Procurement System Assessment, Sri Lanka - unpcdc
Procurement System Assessment, Sri Lanka - unpcdc
Procurement System Assessment, Sri Lanka - unpcdc
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no independence for the resolution of complaints. There is also a lack oftransparency as the outcome of appeals reviews are not made public.BLI 11 – Access to information in respect of contract awards is minimum, and thereis no public information on the decisions made regarding appeals.BLI 12 – <strong>Procurement</strong> procedures do not address means of preventing corruption,fraud, conflict of interest and unethical behaviour. There is a Commission toInvestigate Allegations of Bribery & Corruption which investigates grievancesrelating to corruption as defined by law, vide the Bribery Act. Although many caseshave been investigated, to date only three cases have resulted in Court action. Heretoo a lack of transparency is evident.3.3 RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGYPillar II. Institutional Framework and Management CapacityBLI 3 NPA to expand monitoring of contracts to beyond CAPC level,covering MPC, Project and other levels progressively.Strategy – The Ministry <strong>Procurement</strong> Cells to be given therequired resources and training to monitor procurementcontacts at all levels. The NPA to independently cross-check.Detailed contract completion procedures to be prepared,including mandatory submission of Completion Report.Strategy – The procurement system to be sufficiently integratedwith the financial management and budgetary systems to provideinformation of the completion of major projects.BLI 5 NPA to expedite completion of interactive website fordissemination of information to authorized parties.Strategy – While launching of the NPA’s interactive web siteshould be expedited, <strong>Procurement</strong> Cell staff should be givennecessary IT training to ensure accurate inputsActionMinisterial<strong>Procurement</strong>Cells, NPANPA, Treasuryand AuditorGeneral‟s dept.<strong>Procurement</strong>Cells, NPANPA together with relevant Ministries to expand training schemefor in-house procurement staff accommodating feedback andneeds. SLIPTAR Business Plan to be developed on needsanalysisStrategy - An independent institution (SLIDA, University) to do aneed based assessment of procurement training with periodicfeedback and adjustments to suit.25/60