2019 PROCUREMENT FORUM:

Strengthening Procurement Planning-Budgeting Linkage

ATTY. ROWENA CANDICE M. RUIZ

Executive Director V
Government Procurement Policy Board – Technical Support Office

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2019 Procurement Forum | 23-24 January 2019 | Philippine International Convention Center
Procurement and Budgeting Linkage

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Challenges to Government
Procurement Process

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Challenges to Government
Procurement Process

Low bidder
turnout Delay and low
failure of government
Poor bidding spending
Planning

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Given the pressing

challenges that hamper the
success of procurement
undertakings, there is a
need to mainstream to
government agencies the
significance and
advantages of syncing
the public procurement
process and budget cycle
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 Procurement Mechanisms

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Strengthening Procurement Planning
and Budgeting Linkage
• within the approved budget of the procuring entity
and consistent with government fiscal measures

• aims to address issues on poor planning, delays in

budget approval, delays in procurement and low
budget utilization rate of agencies

Enhancing Competencies of 2
Public Procurement Practitioners
• Capacity building activities designed to introduce
concepts and practical tools on procurement planning 6
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Procurement Planning
Overview of Philippine Procurement
This forum aims to Paradigm vis-à-vis budget cycle
capacitate public
procurement Project Costing
personnel in terms of Introduction of strategic tools for
planning, specifically in project cost estimation
the following areas:
Specifications Writing
Introduction on the preparation of technical
specifications for goods, infrastructure
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The Procurement Planning-Budgeting Linkage shall

also be emphasized in light of the various PFM reforms
particularly the shift to an Annual Cash Based
Appropriations:

Early
Procurement
Activities- Annual Cash-
Procurement Based
Short of Appropriations
Award

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