Procurement of Second-hand vehicles allowed by GPRA.

The Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) has recently issued an opinion declaring that the procurement of second hand or reconditioned motor vehicle is not prohibited by R.A. No. 9184, the Government Procurement Reform Act(GPRA).

In a letter dated 15 December 2006, GPPB Executive Director Ruby U. Alvarez opined that "procurement of second-hand vehicles is not prohibited by R.A. 9184. It is the procurement of second-hand vehicle through an auction that is prohibited by R.A. 9184." The same opinion is reiterated under GPPB's Non-Policy Matter Opinion No. 33-2006 dated 27 December 2006.

Said opinion further states that procurement of second-hand vehicle must follow the procedures prescribed in the GPRA and its IRR-A.

Procurement Updates for Barangays resumes.

The Regional Composite Trainors Team will resume the conduct of seminar updates on procurement rules for barangays on the following dates:

January 25-26, 2007
February 8-9, 2007
February 15-16, 2007
February 22-23, 2007

Invited participants are Punong Barangays, Chairmen and Secretariats of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of barangays in the Province of Iloilo. This seminar-updates started in December 2006, and so far only about 250 barangays were covered for a total of 893 trainess. Venue of the seminar is at Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo City.