Abstract:
The General objective of this study is to assess the public procurement planning and
implementation practice in kolfe keranyo sub city administration finance office. Specifically, the
study focused on, to assess whether the plan preparation is participatory, identifying challenges
faced when performing procurement planning and implementation practice, exploring the existing
procurement implementation practice, to assess the tendency of market price assessment for the
items purchased by the finance office, To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher used
mixed approach based on the assumption that collecting diverse types of data best provides a more
complete understanding of the practice than either quantitative or qualitative data alone. From the
total population of 254 staffs by using stratified method, 156 were taken to the study. And 156
questionnaires were distributed to sampled staffs and, 151questionnaires were collected from them
who were expected to involve mainly in procurement plan preparation and implementation
practice. Interview was conducted to solve the problems that faced preparing procurement practice
to get in detail approaching on the objectives and documentary review also conducted to solve
technical problems in bidding process. The outcomes gained were analyzed using SPSS version 20
statistical techniques like mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. Key finding
of the study, relating to the planning process, there was none-participatory preparation of annual
procurement plan, relating to current procurement practice, there was technical problems in
bidding process, mismatch of quantity ordered and delivered purchased items, the difference of the
sample provided and delivered goods, relating to the market assessment, impossible to provide the
desired price, relating to identifying challenges, there was no transparency in the finance office.
The researcher recommended that, the finance offices should implement directive 3/2002, involve
stake holders in preparation of annual plan, take responsible about the occurrence of mismatch
quantity ordered and delivered of purchased items and the difference of the sample provided and
delivered goods, develop guidelines in the line with the current technological advances.
