Assessment of Public Procurement Policy Implementation in the Educational Sector (A Case Study of Takoradi Polytechnic)

Abstract

Public Procurement Act 663 of 2003 has experienced a number of reviews and amendments since independence and have mostly been characterised by huge contractual payment arrears, corruption, delay in delivery of contracts, unsustainable foreign debts and excessive budget deficits. To address these and many other challenges, the Ghana Public Procurement Act 663 (2003) was promulgated and assented on 31 st December, 2003. Ten years down the line, compliance has become a major challenge in the implementation of the Act among public institutions in Ghana. This precipitated the conduct of this study to find out whether Takoradi Polytechnic fully complies with the provisions of the Act, and if so, are there any challenges that inhibit the smooth implementation of procurement activities. Subject to the nature of the population and the field of study, descriptive survey design was adopted for the study with questionnaires and semi-structured interview as the main data collection instruments.