Public Project Procurement Management

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the principles of procurement and the types that are available in the construction industry; 2. Acquire the awareness and understanding of PPP, EPC; 3. Acquire the awareness and understanding of collaborative procurement forms: partnering, alliances and joint ventures; 4. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the latest public Procurement Act; 5. Acquire the knowledge and skills for interpreting and applying the Procurement Act to different project situations in the Nigerian context; and 6. Develop the knowledge and skill for guiding public institutions in successful tendering and contractor selection.

Public projects: definitions, policies and practices of public procurement. Needs and objectives of public procurement. Public procurement Act (2007) of Nigeria. Institution, procurement committee and their functions. Organisation, planning and implementation of procurement processes. The consultant procurement reporting. Bureau of public procurement; national council of public procurement, bureau of public procurement, ministerial parastatals tenders board, ministry or parastatals procurement planning committee (NPPC/PPPC). Tender action; prequalification, verification and analysis, invitation for bids, bid opening, evaluation, reports.