1. 26 October 2018 Elephant Hills Hotel Victoria Falls
CIFOZ 2018 ANNUAL CONGRESS
26 October 2018
Elephant Hills Hotel
Victoria Falls

2. NEW STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Nyasha Chizu (FCIPS) Chief Executive Officer Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe

3. Agenda Objective of the legal framework Registration of Suppliers
Public Procurement Methods
Local Preference Provisions
Sanctions for violating the law
Towards e-GP system implementation
Discussions

4. Objectives (Section 4 of PPDPA Act)
Transparency, fair, honest, cost-effective and competitive public procurement
Promoting competition among bidders
Fair and equitable treatment of bidders to achieve value for money
Integrity, fairness and public confidence
Promoting environmental, social, economic and other policies authorized by the law

5. Registration of suppliers (Section 4 of Regs)
Bidders and contractors
Who should register
You cannot be or be contracted
Effects of not registering
Registered companies
Partnerships, syndicates or other business entities
Individuals
Classes that can register

6. Procurement methods Sec 30 – Act)
Domestic tenders
International tenders
Competitive bidding
Follows a prequalification exercise
Restricted bidding
Limited to circumstances specified under Section 33
Direct procurement methods
Low value procurement
Request for quotations
Part VIII and Section 100 of the Act
Procurement of consultancy and Joint Ventures

7. Thresholds (Sec 10 of Regulations)
Works – Below US$20,000
Goods – Below US$10,000
Services – Below US$5,000
Competitive Quotations
Works – Between US$20,000 and US$5 million
Goods – Between US$10,000 and US$300,000
Services – Between US$5,000 and US$200,000
Domestic Tenders
Above domestic tender threshold
International Tenders

8. Local preference provisions (Section 29 – PPDPA Act)
Location of supplier or manufacturer
Extent of subcontracting of local contractors
Extent of subcontracting to supply goods or services
Considerations No. 1 – Chapter 24:33
Business predominantly owned by women
Extent of subcontracting of local women owned construction companies
Extent of subcontracting of local women owned businesses to supply goods and services
Consideration No. 2 – Section 14 of Constitution
Technological, engineering and industrial designs subjects to registration of intellectual property – Universities and Research Institutions
Consideration No. 3 – Local Research

9. Margins of preference (Section 8 of Regs)
Fifteen percent (15%)
Goods and services
Seven and half percent (7.5%)
Works
Entities predominantly owned by women
Universities and research institutions - consultancy
Extent of application of preference

10. Requirements for application of preference (Section 29 of PPDPA Act)
It must be stated clearly in the bidding document
It must be applied strictly according to the prescribed procedures

11. Sanctions Conduct of bidders Section 72 of the Act
Part XI of Regulations
Derbarment of suppliers
Section 94 of the Act
Criminal violations

12. Towards e-GP Government e-GP strategy
e-GP specifications and bidding document
Awaits funding of the procurement

13. www.praz.gov.zw ceo@praz.org.zw reception@praz.org.zw
Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe is open for business

14. THE END
QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME