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UNDP Bangladesh Procurement Fair 2010.
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-Objectives of the Fair; - UNDP Procurement principles; - Procurement plan - 2010; - UNDP Procurement Roadmap;- Procurement methods - Evaluation process; - Responsive / Non-responsive offer; - Contract Management (delay, penalties) - UNDP Bangladesh. * Procurement Vendor Data Base; * Procurement Web-site; - Questions/Answers session; HIGHLIGHTS
Objectives of the Fair; • Analyse the local market capacity; • Create a pool of potential vendors for UNDP procurement tenders; • Facilitate the vendor registration in the UNDP Vendor Data Base (VDB); • Provide vendor orientation to UNDP procurement rules and regulations;
UNDP Procurement principles; • Best Value for Money • Fairness, Integrity, Transparency • Effective International Competition • The Interest of UNDP
UNDP Procurement Plan - 2010 • Procurement plan for 2010 – US$ 45 m. • Procurement categories for 2010: • ICT Equipment 28,1% (US$ 11.4 m) • Vehicles/motorcycle 3,5% (US$ 1.4 m) • Furniture 3,7% (US$ 1.5 m) • Civil works 7,5% (US$ 3.0 m) • Office supplies/electric 0,4% (US$ 0.2 m) • Printing services 1,4% (US$ 0.5 m) • Consulting services 25,8% (US$ 10.5 m) • Others 29,4% (US$ 12 m)
Procurement cycle Identification of needs PROCUREMENT PLANNING Preparation of Bidding docs (Tech. specs/TOR; Evaluation criteria…) Advertising / Announcement Bid opening Evaluation of Bids (Technical + Financial) Awarding of contract / Contract management
Request for Quotation(RFQ) • most flexible and least formal • contract amount exceeds USD $2,500 but less than USD $100,000. • Invitation to Bid (ITB) • normally used when entity is not required to propose technical approaches to a project activity (i.e., goods and civil works) • contract amount is USD $100,000 or more. • Request for Proposal (RFP) • used in the procurement of complex goods (e.g., functional specifications cannot be expressed) and services • recommended for all contracts exceeding USD $100,000. • Direct Contracting (DC) • there is no competitive marketplace for the requirement • There is a Long Term Agreement (LTA) • there is genuine exigency for the requirement. Procurement methods
Evaluation Process • Establishment of an Evaluation committee; • Bid opening process; • Preliminary evaluation; • Technical evaluation; • Financial evaluation; • Clarifications (if required); • Evaluation report preparation; • Negotiation of contract’s terms (if needed); • Background checks (for contracts valued above $ 100,000);
Evaluation Committee; • RFQ: min of 2 (two) to 3 (three) members; • ITB: comprised of 3 to 5 members; • RFP: comprised of 3 to 5 members; Composition: • UNDP staff; • External experts (for complex procurement) • Non-UNDP staff as observers (no voting rights) • The work of the evaluation team is strictly confidential!!! • Any unsolicited attempt to influence UNDP internal selection process in favour of a particular offerror will result in the immediate disqualification.
Bid Opening; • Public opening ceremony (at the time and place specified in theBid docs); • In presence of Evaluation committee; • Representatives of the offerors (ITB >100K): • Bid Opening Record; - bid price and currency; • - price of alternate bids, if applicable; • - bid security, if requested; and • - discounts, if any. • Late offers;
Responsive / Non-responsive offer; • A substantially responsive offer is one that conforms to ALLthe terms, conditions and specifications included in solicitation documents, without major deviations or reservations. • Major/Significant deviations: • - Affect the scope and quality of the contract; • - Limit UNDP rights or bidders’ obligations; • - Unfairly impacts the competitive position of other bidders. • Non-responsive offers that fail to meet minimum standards of acceptability of the Bid.docs.
How to prepare Responsive offer; Bid Data sheet: • Submission deadline; • Properly sealed and marked envelope; • Currency of the bid; • Delivery term (INCOTERMS) and period; • Training/installation requirements; • Bid security (if any); • Price schedule; • Compliance with Technicalspecifications; • Compliance with General and Special terms of the contract;
How to prepare Responsive offer; Oferror’s eligibility and qualification • Company profile; • legal status, place of registration, principal place of business (e.g. Trade license); • Financial health (audit report); • Quality certificate (if any); • Reference list of major clients; • Copies of all relevant documents;
Contract Management; Issues to be focused: Inspection procedures, Penalties for delay or non-conformance, Payments terms, Rejection, Termination, Debriefing, Procurement protests, New person being assigned, substitution of products etc.
Contract Management; Step 1: Contract Negotiation before awarding the contract; Step 2: Ensure that there is a designated Contract Administrator Step 3: Define the duties of the Contract Administrator and assist in developing Contract Administration Plan Step 4: Perform random checks. Non-compliant situations must be identified. Step 5: Ensure good communication (timely notification for any delay or changes in the administration plan); Step 6: Participate in the contract renewal or rebid decision.
UNDP Procurement web-site http://www.undp.org.bd/proc.php • UNDP Procurement notices; • UNDP Procurement plan; • Contract awards; • Contact details; • Vendor Data Base;