Procurement Division to review and implement increased numbers of global system blanket contracts

Headquarters Committee on Contracts to pre vet only the system contracts and carry out a quality review process on a decision already made

The Contracts Review Committee approved the contract on an ex post facto basis.

UNDP considers value for money a key criterion in the review and approval of all contracts.

The Purchase and Transportation Service should review and implement increased numbers of global systems blanket contracts.

The Advisory Committee was informed that the Committee on Contracts would concentrate its efforts on the review of approximately the top 20 per cent of contracts by value, which might account for up to 80 per cent of the total value of contracts.

That review would include an assessment of the staffing, planning, operation and management of aviation contracts (IV97 064 04).

Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 1995 edited by Cornell International Law Journal.

Manual procedures were criticized as being overly bureaucratic, with low levels of delegated authority, many levels of review and requirements for several signatures, even after review by contracts committees.

During the period under review, the International Centre also fulfilled, on a cost recovery basis, several contracts.

It avoids volume contracts and contracts of affreightment .

14. The Board s review of major contracts entered into by the United Nations during the biennium revealed deficiencies in planning specific needs, inviting bids and awarding contracts, and lack of verification of contract completion before disbursing funds.

However, since the 1950s, the other health insurance contracts have not been subject to review and competitive bidding in connection with the selection of the plan administrators or with the renewal or modification of their contracts.

The Board s review of major maintenance contracts entered into by the United Nations during 1996 1997 revealed the deficiencies discussed below.

In its review of time lines for deliverables, the Board noted that there had been a delay in the approval of scope confirmation reports relating to four contracts (contracts B, C, D and E) for design development.

The Vendor Review Committee further agreed that existing contracts with the vendor would continue to be subject to performance review as well as to the outcome of investigations on the matter.

(h) Subject air carriers to an on site review in a cost effective manner before adjudicating contracts (para. 151)

(c) To avoid delays in the award of contracts, the Administration should set clear deadlines for technical evaluation and other internal review processes

Figure II.5 Geographical distribution of contracts by number (171 contracts)

The Procurement and Contracts Unit has consolidated the submitted procurement plans and conducts periodic review meetings with the major clients.

Contracts of employment

Conclusion of contracts

There are no contracts, no written contracts.

There are no contracts, no written contracts.

To avoid delays in the award of contracts, the Administration should set clear deadlines for the technical evaluation and other internal review processes (para. 56) .

Audit of procurement contracts

New types of contracts

The Board recommends that the Administration subject air carriers to an on site review in a cost effective manner before adjudicating contracts.

(d) Provide advice to the Board of Inquiry serve as a member of the Claims Review Board, Local Property Survey Board and the Local Committee on Contracts

(e) The functioning of the Headquarters Contracts Committee and the local committees on contracts

As a result of this review, 287 staff members met the criteria for reappointment from 300 to 100 series contracts set out in resolution 59 266.

(d) To avoid delays in the award of contracts, the Administration should set clear deadlines for the technical evaluation and other internal review processes (para. 56)

To avoid delays in the award of contracts, the Board recommends that the Administration set clear deadlines for the technical evaluation and other internal review processes.

Requests the Secretary General to review without delay options to better safeguard the independence of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts, including the option identified in recommendation 1 of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the functioning of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts

Requests the Secretary General to review without delay options to better safeguard the independence of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts, including the option identified in recommendation 1 of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the functioning of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts

Monitoring of multi year contracts

Formation and validity of contracts

Phase out of UNMIH contracts

Contracts on certification of containers

Article 11 Contracts of employment

The review covered the overall implementation of the capital master plan and nine contracts executed in 2004 for an aggregate amount of 12.4 million for the design development phase.

(xii) Procurement services posting of procurement plans and upcoming procurement opportunities on the Division's website preparation and issuance of tenders presentation of cases to the Headquarters Committee on Contracts, including review of procurement procedures being proposed and conducted by offices away from Headquarters and peacekeeping and other field missions award of purchase orders and contracts and negotiation and execution of contracts for the procurement of goods and services

Insurance Contracts

Rations contracts

Written contracts