THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), last week concluded a two -day workshop aimed at improving the evaluation of tenders financed by the IDB.
The training which was themed “What to do when procurement goes wrong”, focused on identifying potential challenges that adversely affect the efficiency of the procurement process. It sought too, to explain the context in which such situations generally arise, why, and what could be the outcomes.

According to a release, the workshop was part of a strategy dedicated to achieving better efficiency and performance at the evaluation stage of the IDB-financed procurement processes. An earlier event which was conducted on June 20 and 21 this year, focused on the principles of evaluation for complex infrastructure procurement processes and consulting services. Meanwhile, a third workshop with the focus on the analysis of financial information, will be held before the end of the year.

The general objective of the workshop is to avoid occurrences that may adversely affect the execution of the procurement process, to increase quality, and reduce the total time between process launch and contract signature. The two-day session was attended by a
Approximately 45 persons who have been appointed on evaluation panels were selected by the NPTA to participate in the sessions, the release stated.
The IDB Country Office in Guyana is committed to providing all necessary assistance to improve project execution, disbursement projections, and capacity to manage and implement all forecasted procurement activities, it added.