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IMPACT OF
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS IN PUBLIC
SECTOR
CHAPTER ONE:
Introduction
Background of the Study
This study
intends to shed more light on the impact of public procurement act on the
accountability of procurement officers in public sector in Kaduna state
ministry of education and how it contribute positively towards the conservation
of resources in a services organization.
However, the
researcher feel it would be of great importance to conduct a detailed study on
the procurement process or system used by the services organization and the
impact of federal government procurement act on the accountability of
procurement officers in the public sector.
Base on wide
spread corruption, conducting government business degenerated so much by the
year 2000. This was due to the fact that no serious attention was paid to
public service rule.
Financial
regulations ethics and norms because of selfish reasons. The federal government
noted the urgent need to transparency in government procedure so as to be able
to move the system forward. Hence, the federal government in 2000 commissioned
the world bank to collaborate with some private sector specialist to study
financial systems and general procurement related activities in the country.
The essence of this request to the world bank is to assist Nigerian government
with a process of enthroning efficiency, accountability, integrity and
transparency in government procurement and financial management system.
It was based
on this that the country procurement assessment report was produced through a
participatory review approach from key stakeholders including representative
from private and the federal, state and local government with assistance from
international and national consultants.
Statement of the Problems
A diagnostic
study conducted in 2001 in to the state of federal government public
procurement revealed that Nigeria may have lost trillions of naira over the
last two decades because of flagrant abuse of procedures for the award of
public contracts, inflation of contracts costs, lack of transparency, lack of
competence based competition and merit as the fundamental criteria for the
award of public contracts. The finding of the study made it imperative that the
country urgently reform its procurements system, if the country is to reduce
the large scale corruption and waste that had reduced the efficiency of the
Nigeria public sector
Most
organization lost a lot of money annually through all kind of manipulation of
the procedure for the award of contracts and supply of materials.
Ministries
and government agencies has been facing difficulties in the award of contract
due to lack of due process in the agencies.
Federal
government preferment act on the accountability of procurement officers in
public sector is a vital tool in any fine-tuning organization either service or
profit oriented organization. But it has been observed that its importance and
role which can lead to efficiency had not yet been appreciated in most Nigeria
ministries today.
1.11 Objective of the Study
The main
rational of this study is to appraise the procurement act and its impact on the
accountability of officers in public sector.
These
objectives are as follows:
- To evaluate the procurement act
as it relates to providing fair opportunities to suppliers through bidding in a
competitive environment for all government business.
- To evaluate the contributions
/impact of the act towards reducing and eliminating corruption in the
procurement process and earn the respect of the public and supplier.
- To examine the contribution of
the act toward Quality control and assurance
- To evaluate the contributions of
the procurement act towards budget monitoring and control.
1.12 Significance of the Study
The research
work will critically concern with the impact of procurement act on the
accountability of procurement officers in public sector which is essential
things in the government ministries for the award of public contract. It is
imperative to note that this research work will be beneficial
The
importance of the research work base on its benefit, there will be ultimate to
the organization itself and students of purchasing and supply department at
large.
Significantly
the researcher hope that this research work will provide the organization with
a meaningful and useful source of information in to guess to embark on
procuring and award of contracts.
Organization
will benefit from the research finding and recommendation in the process of
awarding contract and procurements
It will also
be useful to subsequent researcher and student who may wish to conduct further
research in this field, it will served as data base for further study.
It is a
requirement in partial fulfillment for the award of a Higher National Diploma
in Purchasing and Supply of Kaduna Polytechnic.
1.13 Research Questions
1. How do the procurement act
provide fair opportunity to suppliers in the competitive market environment.
2. What are the impact of the
procurement act towards reducing corruption in the award of public contract.
3. What are the contribution of
the procurement act of quality control and assurance.
4. What are the relevance of procurement
reforms act to subject monitoring and control.
1.14 Scope of the Study
This study
does answer to all problems related to the federal government procurement act
rather its limited to it chosen narrow area of accountability of procurement
officers, its fairness, integrity and basis of effective control in public
sector
Since the
researcher is concerned with federal government procurement act on the
accountability of procurement officers in the public sector particularly Kaduna
state ministry of education.
1.15 Definition of Terms
The terms
used in the course of the researchers project are however defined as follows
for easy understanding.
Procurement:
This is the acquisition of goods services or works from an external source.
Procurement:
Means acquisition
Procurement
Proceeding: Means the initiation of the process of effecting a procurement up
to award of procurement contract.
Procurement
entity: Means any public body engaged in procurement and it include a ministry
extra-ministerial office, government agency, parastatals and corporation.
Public
procurement: Means the acquisition by
any means of goods, works or services by the government.
Public
accountability: The obligations of public enterprises and agencies (who are
entrusted with public resources) to be answerable for fiscal and social
responsibilities, to them.
Due process:
It is a mechanism for ensuring strict compliance with the openness, completion
and cost accuracy, rules and procedures that should guide contract award within
the federal republic of Nigeria (BMPIU 2005)
Relevant
Authority: It includes economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) and
independent corrupt practices commission (ICPC).
Public
Procurement Act: It is the act enacted by the national assembly to establish
two public procurement – regulating authorities.
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