USTDA Strengthens Partnership with Botswana on Value-Based Procurement
June 23, 2014
(USTDA)
Provides Procurement Advisors to Botswana's Ministry of Minerals, Energy and
Water Resources
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a
grant to the Republic of Botswana's Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water
Resources (MMEWR) to enhance the Agency's partnership with Botswana under its
Global Procurement Initiative (GPI): Understanding Best Value. The grant will
fund two senior advisors to help the MMEWR receive the best value for its money
in upcoming water and energy procurements.
"There is no question that project and program management play an increasingly
important role in organization value chain management, translating into
successful organizational performance and growing the economy. This program
provides a valuable service to the government of Botswana by increasing the
capacity and professionalization of its procurement workforce," said MMEWR
Permanent Secretary Boikobo Paya, who signed the grant alongside U.S. Chargé
d'Affaires Michael J. Murphy. "The MMEWR looks forward to working with
procurement advisors to strengthen the sustainability of future infrastructure
procurements."
The U.S. Chargé d'Affaires stated: "The United States has an interest in
maintaining Botswana as a strong partner. For Botswana to be strong, we need
Botswana to be prosperous. The purpose of this grant is to ensure that Botswana
is able to make informed decisions about strategic infrastructure projects that
are vital to its future success."
The grant is part of USTDA's ongoing efforts to help Botswana establish
best-value procurement practices and policies. In March 2014, USTDA and its GPI
partner, the George Washington University Law School's Government Procurement
Law Program, provided training for 37 officials from Botswana's Public
Procurement and Asset Disposal Board and nine government ministries, including
the MMEWR. This fall, USTDA will host follow-on procurement training for a group
of senior Botswanan procurement officials during an orientation visit to the
United States.
These activities will bolster Botswana's capacity to carry out more effective
and sustainable procurement investments and to attain greater value for its
government. The GPI will also advance the government of Botswana's goal of
becoming a center for excellence in public procurement in Southern Africa by
2018.
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