PPCC Holds Annual Procurement Forum

The Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), in collaboration with the World Bank, will this week hold a two-day Annual Procurement Forum in Monrovia to discuss progress made with the implementation of the Public Procurement and Concessions Reform Program of Liberia and the way forward.

The Forum which begins Wednesday, February 27 and ends on Thursday, February 28, 2008, will address several issues including procuring methods, threshold, bidding process, monitoring, compliance among others. It will take place in the Ball Room of the Monrovia City Hall.     

With the Theme: Public Procurement and Concessions Reform In Liberia: Challenges and Prospects, the Forum is expected to bring together senior officials of government, heads of procuring entities, civil society actors, the United Nations among others.

High profile personalities including Rev. Erlene P. Thompson of the First United Methodist Church, Finance Minister Dr. Antoinette Sayeh, Budget Director Augustine Ngafuan, World Bank-Liberia Country Manager Ohene Owusu Nyanin and several others will be in attendance.

The Public Procurement and Concessions Commission(PPCC) was created by an Act of  the legislature to maximize the economy and efficiency in procurement, build capacity of public officials and institutions in public procurement, promote competition and foster participation in procurement proceedings and concession, achieve transparency in the procedures, processes and decisions relating to procurement and concession agreements among others.