| dc.description.abstract | The research was to assess the impact of tendering process on the local government
administration in Juba county of Central Equatoria State to meet the required standard. In doing
so, the researcher aimed to explore the tendering procedure employed for the acquisition of
goods, works and services by local government administration, evaluate how tendering process
affects local government administration in delivering services and to suggest possible remedies
for the improvement of tendering process.
A case-study approach was chosen since it brought about deeper understanding of the problem
faced by local government administration during the process of tendering/bidding/contracting.
Those problems included the way tenders were advertised to attract suppliers and the choice of
media to communicate the tender, the quality of procured goods, works and services not meeting
users satisfaction, the problem of staff qualification and professionalism, lack of documentation,
the lack of procurement committee, lack of participation and involvement during tendering
process, the problems of absence of legal frameworks governing tenders and if presence, they
were applied partially or not at all. The remedies were also proposed to improve the tendering
processes. The area of study is Juba County. This is the area where local government
stakeholders and suppliers transact. Target population was local government officials who were
directly linked to tendering process due to their experiences and expertise. The local government
key suppliers because of their knowledge in the provisions of goods, works and services. The
citizens represented by Boma chiefs/administrators were also involved as they are the
beneficiaries of the tendered products by the local government administration, their knowledge
is important for this research.
The researcher employed purposive procedure; that was targeting those with relevant knowledge
and skills in local government tendering (Local government internal stakeholders). Non
probability sampling method was used to sample selection and size. Open and close-ended self administered questionnaires the researcher also conducted in-depth interviews from some
respondents who may prefer to be rather interviewed than filling the questionnaires themselves.
The researcher employed both qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze data since both
methods complement and reinforce the quality of data making interpretation easier. During data
analysis, a thematic analysis method was used.
The research findings indicated according to the respondents pointing to the facts that very few
constructions were tendered, documentation and documents exists partially, there were untrained
staff in procurement, some institutions don’t advertise tenders, others don’t have procurement
committee, legal frameworks were either partially followed or none at all. Some institutions
don’t dispose depreciated items. There was dissatisfaction among stakeholders and suppliers on
how tendering process was carried out in Juba County citing corruption, fraud, lack of
transparency and nepotism.
The study concluded that, tendering process in the procurement of goods, works and services is
influenced by tendencies that reflect the interest of local government official who care more for
goods and services for their comfort other than the general development of infrastructure the
impact was great since many stakeholders expressed negative attitudes towards local
government management of tendering process. | en_US |
