NewsID: 62 Author Muhammad Azhar,Public Relations Officer Dated 21 October 2012
Subject ADB organizes two-day Workshop on “procurement practices”
ADB organizes two-day Workshop on “procurement practices”
Two –day workshop on “procurement practices” in ADB funded projects organized by Asian Development Bank at hotel Grand Mumtaz for the project implementation staff of J&K ERA and engineers associated with procurement responsibilities in other govt line departments concluded here today.
In his inaugural address Shri Saurabh Bhagat,Chief Executive Officer,J&K ERA thanked ADB for organizing the workshop as it provides an opportunity for better understanding of ADB procurement policies to project implementation staff and clear their doubts if any on the procurement aspects of the project which is very vital for achieving the intended benefits of the project and at the same time provides opportunity for engineers working in other line departments in the state to know about the procurement procedures adopted in internationally funded infrastructure development projects. “It is necessary that ADB procurement policies are adequately mastered by ERA at all levels so as to ensure procurement process is undertaken in an efficient, economic and transparent manner” said Bhagat. He also stressed on the need to have more such workshops on other aspects of infrastructure projects to maintain continuity in knowledge sharing between project funding and project executing agencies and provides a platform to discuss various issues that are encountered during the procurement and other stages of infrastructure project implementation.He asked participants to take maximum benefit out of the workshop.
Inaugural session was followed by a daylong session on Procurement procedures for ADB funded projects during which Mr. Hiroyuki Murayama, Resident Procurement Specialist (ADB) and Mr Chandra Mohan Arora,Procurement Expert (ADB) briefed participants about the various stages of procurement under ADB funded projects like ;bid packaging / bidding procedures,preparation of bidding documents,bid evaluation,award of contract. It was followed by brainstorming session between project implementation staff of J&K ERA and ADB experts on various complicated issues that may arise during bidding stage.
On second day of the workshop ADB Resource persons briefed participants about ADB guidelines on use of consultants,Consultant Selection Methods, Type of Contracts, Preparation of EOI / RFP, Evaluation of Technical & financial proposals, Managing and Evaluation of Consultants.
Workshop was also attended by Khalid Muzaffar, Director Central J&K ERA, Vinod Sharma, Director Urban/safeguard, J&K ERA, O.K Chadgal, Director Transport,J&K ERA,Shagufta Qazi,Director Finance, J&K ERA,Naresh Langeh,Director,J&K ERA, Design and supervision consultants and Project Management Consultant of J&K ERA and several engineers from JKPCC,PWD(R&B),PMGSY,PHED,SDA,SMC and other line departments.
Earlier last week a two-day workshop on procurement practices of ADB for Jammu based staff of J&K ERA and engineers from other line departments of Jammu division was organized by ADB in Jammu between 15th -16th Oct,2012.
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