USTDA Establishes Procurement Partnership With The Government Of Mexico
September 6, 2016
(USTDA)
Mexico City, Mexico – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the
Government of Mexico’s Ministry of Public Administration, Secretaría de la
Función Pública (SFP), formalized a partnership that will promote transparency,
increased competition and best value in the procurement of public works and
infrastructure projects in Mexico. Under this agreement, USTDA and the
Government of Mexico are launching a training workshop as part of the Agency’s
Global
Procurement Initiative: Understanding Best Value (GPI).
“Mexico has been a key USTDA partner for many years, and we have built strong
relationships with both the public and private sectors to develop infrastructure
across the country,” said USTDA Director Leocadia I. Zak, who signed the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) along with SFP’s Undersecretary of
Administrative Responsibilities and Public Procurement Javier Vargas
Zempoaltecatl. “We all want to make sure we are building sustainable
infrastructure that truly serves the people who pay for it, and this partnership
will only strengthen those efforts.”
USTDA will hold its first GPI workshop in Mexico City from September 7-9 for
procurement officials from several Mexican ministries. The training will share
international best practices for incorporating best value and life cycle cost
analysis into public procurements fairly and transparently. It will include
sessions taught by the George Washington University Law School’s Government
Procurement Law Program and a technical specialist in energy procurements. The
MOU provides the framework for future activities under the GPI partnership.
By building upon the already strong foundation laid by SFP for improving public
procurement processes, this partnership will advance SFP’s goal of promoting
good governance, as well as create a pathway to encourage the adoption of
value-based procurement practices throughout the Latin America region.
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