(a) Explain governance in relation to the public sector.
(b) Discuss four elements of good governance in the public sector.
(c) Explain how the presence of elements in question (b) could reduce risk and improve performance in the public sector.
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(a) Internal audit and external audit functions are critical to ensuring effective management of public resources. While the two functions lie in two separate organizations, both can co-operate and co-ordinate their functions in a manner that will promote value for money in the auditing space.
Required:
(a) Discuss four responsibilities of the:
(i) Internal Audit Agency; and
(ii) Audit Service.
(b) Explain four ways that the two institutions in question (a) can co-operate to ensure effective audit in the public sector.
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(a) Explain the following methods of procuring consultants:
(i) Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
(ii) Quality Based Selection (QBS)
(iii) Selection Under Fixed Budget (SFB)
(iv) Least Cost Selection (LCS)
(b) A government has some unserviceable vehicles that it intends to dispose of immediately upon the directive of the Auditor General.
Required:
Discuss the procedures involved in disposal of the vehicles under the Public Procurement Law 2005, as amended.
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(a) A missing link in public financial management is the lack or weak internal audit function in covered entities. In 2003, the Internal Audit Agency was established to provide oversight on internal audit in the public sector.
(b) Suggest five practical strategies that the Internal Audit Agency can use in promoting effective internal audit in the public sector.
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An autonomous agency of government intends to construct new silos for storage of farm produce. The agency was set up by an Act of Parliament in 2017 and is responsible for ensuring food security in the country. The Head of Entity is of the view that the entity should apply commercial procurement practices since their objects are critical to national security.
(a) Advise the Head of Entity on the decision to use commercial procurement practices.
(b) Discuss the tendering procedures in the procurement of contractors for the construction of the silos.
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(a) The selection of an appropriate method of procurement is a critical matter in public procurement.
Required:
Explain the following methods of procurement and how they are conducted,
(i) Competitive Tendering
(ii) Two Stage Tendering
(iii) Restricted Tendering
(iv) Request for Quotation.
(b) Single source procurement is a delicate method of procurement which must be used with extra caution because of the risk associated with it.
Required:
(a) Explain the exceptional conditions under which the use of single source procurement will be appropriate under the Public Procurement Act 2003, as amended.
(b) Discuss the likely risks associated with indiscriminate use of single source procurement.
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(a) Discuss five functions of the State Oversight and Governance Authority (SOGA)
(b) Suggest five practical strategies that the State Oversight and Governance Authority (SOGA) can employ to improve the performance of SOEs in the country.
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TENDER
(a) Every firm can tender for the supply of goods, performance of works and delivery of services to public sector entities, however the firm must meet the qualifications of tender set out in the Public Procurement Act 2003, as amended by the Public Procurement Act 2016.
Required:
Discuss the qualification of tenderers under the Public Procurement Act 2003, as amended.
(b) The Public Procurement Act 2003, as amended has provided clear rules to follow in the public procurement to eliminate the use of discretion capriciously.
Required:
Explain the procurement rules in the following matters:
(i) Rejection of tenders
(ii) Suspension or cancellation of procurement proceedings.
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129 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY
National Procurement Agency provides an oversight of procurement throughout the entire public sector.
(a) Explain the objective of establishing the National Procurement Agency in the Public Procurement system.
(b) Explain FIVE functions of the National Procurement Agency.
(c) Explain how the activities of the National Procurement Agency are funded.
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(a) Explain five responsibilities of the Ministry of Treasury in public financial management.
(b) Explain five responsibilities of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department in public financial management.          (c) Explain five responsibilities of the Audit Service in public financial management.
(d) Explain five responsibilities of the Bank of Zamora in public financial management.
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