money, termination of contract, different guidelines for alternative method of procurement, among others. Issue Revision Impact Role of TWG Duties clarified Avoid pinpointing of responsibilities Lack of training of HOPE, Personnel to attend relevant Procurement BAC, Secretariat & TWG procurement training and professionalization capacity development program Poor specifications Bid documents to reflect the Quality of goods for the lowest specifications required to prices meet the of the PE Non-refundable fee for bid Provide instances when bid Fairness in procurement docs doc fairness in fees may be refunded Difficulty in preparing technical Reference to brand names is Ensure compatibility, specifications allowed for items that are performance & functionality compatible with existing fleet or equip of the same make Varying interpretations of RA Enumerated activities that are Clarification on the applicability 9184 not considered as of RA 9184 procurement undertakings (e.g. participation in scholarships) Poor planning; delay in budget MYOA for proj; Improved linkage of budget to approval; delay in preparation of Indicative APP procurement; avoid splitting of procurement; underspending upon issuance of budget call; contracts undertaking Procurement Short of Award; submission of APP & changes thereto to GPBB Lack of members to constitute Allows designation of an Increases the pool from which BAC officer of the next lower rank, HOPE select its BAC members in case of unavailability of 5th ranking official Lack of full-time BAC In case of ad hoc BAC Fast-track procurement Secretariat members to Secretariat, the HOPE shall support BAC assign full-time support staff in its BAC Secretariat Role of TWG Duties clarified Avoid pinpointing of responsibilities Lack of training of HOPE, Personnel to attend relevant Procurement BAC, Secretariat & TWG procurement training and professionalization capacity development program Poor specifications Bid documents to reflect the Quality of goods for the lowest specifications required to prices meet the needs of the PE Non-refundable fee for bid Provide instances when bid Fairness in procurement docs doc fairness in fees may be refunded
money, termination of contract, different guidelines for alternative method of procurement, among others. Issue Revision Impact Role of TWG Duties clarified Avoid pinpointing of responsibilities Lack of training of HOPE, BAC, Secretariat & TWG Personnel to attend relevant procurement training and capacity development program Procurement professionalization Poor specifications Bid documents to reflect the specifications required to meet the of the PE Quality of goods for the lowest prices Non-refundable fee for bid docs Provide instances when bid doc fairness in fees may be refunded Fairness in procurement Difficulty in preparing technical specifications Reference to brand names is allowed for items that are compatible with existing fleet or equip of the same make Ensure compatibility, performance & functionality Varying interpretations of RA 9184 Enumerated activities that are not considered as procurement undertakings (e.g. participation in scholarships) Clarification on the applicability of RA 9184 Poor planning; delay in budget approval; delay in procurement; underspending MYOA for proj; preparation of Indicative APP upon issuance of budget call; undertaking Procurement Short of Award; submission of APP & changes thereto to GPBB Improved linkage of budget to procurement; avoid splitting of contracts Lack of members to constitute BAC Allows designation of an officer of the next lower rank, in case of unavailability of 5th ranking official Increases the pool from which HOPE select its BAC members Lack of full-time BAC Secretariat members to support BAC In case of ad hoc BAC Secretariat, the HOPE shall assign full-time support staff in its BAC Secretariat Fast-track procurement Role of TWG Duties clarified Avoid pinpointing of responsibilities Lack of training of HOPE, BAC, Secretariat & TWG Personnel to attend relevant procurement training and capacity development program Procurement professionalization Poor specifications Bid documents to reflect the specifications required to meet the needs of the PE Quality of goods for the lowest prices Non-refundable fee for bid docs Provide instances when bid doc fairness in fees may be refunded Fairness in procurement
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