Ministry of Public Works Circular Letter on E-Procurement

Ministry of Public Works Circular Letter No. 17/SE/M/2010 on Electronic Procurement (e-procurement) of Goods and Services (‘Circular’) has recently been issued to provide guidelines for e-procurement carried out by the Ministry of Public Works. The Circular aims to ensure transparency, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in e-procurement.

Pursuant to Item V (1), e-procurement by the Ministry of Public Works will be done in one of two ways: semi (partial) e-procurement and full e-procurement.

Partial e-procurement is defined by Item III (2) as a procurement process, part of which is done through the internet, interactively, and another part is done manually. Full e-procurement, according to Item III (3), is a procurement process that involves submitting the bids and the accompanying files through the e-procurement system; however, the auction files will continue to be explained face to face.

Partial e-procurement will be implemented by the Ministry of Public Works representative offices in 9 provinces: Bengkulu, Central Celebes, Southeast Celebes, West Celebes, East Nusa Tenggara, Moluccas, North Moluccas, Papua, and West Papua. The remaining 24 provinces will implement full e-procurement. This is due to occur at some point in 2011 according to Item V (1).

Appendixes to the Circular contain flowcharts that illustrate the procedures and processes involved in various types and stages of e-procurement.

The Circular repeals and replaces Ministry of Public Works Circular Letter No. 12/SE/M/2009.

For a discussion of Presidential Regulation No. 54 of 2010 on Government Procurement see ILD No. 173 17 September 2010.

The Circular is current as of 29 November 2010.