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Public Procurement in Ghana: The implementation challenges to the Public Procurement Law 2003 (Act 663)

Year: 2012

Type: article

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.

Source: International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management

DOI: 10.14424/ijcscm202012-55-65

Authors: Collins Ameyaw, Sarfo Mensah, Ernest Osei-tutu

Language: English

Topic: Public Procurement and Policy

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2105978806

FWCI: 12.89

Cites: 12

Cited by: 117

Related to: 10