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Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020ONLINE PROCUREMENT PLAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2019238Obuasi Government Hospital275Social Security and National Insurance Trust239Obuasi Municipal Assembly276Sogakope District Hospital240Office of Administrator of Stool Lands277South Dayi District Assembly241Office of President278St. Francis College of Education242Office of the Head of Civil Service279St. Joseph College Of Education-Bechem243AhafoOffice of the Regional Health Directorate – BrongRegion280St. Monicas College of Education281St. Patricks Nursing and Midwifery Training college244Office of the Regional Health Directorate – EasternRegion282St. Theresas College of Education245AccraOffice of the Regional Health Directorate – GreaterRegion283St. Vincent College of Education284State Interests and Governance Authority246WestOffice of the Regional Health Directorate – UpperRegion285Students Loan Trust Fund-SLTF247Office of the Regional Health Directorate – Western286Suaman District Assembly248Offinso College of Education287Suame Municipal Assembly249Offinso North District Assembly288Suhum Municipal Assembly250Old Tafo Municipal Assembly289Sunyani General Hospital251Peki Government Hospital290Sunyani Polytechnic252Pharmacy Council291Tain District Hospital253Planning Demo292Takoradi Technical University254Prestea Huni Valley District Assembly293Tamale Teaching Hospital255Public Procurement Authority294Tamale Technical University256Public Service Commission295Tano North District Assembly257Public Utilities Regulatory Commission296Tano South District Assembly258Registrar Generals Department297Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly259Ridge Hospital298Tema Development Corporation260S.D.A College of Education – Asokore299Tema Shipyard Ltd261S.D.A.Senior High School.300Tema West Municipal Assembly262Salga District Hospital301Tepa District Hospital263Scholarships Secretarait302Twifu/ Heman/ Lower Denyira264School of Anesthesia - Ridge Regional Hospital303University Of Cape Coast (UCC)265School of Dispensing Optics304University Of Education Winneba (UCEW)266SDA Nursing and Midwifery Training School305University of Energy and Natural Resources267Securities and Exchange Commission306University of Health and Allied Sciences268Sekyere East District Assembly307University of Mines and Technology –Tarkwa269Sene Dist. Hospital308University of Professional Studies, Accra270Sene East District Assembly309Upper Denkyira East Municipal Assembly271Shama District Assembly310Upper West- Regional Co-ordinating Council272SIC Life Company Limited311Volta- Regional Coordinating Council273SimmsSenior High School312Volta Regional Hospital274Sissala East (Sissala) District Assembly313Volta River AuthoritySubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)(SSNIT)Page 5

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA TO CLAMP DOWN ON ERRANT PROCUREMENT OFFICERSContinued from Pg. 1the country. It will serve as the highest ethics and stand-He further said that, PPA would embark on aards code for benchmarking procurementprocurement assessment exercise to evaluate Procure-ers, suppliers, contractors and servicement Officers’ records (procurement processes) andaccordance with the public procurement act, 2003 (actother actors in the process for the past two years.663).practitionproviders inDuring the assessment exercise, he said, any Officerwho would be found to have contravene the lawThe Minister of State in-charge of Public Procurement,Ms. Adwoa Safo, made this known in a speech read onActing CEO delivering a speechwould face prosecution.her behalf at a forum. Ms. Safo stated that her officeMr Mante noted that, the PPA would liaise with thewas currently working to compile the past and presentAttorney-General and the Special Prosecutor toperformance records of all contractors, consultants andsanction the persons who did not comply with thesuppliers in order to ascertain their performancelaw. “In times past, PPA did not push for people to beabilities and their financial capabilities.prosecuted for infractions of the law. Hence ourdetermination to crack the whip now,” he stated.Ms. Safo further noted that the worst performers wouldbe suspended or debarred for a specified period toHe stated that the PPA had through the review ofensure fairness, accountability, integrity, transparencyapplications for both single source or restrictiveand value for money.tendering procedures saved the country GH 2.75billion over the past three years.Mr. Eric Victor Appiah, the Director of Compliance,Monitoring and Evaluation of the PPA, in his presenta-The office of the Minister of State in-charge of Publiction said a survey to ascertain whether selectedProcurement has developed a code of conduct toinstitutionsguide the operations of procurement practitioners inProcurement Act (Act 663) on the establishment ofPage 6werecomplyingwiththePublicSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES 9TH ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM (PHOTO STORY)On 11th December 2019, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) organized it’s 9th Annual Public Forum at theAcademy of Arts and Sciences, Airport-Accra. In attendance were representatives from the Minister of State incharge of Public Procurement, the Central Tender Review Committee, various heads of Ministries, Municipal andDistrict Assemblies, heads of procurement units as well representatives of civil society organizations. Discussionon the day of the event centered on the theme: Functional Procurement Unit: Key to Sustainable Public Procurement System”Participants seated at the AccraAcademy of Arts and Science9th Annual Public ForumSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 7

