Individual Action Plan Update for the Philippines for 2012

IAP Chapter (and Sub-Chapter and Section Heading, if any) Government Procurement Improvements made since 2010 IAP Further Improvements Planned

Issued and implemented the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act to enhance transparency, competition and efficiency in government procurement. Notably, the revised IRR streamlined the eligibility requirements set forth under the previous IRR. Continued to coordinate with universities for the inclusion of the Certification Program for the Professionalization of Public Procurement Practitioners in the Curriculum. Conducted procurement training to set up a pool of recognized procurement trainers.

Update the Modules of the Certification Program for the Professionalization of Public Procurement Practitioners to include the amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184 and the Guidelines issued by the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB). Propose the adoption of Agency Performance and Compliance Indicators (APCPI), a self-assessment tool for the use of all procuring entities that aims to identify particular procurement strengths and weaknesses and develop an action plan to address them. The APCPI is derived from the Baseline Indicator System (BLI) and Compliance and Performance Indicator (CPI) Systems prescribed guidelines under the OECD DAC Methodology for the Assessment of National Procurement Systems (MAPS).

Approved the Customized Procurement Manuals in recognition of the peculiarities in the procurement Issue the updated Generic Procurement Manuals activities of particular agencies and to better suit (GPMs) for the use of all government agencies as reference guide for the conduct of their actual individual organizational structure; procurement operations; Issued the 4th Edition of the Philippine Bidding Documents (PBDs) for Goods, Civil Works, and Consulting Services which were harmonized with the countrys development partners, particularly the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Seek creation of a career stream for public procurement practitioners, procurement units and the amendment in the compensation structure; Update the Philippine Government Electronic

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Procurement System (PhilGEPS), the electronic Carried out the posting of Resolutions of Protest and procurement portal of the government, to implement Request for Reconsiderations by procuring entities in electronic bidding and electronic payment; the GPPB website in response to the action plan identified in the Country Procurement Assessment Roll out the PhilGEPS Virtual Store to enable the Report (CPAR), a joint undertaking by the ordering of common and non-common use items online Government of the Philippines and its development which shall be opened to all registered procuring partners, to enhance transparency in the procurement entities; and system. Upgrade the Online Monitoring Evaluation System (OMES) to be aligned with the APCPI Tool to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the procurement practices of various government agencies, and approximate the methodology and criteria prescribed by the current OECD DAC guidelines. www.gppb.gov.ph The Executive Director Government Procurement Policy Board Department of Budget and Management Unit 2506 Raffles Corporate Center F. ortigas Jr road, Ortigas Center Pasig City Tel: (632) 900-6741 to 44 E-mail: gppb@gppb.gov.ph The Assistant Director-General Infrastructure, Regulation and Contract Review Services National Economic and Development Authority 12 St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605 Tel: (632) 631-2192

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Fax: (632) 631-2188 E-mail: rsreinoso@neda.gov.ph The Executive Director Procurement Service Department of Budget and Management DBM Compound Cristobal St, Paco, Manila Tel: (632) 563-9365 Fax: (632) 563-9368 E-mail: contacts@procurementservice.org; ecgir@procurementservice.org