October 26, 2007

GPPB RESOLUTION NO. 26-07

DELEGATING TO THE INTER-AGENCY TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP OF THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT MANUALS

WHEREAS, Section 63 of aIEDAC

WHEREAS, Section 6 of

WHEREAS, there have been many requests for the GPPB to issue a procurement manual which is more adaptable to the local government setting;

WHEREAS, the issuance of a Local Government Procurement Manual, which takes into consideration the salient provisions of

WHEREAS, the preparation and finalization of the Local Government Procurement Manuals is supported by a technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which terminates on 30 November 2007;

WHEREAS, approval of the Local Government Procurement Manual by the GPPB is a condition for the completion of the technical assistance;

WHEREAS, for purposes of expediency, the GPPB-Technical Support Office recommends that authority be delegated to the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group of the GPPB to review and approve the Local Government Procurement Manuals in time for the closing of ADB's technical assistance;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in view of all the foregoing, WE, the Members of the GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD, by virtue of the powers vested on US by law, hereby RESOLVE to delegate to the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group of the GPPB the authority to REVIEW and thereafter APPROVE the LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT MANUALS.

This resolution shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED this 26th day of October 2007 at Pasig City, Philippines.