Act of 2003 act 663the legal instrument regulating public procurement in ghana, including its administrative and institutional framework. Section 59 of ghanas public procurement act, 2003 act 663 includes some economic and social sustainable issues. Discoveries of commercial quantities of oil in the jubilee fields in 2007 have triggered significant growth in ghanas petroleum sector and brought hope that petroleum resources will yield meaningful benefits for ghanas people. Assessing the effect of the procurement act 663 on the public financial management in ashanti region. The bill which is explained by its long title to be a bill for an act to amend the public procurement act to provide for and adopt local content policy and timely completion of procurement processes and other related. Pdf this study critically examines the procurement act 663, its impact on. As such, the public sector can both be a source of great knowledge and best practices for those in industry. Public procurement act 2003 act 663 section 55 tender securities. Assessment of public procurement policy implementation in the. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Problem statement inadequate revenue mobilisation remains a major challenge to all revenue collection departments and institutions in ghana and therefore necessitated the introduction of various. This seminal book, the first of its kind in ghana and one of such few works in africa, outlines and discusses the institutional and legal features of the public procurement system in ghana. Uniquely for ghana, regulatory oversight of the power. This act may be cited as the public procurement act, 2014, and shall come into operation on a day.
The dic is the hub for ghana standards, international standards and standards of other national standards bodies, journals and reference materials. The senate on thursday 16 th of june, 2016 passed the public procurement act 20. Each time one spends money on anything a bus ticket, an airline ticket, a pair of shoes, a meal in a restaurant, laundry services, books, or signs a lease, etc. Anguilla public procurement and contract administration amendment act, 2016 act no. Public procurement act, 2003 act 663, 663 ghana legal. The top six challenges facing procurement supply management. The outputs from this work provided clarity on the legislative and policy space that the act and other domestic and international laws and regulations provide for ghana to adopt and implement a policy on. Vice president kwesiamissaharthur yesterday said the government of ghana is pursuing a number of reforms to curtail public spending for the necessary saving to finance infrastructure development and attract investment. The united republic of tanzania bill supplement no. Internal audit agency act, 2003 act 658 the six hundred and fiftyeighth act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled the internal audit agency act, 2003 an act to establish an internal audit agency as a central agency to coordinate, facilitate, monitor and supervise internal audit activities within ministries. This report highlights a broad array of poor procedures and practices throughout the tendering and contract management process, which have been the cause of many of ghanas public procurement problems, and where most of the leakages in public procurement. Public procurement amendment act 663 reprinted pdf procurement act regulations. Public procurement act, 2003 act 663 as amended with act 914. Part iestablishment of the board welcome to the ghana.
Of ghana entitled the public procurement act, 2003 an act to provide for public procurement, to establish the public procurement authority, make administrative and institutional arrangements for procurement, stipulate tendering procedures and provide for related date of assent. Act 663 public procurement act, 2003 the six hundred and sixtythird act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled the public procurement act, 2003 an act to provide for public procurement, establish the public procurement board. Pursuant to section 24 of the companies code, 1963 act 179 the association has for the furtherance of its authorized objects, all the powers of a natural person of full capacity and in furtherance of the objects outlined above indepth shall have the power to solicit and. Public procurement act ppa free download as powerpoint presentation. Pdf effects of ghanas public procurement act on the. Act 663 public procurement act, 2003 t assist the local business community to become competitive and efficient suppliers to the public sector. Act 663, company, ghana, goods, public procurement act 2003. The evolution of procurement means that the functions success is no longer just about sourcing services and reducing cost. Much attention was paid to making them easily adaptable to changing circumstances, such as the possible. Assessment of public procurement policy implementation in. Ghana amends its public procurement law news ghana. The public procurement act of ghana stands accused 1 eric berko2 joseph kofi nkuah.
Mar 23, 2016 the public procurement act, 2003 act 663 which was passed in 2003 and came into operation in 2004 as part of governments public financial management reforms had to be amended to propel public procurement into a second generation of reform and to streamline bottlenecks identified over a decade of implementation. Ghanas petroleum industry has undergone massive changes in recent years. Assessing the effect of the procurement act 663 on the. Factors affecting effective management of the procurement function at nakuru north subcounty.
Legal frame work of public procurement the public procurement act, 2003 act 663 set out the legal, institutional and regulatory framework to secure fiscal transparent and public accountability in ghanas procurement system. Pdf the purpose of this study was to identify various implementation bottlenecks to the ghana public procurement law 2003 act 663. Ghanas public procurement is regulated by an act of parliament which was passed into law in december 2003, act 633. Institute for development studies ids, university of cape coast, ghana corresponding author. It serves the departments of gsa and the general public. Provisions relating to a company and its officers 3. The study notes that the act has encouraged competition among bidders for public contracts and enhanced the level of transparency at the tendering process. Land registry act, 1962 act 122 b a sufficient reference to the date and particulars of registration of an instrument affecting the same land and already registered.
