Procurement Executive

ASTU PE strives to manage public money and property effectively and efficiently by providing transparent, swift and appropriate service to the customers ensuring that goods are procured and utilized economically, fairly, and properly.

It is committed to Purchasing the right goods and services from the right source with the right quantity and quality at the right time, as per Public Procurement rules and regulations.

More specifically, the procurement executive office excutes the following activities.

• Preparing Annual Procurement Plan for Academic, Administration and Research and Technology Transfer programs by compiling procurement requests from end users and submitting for final endorsement by Procurement Endorsing Committee.
• Ensuring that Annual Procurement Plans are prepared in accordance with the budget sealing of the University and making the necessary adjustment.
• Managing Procurement as per Public Procurement and Property Authority’s rules and regulations.
• Compiling user’s technical specification request /Bill of Quantity and Preparing Standard Bidding Documents for Goods, Services and Works to be procured with for National Competitive Bid, for International Competitive Bid, for Restricted Competitive Bid and for Direct Procurement from single source supplier.
• Preparing Bid Invitation for Goods, Services and Works to be procured by EGP.
• Preparing Request for Quotation for Urgent Purchases and approving payments for quotation purchase.
• Opening, evaluating and providing awards for goods, services and works for all types of bids, administering the necessary documents and transferring bid documents to the Finance Executive for Payment.
• Forming Ad-hoc committees, ensuring technical evaluation has been conducted by technical persons/end users and submitting bids to Procurement Endorsing Committee for Bid Endorsement.
• Conducting Marketing Research for Goods, Services and Works and Updating Suppliers List for local/Adama Town/ suppliers.
• Handling Complaints as per Public Procurement rules and regulations and the University’s Procurement complaint handling procedure.
• Preparaing Contractual Agreement for Goods, Service and Works.
• Administering Contractual Agreement for Goods, Services and Works.
• Ensuring the righteousness of goods through Inspection Committee before the issuance of Good Receiving Voucher (Model 19).

Contact Address:

Mr. Kuma Wakltola        

Procurement Executive Officer
 Mobile +251-912288977
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