Baliwag, Bulacan Streamlines Procurement Processes

Baliwag Municipal Administrator, Mr. Enrique V. Tagle, emphasized the importance of formulating a Municipal Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP).

The Municipality of Baliwag, Bulacan streamlines the Municipal procurement processes by coming up with a Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) for 2017. During the Department Heads' meeting held on January 9, 2017 at Bulwagang Gat Mariano Ponce, Bahay Pamahalaan ng Baliwag, Bulacan, the Municipal Administrator (MA), Mr. Enrique V. Tagle, ordered the Departments to formulate PPMPs. Well-formulated PPMPs facilitate planned, coordinated and well-spaced public procurement and thus avoid splitting of contracts and rushed purchases. 

There must be good procurement planning so as not to jeopardize the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), MA Tagle said. He also sits as the chair of the BAC. There shall be no short cuts in any procurement process, he ordered. He also bewailed the upsurge of last minute procurement requests in the last quarter of the fiscal year 2016. We have to project our needs wisely and prioritize, he continued.

On the other hand, Engr. Nemencio De Leon, the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (MPDC), asked the Department Heads to give the BAC a one-month leeway to process any requested procurement. The BAC, with all the legal requirements imposed under Republic Act 8194, needs at least one month to process procurement requests. Engr. De Leon is a seasoned BAC member.

The Municipality of Baliwag, Bulacan aspires to be one of DILG's Seal of Good Local Governance awardees in the Province of Bulacan. It is also preparing for its eventual conversion into a City. Way to go, Baliwag!  

MPDC Engr. Nemencio De Leon asks the Department Heads to request for procurement of items at least one month before its intended use. 

A productive afternoon discussion with the Municipal Department Heads.

Selfie with Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Head, Ms. Jen Marcelo.