WORKSHOP ON PUBL I C PROCUREMENT ANKARA, 21 FEBRUARY 2005

1. TOBB WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ANKARA, 21 FEBRUARY 2005

2. February 21st, 2005 Monday 10.00 – 10.30Registration of the participants 10.30 – 10.50Welcome and opening Mr. M.Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Introduction to the seminar Chairman-Mr. Adnan Zengin, Second Chairman of the Public Procurement Board, Public Procurement Authority. 10.50 – 11.00EU Directives: The present legal framework for public procurement within the EU Dr. Ralf von Ameln, Director, Europarepräsentanz BADK, Brussels-BE 11.00 – 11.30 Public Procurement policy in Turkey – General overview Mr. Kadir Akin Gözel, Director, International Relations Department, Public Procurement Authority 11.30 – 11.45Discussion 11.45 – 12.00Coffee break 12.00 – 13.00Economics of Public Procurement Markets, Project management tools & Evaluation techniques Mr. Maarten Rooderkerk, Director, EurAssist European Consultants, NL 13:00 – 13.30 Discussion 13.30 – 14.30Lunch

3. 14.30 – 15.00Procurement procedures : case study - Turkey Ms. Şakire Kural,Director, Procurement of Goods Department, PublicProcurement Authority 15.00 – 15.45Public procurement policy in a Member State: The Netherlands - General overview Mr. Maarten Rooderkerk, Director, EurAssist European Consultants, NL Discussion 15.45 – 16.30E-Procurement in a Member State Ms. Regine Prunzel, Director HKV Discussion 16.30 – 16.45Coffee break 16.45 – 18.00Future developments in EU legislation Dr. Ralf von Ameln, Director, Europarepräsentanz BADK, Brussels-BE Mr. Maarten Rooderkerk, Director, EurAssist European Consultants, NL Ms. Regine Prunzel, Director HKV 18.00- 18.15Final Question & Answer session 18.15End of workshop