Learn procurement law for trouble-free gov’t transactions

MANILA, Philippines - The biggest buyer and consumer of infrastructure, goods and services is the government.  The private sector can win big by entering into public-private business transactions but it is essential that they first fully understand the procurement law and its IRR. Failure to know this can cost private individuals who could then become part of the statistics of government officials with criminal and administrative cases based on Commission On Audit (COA) findings of irregular transactions.

Stay out of trouble by learning everything you must know about procurement law including the right procedures and interpretation of rules on bidding, bid qualification and disqualifications, bid award, contract implementation, protest mechanisms, remedies, decided cases on protest and disputes, contract termination, settlement, detecting irregular transactions, addressing common problem areas and many more.

To help understand procurement law, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a pioneering two-day seminar entitled, “What You MUST Know About the Government Procurement Law and Its Implementing Rules and Regulations: Ensuring Compliance with RA 9184 and its IRR to be held on Oct. 10 and 11, 2013 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

For details and a complete list of seminars including other related topics such as Understanding BOT Law and its IRR, PPP on Joint Venture Transactions, and other topics, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69; Cebu lines (032) 512-3106 or 07 or Baguio telephone (074) 423-5148.

This program is highly recommended for government officials in the national government agencies, LGUs and GOCCs as well as the business sector – suppliers, contractors and consultants and would be players -- who want to participate and do business with the biggest client of them all worth billions – the government.

This special seminar will feature Elizabeth S. Zosa, assistant commissioner of the Commission on Audit (COA) supervising the Fraud Audit Office, Technical Services Office and Special Audits Office and concurrently chairperson of COA’s Bids and Awards Committee.

The second lecturer is Engr. Antonio V. Molano Jr. who is presently the director of the DPWH Region 3. He is an expert on procurement of goods and infrastructure, having written the procurement manual and bidding documents for civil works and lectured extensively on these topics. He was part of the team that drafted the IRR on procurement law. Another speaker is Marilou Reyes who serves as a procurement specialist at the AusAID for consultants and consultancy services. She spent 33 years at the COA retiring with a rank of state auditor V in 2012. She has lectured on procurement to various LGUs, and various government agencies including BSP, Supreme Court, CHED, DEPED, DAP, DOE, DENR, DA, GSIS, water districts, MWSS, PAGCOR, SSS, Philhealth, House of Representatives and various other organizations.

Attend this special seminar and learn valuable insights and lessons to do it the right way. Pre-registration is required in this limited seats only event. Register early and avail of the early bird and group discounts for three or more participants.