USTDA Partners With The Government Of Panama To Promote Value-Based Procurement
December 13, 2016
(USTDA)
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Panama, formalizing
their partnership under the Global Procurement Initiative: Understanding Best
Value (GPI). Under the agreement, USTDA will support the efforts of the
Dirección General de Contrataciones Públicas (DGCP) to integrate best-value
determinations into public tenders, foster fair and transparent international
competition, and promote the long-term professionalization of the procurement
workforce.
“This partnership advances the Government of Panama’s robust efforts to promote
transparency and good governance, with the overarching goal of obtaining the
best value and highest quality for their funds,” said Kevin O’Reilly, U.S.
Embassy Panama Deputy Chief of Mission.
“The Panamanian government is committed to improving the public procurement
system to obtain more transparency and efficiency in the public administration,”
said DGCP Director Eduardo Corro, who signed the MOU along with Andrea Lupo,
USTDA’s Director for Global Programs.
USTDA and DGCP are initiating their GPI partnership with a three-day training
workshop, which will provide over 60 Panamanian government officials with access
to leading procurement experts, including professors from the George Washington
University’s Government Procurement Law Program as well as energy and
transportation technical specialists. Representatives from DGCP will also
present an overview of their procurement legal framework.
Under the GPI, USTDA will support Panama’s ongoing achievements in efficient
investment in sustainable infrastructure, while advancing the GPI’s mission to
level the playing field for businesses competing in international tenders. It
will build upon USTDA’s history of working with its Panamanian partners to
identify high-quality solutions for their infrastructure projects, particularly
in the areas of transportation, aviation, energy and the environment.
Following this week’s workshop, USTDA will invite a group of senior Panamanian
officials to the United States to share best practices and lessons learned from
U.S. federal, state and municipal procurement systems.
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