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES 9TH ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM (PHOTO STORY)Chairperson of the Central Tender Review CommitteeRegistration and Arrival of ParticipantsDr. Earnest Boakye—Rep from the Ministry of ProcurementMr. Frank Mante—Acting CEO of PPAMr. Sammuel Nii Baidoo-Vice Board ChairmanPage 8Mr. Kwame Prempeh—Dep CEO of PPASubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES 9TH ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM (PHOTO STORY)Mrs Rhoda Appiah—Dep Director (Corporate Affairs)Rep of Local Gov’t Public Procurement AssociationMr. Eric Victor Appiah—Director Compliance, Monitoring &EvaluationMrs. Lesley Dodoo—Director LegalCollins AgyemangMrs. Hilda Agyeman –Head Human ResourceSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 9

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES 9TH ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM (PHOTO STORY)PPA StaffJulius—Admin Officer (Accra Phychatric Hospital)A student of Accra Technical UniversityFelix - Pantang Psychiatric HospitalFreda—Bongo DistrictPage 10Mr. Foley—Ministry of FinanceSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES CONTRACT ADMINSTRATION WORKSHOPSThe Public Procurement Authority (PPA) hasBasics of Contract Administration, Forms andCon-organized two sessions of Contract Administrationdition of Standard Contract for Goods and Works, theWorkshops for goods and works for procurementContract Administration Process, Monitoring Contractpractitioners, review committees and personnel ofoversight bodies at Crystal Palm Hotels on 25th-28thNovember, 2019 and 3rd -5th December, 2019. Theworkshop was targeted at personnel who undertakeday to day Contract Management in their respectiveinstitutions with skills in Contract Administration.Speaking at the opening of the workshop, the ActingMrs Thermutis T. ZogblahModi-fication, Claims and Settlement of disputes, Termination of Contract, Contract Records Managementamong others.Mr. Frank Mantey—Acting CEO of PPAChief Executive of PPA, Mr. Frank Mantey statedthat the training will equip practitioners with theessential skill to help them avoid the unnecessarytime and cost overruns that are associated with managing public contracts.ParticipantsAn interview with a participant of the workshop, Mr.William Agbenu, Head of Procurement Unit for theA procurement officer of the Environmental ProtectionFisheries Commission revealed that the contractAgency (EPA) Mrs Thermutis T. Zogblah, indicatedadministration workshop will assist him to be a bettersatisfaction as she expressed her pleasure in the train-contract manager, train his subordinates in theing. She stated that, by the end of the training, sheprocurement department on contract administrationwould have better knowledge in the contract admin-and management as well as advise his superior at theistration and management process.managerial level.Topics treated included Principles of Contracting,Facilitators at the workshop included Mr. Frank ManteSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 11

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PPA ORGANIZES CONTRACT ADMINSTRATION WORKSHOPS– the Acting CEO of PPA and Mr. Vidal Creppy – Director Capacity Development.Participants of the Contract Administration workshop included personnel from the private and public sector suchas Danadam Pharmaceuticals, Ga NorthMunicipal Assembly, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), GhanaGroup Photo with Acting CEO and Staff of PPAInvestment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Ghana Navy etc.There were also participants from the Western, Volta, Northern and Ashanti Region.The Public Procurement Authority (PPA), since its establishment, has instituted a number of pragmatic and farreaching initiatives aimed at ensuring maximum returns of the taxpayers' money. These have resulted in notableachievements. In spite of these, the procurement system in Ghana continues to grapple with a number of weaknesses and bottlenecks, including weak procurement capacity in both the Public and Private sectors as well asthird- party monitoring organizations.These challenges can be attributed to the absence of credible arrangements for Contract Administration. As partof the strategies to address the above challenges, the PPA with support from the African Development Bank(AFDB) in 2011, commissioned a consultant to develop detailed Contract Management Manuals for Goods,Works, Consultancy and Technical Services that would guide the training of Procurement Practitioners, ContractAdministrators and Service Providers.Page 12Submit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020PERSONALITY PROFILEFrank Mante is the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), the Institution responsible for the regulation of public procurement in Ghana.Prior to joining PPA, Frank work as the Procurement Director at the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA),Ghana, between 2018-2019. He was responsible for all the procurement and contract administration activities forthe US 535million MiDA Power Compact, with the support of the Procurement Agent and the Procurement Unit.Frank also worked with Crown Agents Ghana Limited between 2012-2017 as the Project Procurement Manger,Team Leader and Country Manager during which period, he provided procurement support to DFID, USAID, JSI,AfDB, Ecobank Group and many public institutions in Ghana. Frank has over 22 years’ working experience inGhana, the West African sub-region and the United Kingdom, having worked in different institutions. In additionto procurement, he has a background in banking, marketing/sales and in the field of academia.Frank holds the following professional and academic qualifications: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (FCIPS, CIPS-UK), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) from the Institute forSupply Management (ISM-USA), Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport(CMILT,CILT-UK), Master of Laws (LLM) in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the School of Law amongothers.He is a Family man with two lovely children. You will find his watching a movie or listening to music during hisspare time. His Favorite food is Jollof Rice.Frank is passionate about public procurement reforms especially, in the area of Sustainable Public ProcurementSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 13