Parliament amends public procurement act graphic online graphic business. By critically interpreting, evaluating and explaining the law, the book provides comprehensively relevant information for all engaged in procurement in ghana. The six hundred and sixtythird act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled the publi procuremenc actt 200, 3 an ac tto provid fo publire procurementc t establiso, th publieh c. The emphasis as outlined in section 59 is on the economic aspect. Accountability and transparency in the public sector of ghana. An act to provide for public procurement, to establish the public. Other miscellaneous remarks include certain laws, pertaining to specific sectors of the economy, that enable procuring ppps within that particular sector e. Arrangement of sections section part igeneral provisions chapter 1preliminary matters 1.
Structural adjustment programs and increased challenges to housing 8 2. Implementation and compliance challenges musa success jibrin department of accountancy, faculty of management sciences, anambra state university, igbariam campus, nigeria success blessing ejura department of banking and finance, kogi state university, anyigba, nigeria nwaorgu innocent augustine. The public procurement act ppa act 663 was enacted in 2003 to address these weaknesses in public procurement anvuur et al. Act 663 public procurement act, 2003 2 the annual report shall include a copy of the audited accounts together with the auditorgenerals report and the minister shall as soon as practicable after receipt of the annual report submit the report to parliament with such comment as the minister considers necessary. Public procurement act ppa procurement public sphere. The public procurement authority on tuesday announced the amendment of the public procurement act. As we have seen in all the other countries covered, the government through the ministry of energy is responsible for policy formulation and aspects of its implementation. Weaknesses of the procurement act of ghana, act 663 2003. This act was implemented to replace the many different rules that guided procurement activities. To set up an online repository of legal information from ghana, towards the promotion of rule of law, judicial accountability and good governance in ghana and africa. The procurement act of ghana, act 663 2003, was enacted and promulgated by parliament of the republic of ghana to, among other things.
A year on part 2 this article focuses on the perception of the public procurement act 663 as amended from a practitioners point of view. Part two was substituted by section 6 of the public procurement amendment act, 2016 act 914. Christian health association of ghana capital investment management unit of the ministry of health common management arrangement civil society organisations district health information management system development partners ghana aids commission global fund for aids, tuberculosis and malaria ghana harmonisation action plan ghana health service. Daily news from ghana and local accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by daily graphic. Patrick adu sarfo 1, richard baahmintah 2, 1 kumasi senior high school, ghana. This study sets out to assess the capacity of the public procurement act, 2003 act 663 to combat public sector corruption in ghana.
The government of ghana, in consultation with its development. There is a scarcity of literature on the effects of ghanas public procurement act on the acquisition of academic library resources. The act made it obligatory for suppliers and business owners to honour their tax obligations to qualify for contract awards. In line with the public procurement act the manual is to. Mar 29, 2016 daily news from ghana and local accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by daily graphic. Swissghana project on sustainable public procurement. Implementation and compliance challenges musa success jibrin department of accountancy, faculty of management sciences, anambra state university. Contracts are made by people every day, whether the parties recognise it or not. The public procurement act, 2014 parliament of jamaica.
Parliament amends public procurement act graphic online. Act of the parliament of the republic of ghana entitled the public procurement act, 2003 an act to provide for public procurement, to establish the public procurement authority, make administrative and institutional arrangements for procurement, stipulate tendering procedures and provide for related date of assent. Public procurement act ghanalegal legal portal for ghana. In ghana, public procurement account for 50 70% of the national budget a fter personal emoluments, 14 % of gdp, 24% of total imports, w orld bank cpar 2003. This article discusses the extent to which the public procurement act 654 has achieved transparency in the use of state resources, causes of delays in the procurement process and. Hospitals and health institutions bank of ghana and financial institutions. International journal of construction supply chain management vol. Acts of ghana first republic criminal code, 1960 act 29 consolidated up to 1999. In view of this, an interview was conducted with the procurement manager for the ghana civil aviation authority mr benjamin baidoo. Ghana public procurement getting the deal through gtdt. With scrutiny over how money is spent, and any inefficiencies open to public criticism, public sector procurement professionals face a tricky balancing act. Section 59 of ghanas public procurement act, 2003 act 663 includes some economic and. The objects for which the ghana legal information institute ghalii was formed are. The regulatory agent of public procurement in ghana is the public procurement authority, likewise alluded to as the public procurement board built up by the public procurement act 2003, act 663.
Public procurement amendment bill, 2016 the lawpavilion blog. Procurement reform in the ghana health sector 265 guidelines and procedures were not a blind copy of the ones issued by the world bank world bank, 1997, but addressed numerous issues specific to the situation in ghana. The public procurement law, 2003 act 663 is a comprehensive legislation designed to eliminate the shortcomings and organizational weaknesses which were inherent in public procurement in ghana. The structure of ghanas power sector is shown in figure 6. The public procurement act, 2003 act 663 which was passed in 2003 and came into operation in 2004 as part of governments public financial management reforms had to be amended to propel public procurement into a second generation of reform and to streamline bottlenecks identified over a decade of implementation. Public procurement 2020 laws and regulations nigeria.