World Bank appointed GPCL to carry out, over a period of two years, Procurement and Financial Audit of on-going World Bank funded projects in all the States in India involving review of over 1800 contracts selected from 50 projects in various sectors. Project-wise reports for each State, and final Report (Audit Summary Report) were submitted and accepted by the Bank.

Classrooms constructed under the DPEP Project in Gujarat

GPCL was selected by the World Bank through a competitive process to carry out the Procurement Post Review of 29 Bank financed projects across 9 States of India. GPCL reviewed over 550 contracts covering sectors such as Education, Health, Infrastructure, Water Resources, etc. and submitted state-wise/project-wise reports, highlighting the findings and recommendations for improvements, to the Bank within the contractual timeframe.

Lab Equipment procured under TEQIP at LD College of Engg., Ahmedabad, India.

GPCL provided Procurement Advisory services to assist Vidya Pratishthan’s Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Baramati – Pune, India, in the implementation of World Bank administered “Empowering the Poor: A Pilot ICT Program for Rural Areas of Pune District” being funded by Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) Grant. GPCL played a key role in procurement planning and handling of procurement of contracts as per World Bank’s Guidelines and sound principles.

e-Education through mobile classroom, Baramati

As a part of Fiduciary Risk Assessment, DFID India appointed GPCL to carry out a Review on Procurement Systems and Organisation in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, particularly covering the Health, Public Health Engineering and Woman and Child Development Departments. GPCL reviewed and assessed the public procurement structure and processes of the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) by visiting 3 sample districts, and made recommendations for improvements, particularly in respect of institutional framework, transparency, and value of money purchases. GPCL has provided an Overall Risk Rating vis-à-vis the DFID Good Practice Principles benchmark and an action plan for mitigating the fiduciary risks thus identified.

Anganwadi at Choral Block in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

DFID India appointed GPCL to carry out a Review on Procurement Reforms in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, India. GPCL reviewed and assessed the public procurement structure and processes of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), and made recommendations to GoAP on improvements, particularly in respect of transparency, accountability, more streamlined systems and improved value for money on its purchases.

DFID appointed GPCL through a competitive selection process in carrying out the Review of Procurement Systems for Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor Program (KUSP). The objective of the assignment, currently in progress, is to review and assess Government of West Bengal (GoWB) Municipal Affairs Department’s public procurement structure and processes (especially the West Bengal Municipal Finance Rules), and make recommendations on how they can be improved, particularly in respect of transparency and accountability, more streamlined systems and improved value for money on its purchases.

Against competition, DFID appointed GPCL to review the existing procurement procedures in 5 Indian States (Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh) selected on a sample basis and recommend appropriate modifications to bring them at par with international best practices as a prelude to the proposed third phase of the National HIV/ AIDS Control Program. The scope also included an assessment of the procurement capacity of the implementing agencies. A presentation was made on the findings and recommendations to DFID, World Bank, and NACO officials.

World Bank appointed GPCL to carry out a Procurement Capacity Assessment Study for (i) Andhra Pradesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, (ii) West Bengal Health Systems Development Project, and (iii) proposed Fourth Integrated Child Development Services Project. GPCL carried out the assessments in the States of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh involving review of procurement organization and procedures and submitted reports offering recommendations State-wise on improvements to the procurement regulatory and institutional frameworks with respect to transparency, accountability, and value for money in purchases, to be in line with international standards and best practices.

As “Engineer” to Financial Institutions (FIs), who have extended Loan facility and Guarantees to a leading civil engineering contractor, in executing 133 Kms of Asian Development Bank funded National Highway Project in the Southern Indian state of Karnataka, GPCL has been engaged to carry out a monthly performance review of the project covering physical and financial progress and list out steps that can be taken in meeting the scheduled project targets and contractual obligations without any default. Financial monitoring also covers review of the cash flow in the project, in ensuring prompt repayment of the loan to the FIs.

Review Team inspecting Cone Crusher in Package 4, NH4 Project (Karnataka)

UNICEF had commissioned GPCL to carry out rapid surveys of health facilities such as ART Centres, PMTCT Centres and ICTCs delivering the HIV / AIDS Control Program in the 3 Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Manipur to identify bottlenecks in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) and recommend improvements. In all 21 centres in Andhra Pradesh, 40 centres in Karnataka, and 10 centres in Manipur were visited by GPCL’s team and a detailed report was submitted to UNICEF identifying the bottlenecks in SCM and recommending steps to be taken to mitigate the shortcomings.

On behalf of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), who had been appointed as a consultant by the National Aids Control Project (NACO), India, GPCL conducted a performance review of the Procurement Agent (PA) appointed for the World Bank funded Phase II Aids Control Project, involving comprehensive study of Procurement, Financial and Contractual Management process adopted by the PA and decisions taken by him in the execution of the project. GPCL also visited select end users and consignees in all regions of the country, to gather their views on the PA’s performance and learn of constraints faced by them in terms of delivery schedule, post installation training and performance of the unit supplied etc, and proposed improvements in handling and execution of the project procurement activities for future reference and action.

Blood Sampling – National AIDS Control Project, Hyderabad, India