PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN GHANA: THE IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW 2003 (ACT 663)

Authors

  • Collins Ameyaw, Sarfo Mensah Department of Building Technology, Kumasi Polytechnic, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Ernest Osei-Tutu Building and Road Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana

Keywords:

Challenges, Ghana, Public Procurement, Public Procurement Authority, Public Procurement Law., Challenges, Ghana, Public Procurement, Public Procurement Authority, Public Procurement Law.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify various implementation bottlenecks to the Ghana Public Procurement Law 2003 (Act 663). The study adopted multiple research approaches, including; review of relevant literature, interviews and questionnaire survey of 49 District Assemblies and Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana. The study identified low capacity of procurement professionals, low interaction between procurement entities and Public Procurement Authority (PPA), deliberate controlling of competition, non-compliance with provisions of the law, splitting of contracts into smaller lots, lack of funds and non-cooperativeness of suppliers, as the major challenges militating against the implementation of the Public Procurement Law.

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Published

2012-08-05

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Articles