RDC – CONSULTATION

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and the Public-Private Partnership Advisory and Coordination Unit lead the reflection process.

The public procurement sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo needs to be revitalized. Aware of this challenge, the Autorité de régulation des marchés publics (Armp) and the Public- Private Partnership Coordination Unit have decided to work together to identify ways and means of achieving this. This was the background to the working session held on March 26 by the Managing Directors of the two bodies. The meeting was held with a view to setting up a framework for consultation between public procurement bodies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, notably ARMP, UC-PPP, DGCMP, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Planning.

On Tuesday March 26, 2024, Mr. Benoit KALIKAT KALEMBE, Director General a.i. of the Autorité de Régulation des Marchés Publics (ARMP), met with his counterpart from the Public-Private Partnership Consulting and Coordination Unit (UC-PPP), Mr. François NGENYI MULOWAYI, with a view to revitalizing the public procurement sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The meeting was held with a view to setting up a framework for consultation between public procurement bodies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, notably ARMP, UC-PPP, DGCMP, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Planning. Taking the floor first, ARMP’s Director General a.i. expressed his wish to see the creation of a breeding ground for men of integrity in public procurement, to better serve the country.

Exchanges took place in a convivial environment, at the end of which the ARMP DG a.i was quick to appreciate the open-mindedness of the UC-PPP General Manager and the welcome his delegation received.The two parties agreed to meet in the next few days to implement the measures required to facilitate exchanges between players in the public procurement sector, a vital sector whose players must imperatively work in synergy for the well-being of the Congolese population and, moreover, the development of the DRC.

This assumption is justified by the fact that more than 60% of budget spending is channeled through public procurement (public contracts, public service delegations and public-private partnership contracts).