GCU operated under four strategic pillars each with its own strategic goals and the objectives that will ensure that value for money is attained. These pillars include:
Strategic Pillar 1: Compliance
Under this pillar, GCU will achieve the following strategic goal and objectives:
Strategic Goal: Ensure maximum value from contracts, concessions and development agreements
Objectives
- Enhance quality products and services from contracts, concessions and development agreements;
- Strengthen timely delivery of contracts, concessions and development agreements;
- Avoid unnecessary claims on contracts, concessions and development agreements;
- Ensure adherence to set laws and regulations in implementation of contracts, concessions and development agreements;
- Avoid law suits against government for failure to comply with terms and conditions of contracts, concessions and development agreements;
- Compliance with vetting guidelines and procedures; and
- Compliance with the IFMIS framework on establishing the contracts in the system
Strategic Pillar 2: Transparency and Accountability
Under this pillar, GCU will achieve the following strategic goal and objectives:
Strategic Goal: To improve on transparency and accountability in management of public contracts, concessions and development agreements
Objectives
- Strengthen the transparency and accountability of MDAs in public contract management and development agreements;
- Ensure up to date database on public contracts, procedures and policies;
- Ensure easy and timely access to information on public contracts and development agreements;
- Ensure contractual documentation for easy of reference; and
- Ensure consistent submission of progress report
Strategic Pillar 3: Capacity Building
Under this pillar, GCU will achieve the following strategic goal and objectives:
Strategic Goal: Improve performance of GCU and Stakeholders in contract vetting and management processes
Objectives
- Have adequate, trained, competent and motivated staff at GCU;
- Strengthen capacity of MDAs to effectively and efficiently manage the contracts
- Ensure adequate equipment and transport for GCU;
- Develop and maintain a robust monitoring and evaluation system;
- Secure adequate funding for GCU;
- Build IT infrastructure and vetting systems; and
- Interfacing vetting system with IFMIS
Strategic Pillar 4: Integrity
Under this pillar, GCU will achieve the following strategic goal and objectives:
Strategic Goal: Build public confidence of government in management of contracts, concessions and development agreements
Objectives
- Preserve professionalism and ethical conduct; and
- Eradicate fraud and corrupt practices in public contracts, concessions and development agreements
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