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020E-PROCUREMENT – PHASE II IN THE OFFINGFollowing the launch of Ghana’s Electronic Procurement System dubbed “GHANEPS” by the VicePresident H.E Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on April 30, 2019, the Public Procurement Authority continue toH.E Dr. Bawumia during the launch of GHANEPSstrive in its efforts to digitize the public procurement in the country.This comes in the wake of Ghana’s national agenda to digitize the economy in order to facilitate thedelivery of government services, formalize the economy and deal with matters of corruption. This newera of using Information Communication Technology (ICT) for delivery of public service can also befound in other public services such as the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Registrar General’sDepartment, Judicial Service, and Immigration Service among others. Ghana’s Electronic ProcurementSystem forms part of a wider Public Financial Management Reforms (PFMR) Programme.To date, five (5) entities namely Department of Feeder Roads, Ghana Cocoa Board, Ghana HealthPage 14Submit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020E-PROCUREMENT – PHASE II IN THE OFFINGService, Korforidua Technical University and Tema Metropolitan Assembly have been running thesystem on a pilot test. Statistics of their performance on the system are as follows:PPE NAME#PO* Users GHAN- ProcurementTenders Pub-TrainedEPSPlan Upload- lishedDepartment of Feeder Roads325Yes3Ghana Cocoa Board39No0Ghana Health Service31Yes2 in progressKorforidua Technical University315Yes2 (draft)Tema Metropolitan Assembly320Yes3It is with joy that the Authority wishes to announce that beginning December 2019, an additional 20 selected entities are expected to undergo a series of onboarding activities including training and Go-Liveon the system.So far, the implementation has been relatively smooth with the exception of a few challenges which predominantly boarders on change management and the inability of entities to fully embrace the eProcurement System. A few practitioners and officers are skeptical about the system and its ability to runsmoothly whiles Suppliers, Contractors and Consultant are being trained in readiness to use the system.To this end the Authority is embarking on site visits to these entities to interact with them and provideGo-Live Support needed for smooth implementation.GHANEPS is being supported by the World Bank through the Ministry of Communications under the eTransform Project. To maximize the benefits of the system, a total of 220 selected entities are expectedto Go-Live by December 2020.Submit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 15

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020E-PROCUREMENT – PHASE II IN THE OFFINGMr. Thomas Bondzi facilitating a sessionThe system is legally covered by the Public Procurement Act 2003, (Act 663) as amended, the NationalInformation Technology Act, 2008 (Act 771), the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772 and theData Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).The benefits of the implementation of this system includes, transparency in government procurement,increased access to procurement information and transactions as well as create less opportunities forPage 16Submit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020Our Letters Thumbs up to the Editorial Committee for the publications so far. I gained an interestin procurement issues thanks to this e-BulletinKofi DazieMadina I am greatly impressed by each month’s display of knowledge in procurement issues.ConstanceHaatso The topic “Public Procurement Reforms” was very well tackled in the NovemberDecember, 2019 editionMaxwellKumasiSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)Page 17

Public Procurement Authority: Electronic Bulletin Jan-Feb 2020EDITORIAL TEAMPHONERHODA APPIAH—DEP DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AND0302738140-60552565494FACIILITIES MANAGEMENT0505846550THOMAS K. BONDZI—DEP. DIRECTOR, IT SUPPORT SERVICESDAVID S. DAMOAH—SENIOR OFFICER, CORPORATE AFFAIRSPOSTAL ADDRESSPMB 30 MINISTRIESACCRAEDWINA SAFEE BOAFO—SENIOR OFFICER, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTJOANA A. SAYI ASIEDU—SENIOR ADMIN OFFICERMARIAN OTENG—ASSISTANT OFFICER. CORPORATE AFFAIRSPublic Procurement Authority, GhanaPage 18@PPA ghanaSubmit 2019 Procurement Plan Using PPA’s Onlinc Procurement Planning System (http://planning.ppaghana.org/)

99 Ghana Library Board 100 Ghana Maritime Authority 101 Ghana Metrological Agency 102 Ghana National Gas Company Limited . 292 Takoradi Technical University 293 Tamale Teaching Hospital 294 Tamale Technical University 295 Tano North District Assembly