The Iraq Business Community Procurement Workshop was conducted on November 12-16, 2006 in Jordan as part of the Iraq Public Procurement System Reform Program financed through the Iraq Trust Fund-- Capacity Building II Project.
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation, the Iraqi Engineering Syndicate and the Iraqi Contractors’ Union, the seminar was designed to strengthen Iraqi contractors, vendors and consultants in procurement management.
More than 40 local private sector individuals attended the workshop in addition to three representatives from JBIC.
Workshop Objectives and Related Materials:
A) Introcduction to World Bank Procurement Guidelines and International Public Procurement Practices. (Presentation) (Presentation in Arabic فرص توريد لدى البنك الدولي)
B) Discussion of procurement methods for works and goods contracts, and understanding the works bidding document. (Presentation/Consultants) (Arabic Presentation/Contractors وثيقة العطاء)
C) Hands-on for the preparation of technical and financial proposals and understanding the procurement life cycle (submission, evaluation, contract award and negotiation); (Presentation in Arabic/Krown Agents الإعداد لتقديم العروض). Procurement Procedures under JBIC ODA Loans (JBIC Presentation) D) Construction management and risk management (Presentation by Dar el-Handasah) (QHSE Risk Management by Kufan Contracting)
E) Fraud and corruptions issues, the role of the integrity department at the WB, and processing for payments to local contractors. (Presentation)
Among the World Bank experts attending the workshop : Mr. Nadjib Sefta; Regional Procurement Manager, Mr. Majed M. El-Bayya, Sr. procurement specialist and Task Team Leader for the activity, Mr. Michael Ochieng; Lead Finance officer, Mr. Jonathan Shapiro, Sr. Institutional Integrity officer, Ms. Mona El-Shami, financial management specialist. (External experts from Krown Agents, Dar el-Handasah and Kufan Contracting gave presentations)
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