision Logic and Fit For Purpose Design • Simulation • Tools for Strategic Assessment in Operational Context: PESTLE, SWOT, RACI • Market Engagement Approach and Market Study • Assessment tools to identify, evaluate, mitigate risk • Risk Management Analysis Matrix • Emergency procurement • Case Study preparation: Application of PPSD on a selected case. Contract types and design • Types of Works Contract • Risk appetite/aversion associating the contract types • Preparation for Works Contract: Design, BOQ • Cost Estimates • Case Study: Identifying optimal Works Contract and its Design • Global view: Major Differences between SBD and SPD for Works Sustainability Aspects • Introduction to Sustainable Development and Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) • Gender considerations in Procurement • Examples of SPP in construction sector Standard bidding documents for Works • Standard Bidding Documents Small Works • One and Two Envelope Options • Preparation of SPD: Filling Instruction to Bidders, Evaluation, qualification • Standard Bidding Documents Small Works: Contract Conditions • Preparation of SPD: Filling in the Particular Conditions of Contract (SPP) Prequalification • Differences between Small and Major Works and Plant • Qualification of bidders for Works • Pre and Post Qualification • Initial Selection Bid Evaluation: • Evaluation of Bids/Proposals for Works Contracts • Process and steps • Abnormally Low Bids • Unbalanced Bids • Front Load Bids • Bid Evaluation Report • BAFO • Negotiations • Contract Award • Standstill period & • Handling of procurement-related complaints Contract management: • Critical aspects in Contract Management for Civil Works • FIDIC • Contract management plan • Best practices and strategies • Contract management procedures and tools • Distribution of risks between Employer and Contractor • Managing Variations, Time extension • Price Adjustment • COVID-19 Pandemic and its influence on contract implementation • Claims • Dispute Resolution and Arbitration • Appointment and Role of Adjudicator or Dispute Review Board ACHIEVEMENT Number of weeks: 4 weeks Number of hours: 60