Procurement management for goods, services and works

This professional training course aims at helping procurement professionals to gain practical skills to enhance economy, efficiency, transparency and sustainability in the management of public procurement operations of works, goods and services. Throughout the course the regulatory, organizational and managerial foundations of public procurement are discussed. The insight is on specific public procurement frameworks and tools, developed by different international organizations and International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Further, the course provided with comprehensive coverage of the whole spectrum of technical, procedural and business competencies 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 contract management) for goods, services and works. In this way, participants will be able to cope with regulating, executing and monitoring challenges, indispensable for successful implementation. OBJECTIVES At the end of the Programme, participants are able to: • Efficiently design your contracting strategy and set up and a well informed and balanced procurement plan • Competently prepare well-balanced procurement documents • Conduct bid evaluation, contract award and contract administration procedures • Understand how to improve sustainability, safety and gender aspects for execution of public procurement in conformity with the existing national legislation and international standards. CONTENT The course entails two core modules, specifically on procurement of goods and physical services and on procurement of works. The key topics that will be addressed are: Public Procurement of Goods • Setting pre-qualification criteria • Standard Bidding Documents preparation • Bidding process • Evaluation • Contract Management • Managing Variations • Inspection, Acceptance and Warranty • Case Study: Project Procurement Strategy for Development Public Procurement of Services • Types and nature of services, Employer’s requirements • Process of selection for procurement of physical services • Bidding documents preparation • ToR and evaluation criteria • Key performance indicators • Bid evaluation criteria and contract award • Effective contract management • Quality assurance systems • Social, labour and environmental clauses typically used in award procedures Public procurement of works • Types of Works Contracts • Contracting strategy and Planning • Pre and Post Qualification for Works • Standard Bidding Documents for Works and Bidding Process • Contract Conditions • Evaluation Process for Works (One and Two – Envelope) • Contract Management • Climate change and their impacts of the world of works and construction industry NUMBER OF WEEKS: 2 weeks