Competitive tendering and procurement performance in local government entities: A study of Soroti Municipal Council

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to examine the relationships between; advertising methods, Community involvement, bid evaluation and procurement performance respectively in Soroti Municipal Council. The study adopted cross-sectional survey research design with some aspects of qualitative research. The sample comprised of 98 respondents though the response rate was 87/98 (88.8%) of the respondents. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire while qualitative data were collected using an interview guide. Data were analyzed using relative frequencies and descriptive statistics. Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to relate the study variables. Findings revealed that there was no significant relationship between both advertisement and community involvement, while bid evaluation was significantly and positively related to procurement performance in Soroti Municipal Council. Recommendations were that: Soroti municipal Council should not attach much emphasis to advertising and community involvement as predictors of procurement performance in on their own, though these could be used alongside other strategies. The stakeholders in Soroti Municipal Council should put more strategies to uphold bid evaluation as a way to promote procurement performance. It’s from the above background therefore that the researcher recommended the need to adhere to procurement rules as stipulated in the PPDA act 2003 of Uganda, having a clear view towards bid evaluation of all government projects and use of stakeholder umbrella which helps in identifying stakeholders and measuring their impact towards projects. Finally, due to predominance of the government and public partnerships in infrastructure development especially in developing countries, I suggested further areas of research in this area, and to find out verify the findings from this study