Public procurement practices in Noakhali District administration

Abstract

District Administration plays an important role as field administration in Bangladesh which ultimately represents the central government and act as a coordinator of various development activities of government. Every year like other government agencies, District Administration of Noakhali performs some procurement activities based on the PPR, 2008 and other government instructions published in time to time. The procurement activities are both from revenue budget and development budget. The aim of this report is to understand the procurements methods which are being practiced in DC office. As a probationer, this report helped me in many ways. I observed how Direct Purchase Method (DPM), Request for Quotation Method and Open Tendering Method (OTM) are practiced in real life and how these methods are performed according to the government guideline (PPR, 2008). As a part of the report, I also got the opportunity to know about the core activities of all the sections in Noakhali District Administration. I came to know about the annual budget allocation for DC office and the expenditure procedures while preparing this report. Finally I find out some recommendations for further improvement of the present situation.