Abstract
Between 2019 and 2021, the public procurement systems in Lebanon was under study as a first step to undergo a critical reform process. This process was topped with the issuance of the Public Procurement Law number 244 on July 2021. There are great hopes built on this law since it has been long waited for and the prospects on its success are high. It is based on eight principles: integration, transparency, competitiveness, efficiency, accountability, integrity, professionalism, and sustainability and local development. The law creates a regulatory agency, an independent body to handle complaints, encourages SMEs and local industry among other benefits. The objective of this paper is to define the effectiveness and validity of the new Law and e-procurement stipulated in the new Law and how is it a tool for reform that enhances transparency integrity and efficiency in the new Lebanese procurement system. The Methodology in this paper is a qualitative literature review and document analysis of existing reports from the Lebanese official entities and international bodies that took part in the assessment and preparation of the new Public Procurement.
Highlights
Managing resources and assets effectively is very important for the social and economic welfare
The report found that economic sustainability is not realized due to costs encountered during the lifetime of the facility where there is a need to apply Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
This paper studies the newly enacted public procurement Law on July 2021 [4] and how it is considered a reform tool the e-procurement regulation
Summary
Managing resources and assets effectively is very important for the social and economic welfare. The new draft Law is based on the MAPS methodology that concluded its assessment on July 2020 [3] The draft Law is aligned with international standards UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement (UNCITRAL reference) and is a step towards a better public procurement system, as it advances the procurement regime dating back to the 1960s It was adopted on 30 June 2021 by the Lebanese Parliament and published in the Official Gazette on 29 July 2021 as Law 244/2021 on Public Procurement. Tool for Public Procurement Award”, listed the set of legislations that comprise the legal framework of procurement in Lebanon that is applicable till August 2022 that is the date the new procurement Law 244/2021 comes into force: Legislative Decree 14969 of The Public Accounting Law constitutes the December 30, 1963 foundation of Lebanon’s organizational and institutional framework for public procurement
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