PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

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CONCESSIONS COMMISSION

It is a “prior approval” letter from the Commission to a procuring entity expressing “no objection” to the Entity’s procurement process in response to its request submitted. “No objection” letter does not excuse an entity from fault of contravening the Act if the approval was obtained based on wrong information and/or false documents submitted.
Conditions requiring “No Objection”:
a) Time for Entering into Contracts/Notice of Intent to Award Contracts (Section 31): Prior notice to the Commission is required for proposed contract awards exceeding the following thresholds: Goods-US$200,000; Works-US$400,000; Services-US$100,000. Below these threshold levels, a notice to the Commission is for information and publication of contract award as required by Section 37 of the PPC Act. 
 
b) Restricted Bidding (Section 50/51):  Public procurement by means of restricted bidding is subject to prior approval by the Commission if the estimated contract value exceeds US$50,000 for Goods, US$20,000 for Services and US$100,000 for Works. As indicated above, below these threshold levels, a notice to the Commission is for information and publication of contract award as required by Section 37 of the PPC Act.
c) Sole/Single Source (Section 55): Public procurement by means of sole source is permitted only in circumstances as prescribed in this section and is subject to prior approval by the Commission irrespective of its estimated value.

No.  Public procurement is decentralized to procuring entities. PPCC is a regulatory agency responsible to monitor compliance with the PPC Act and  ensure the   economic and efficient use of public funds in public procurement and to ensure that public  procurement and concessions processes are conducted in a fair, transparent and non- discriminatory manner.

Yes. PPCC conducts scheduled and unscheduled training for public officials and the private sector. Also, in partnership with the World Bank and other entities of government, PPCC  has established the Intensive Procurement Training Program (IPTP) similar to the Financial Management Training Program (FMTP) attached to the University of Liberia (UL) to train procurement professionals at the graduate level.

No. Upon budget approval, the Procurement Unit shall prepare an annual procurement plan for goods, works, and services in accordance with the Procuring Entity’s approved programs and budget and furnish it to the Procurement Committee for  review and approval,  The Procurement Committee shall furnish the procurement plan  to the Commission for review and approval. (Section 40, 2/3)