Luanda - Angola has reported about 4,600 Public procurement procedures, accounted for 37.4% for public works contracts.
The statistics are contained in the database of the National Public Procurement System (SNCP) 2018-2021 and which were announced by the Minister of Finance, Vera Daves on Thursday in Luanda.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 6th Edition of Public Procurement Week, the minister underlined that given the significant weight of 1,722 public works contract procedures the approach to public procurement and its challenges should be deepened.
According to the minister, there is a need to improve architectural and public works projects, project management skills, using more practical solutions.
Vera Daves stressed that in public procurement it must be necessary to preserve transparency, integrity and probity.
“In fact, gradually, we have been able to ward off the specter of corruption in public procurement. In this new route that we are following, already with a certain stability, there are improvements in the quality of the staff and instruments assigned to the public administration ”, she said.
She underlined that a process of Public Contracting, well initiated, produces incalculable results, with advantages and benefits for all Angolans.
Vera Daves recognised the numerous challenges, stressing the importance of commitment and dedication of everyone to the improvement of the Public Procurement, Architecture and Engineering.
“This has been a very challenging path for all those involved and I believe it is important to recognise the lessons learned”, she stressed.
According to the minister, it is important to look at the advantages and disadvantages of drawing up design and construction contracts, through the presentation of real cases on the success or failure of opting for the adoption of this type of projects.
Vera Daves said that one should understand the stages of the transfer process of Software Management (transfer of know-how), intellectual property and the issue of monitoring deadlines for these contracts.
She also explained the responsibilities and models of the relationship between the designer and the supervisor, the prohibition of the same being a supervisor, as well as its and the supervisor's responsibilities regarding errors and omissions in the projects.
In turn, the director general of the National Service for Public Procurement (SNCP), Sónia Guilherme, explained that the Public Procurement Market Observatory has 91 Procedures triggered by the SNCPE, generating total savings of 24% and 142 Public Procurement Units.
Regarding the audit of procedures, she pointed out that 35 audits were carried out, since 2016, and 29 PIIM procedures, as well as 7,812 tender procedures verified.
At this point, there are over 7,300 trainees since 2014, and more than 500 providers trained under the SNCPE.
The chairman of the Order of Architects of Angola, Celestino Chitonho, regretted the fact that the country does not have instruments for spatial planning in all municipalities.
“(…) The territory is going to be occupied and the master plans are not ready, but, at the same time, at the public level, a lot of construction is being done, that is, we are building first, and then ordering”, he lamented.
Celestino Chitonho explained that the idea is to hire an architect first, make a complete project and then start the work.
The 6th Edition of the Public Procurement Week takes place from June 16th to 17th, ahead of commemoration of the Public Procurement Week.
