...AND SERVICES ................. 5 PREPARING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES ................................. 7 PROCUREMENT PLANNING ............................................................................... 8 What are the factors to be considered in planning for the procurement of Goods? ............ 8 What are “Technical Specifications”? ........................................................................ 10 What are the considerations in setting the technical specifications of the goods to be procured? ......................................................................................................... 10 What is the “Approved Budget for the Contract” or the ABC? ....................................... 11 What are the factors that should be considered in determining the ABC? ...................... 11 PREPARING THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS ............................................................. 13 What are Bidding Documents?................................................................................. 13 What are the contents of Bidding Documents?........................................................... 13 In addition to properly crafted Bidding Documents, what other practices may a Procuring Entity observe to ensure a successful...
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...the numbers is unbiased. iii) The probability of getting any number is independent. 2. i) The sample space is 6*5=30. The list outcomes in the sample space is Ω={12,13,14,15,16,21,23,24,25,26,31,32,34,35,36,41,42,43,45,46,51,52,53,54,56,61,62,63,64,65} where the first digit represents the first ball to pick while the second digit represents the second ball to be picked. ii) When the first ball is replaced before the second ball is picked, then the sample space is given by 6*6=30. The list of outcomes in the sample space becomes Ω={11,12,13,14,15,16,21,22,23,24,25,26,31,32,33,34,35,36,41,42,43,44,45,46,51,52,53,54,55,56,61,62,63,64,65,66} 3. i) ABc means the elements that appear both in A and the complement of B. Hence ABc= ᶉ1. ii) BAc means the elements that appear both in B and the complement of A. Hence BAc=ᶉ3 iii) AB means the elements in both A and B. Hence AB=ᶉ2 iv) AUB means the elements that appear in A, B or both. Hence AUB=ᶉ1,ᶉ2,ᶉ3 4. a) Probability of A∩C =Φ which is the null set. This is because the no elements are I both A and C. b) Probability of AUBUC= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. This is because the union of all the events A, B, C gives the sample space, Ω. 5. i) Pr(Σ is 7ІΣ=odd)=Pr(Σ=7∩Σ=odd) divided by Pr(Σ=odd)= 19∕1=19 ii) Pr(Σ>10ӀN>7) =Pr(Σ>10∩N>7) divided by Pr(N>7)= 19∕39=1/3 iii ) Pr(Σ=oddӀN>8)=Pr(Σ=odd∩N>8) divided by...
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...INTRODUCTION ______ Procurement is one of the most important aspects of the logistic services in any organization, especially with the government. The government created Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184) in its advocacy to eradicate corruption, or to at least minimize it, as well as to standardize the procurement process in all the governmental agencies and its instrumentalities. Procurement Process is used to describe the procedure for the supply of equipment, materials and other resources required to carry out a project/program. It usually involves sub-processes such as sourcing, purchasing, monitoring, quality assurance and contract administration. In most occasions, there is a tendency to fast–track the procurement process to meet project/program schedule. Hence, those involve in the procurement process are subjected to pressures given that they have to carry it out efficiently and effectively. On October 29 and 30, 2009, the selected DOH COBAC Secretariat staff conducted a pilot testing of the Procurement Monitoring Process Tool for the future monitoring activities of the procurement process. The primary intentions of the activity are as follows: 1. To evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the monitoring tools and its process; 2. To assess the institution’s level of implementation of RA 9184; 3. To provide information on the newly issued Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9184; 4. To provide an avenue for an interactive...
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...ASSOCIATED WITH PROCUREMENT The following list of risks associated with procurement were identified by the Technical Services Office from audit findings in Annual Audit Reports of the Commission on Audit: 1. Projects have been unused Warning signs: • No Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) • The BAC has no Technical Working Group (TWG) • The BAC has no Secretariat or Inexperienced BAC Secretariat • No feasibility study conducted • The project was not included in the Annual Procurement Plan (APP) • Right-of-Way (ROW) not unavailable 2. Claims and payments made on early accomplishments were bloated; the contractor eventually abandoned the project 3. Unnecessary work items 4. Incorrect deductions of retention from progress payments due to failure to validate conformance with project schedule 5. Advance payment not recouped or not fully recouped 6. Ghost project 7. Defective project 8. Unauthorized honoraria of BAC Members, BAC TWG and BAC Secretariat 9. Excess construction materials not turned over to the Government 10. Scrap materials / Salvaged construction materials not turned over to the Government 11. Sub-standard or poor quality of work Causes: • Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) not realistic • The BAC failed to conduct proper post-qualification 12. Excessive project cost Causes: • Inadequate detailed engineering activities • Overestimated quantities of work items • Overestimated quantities of materials • Overestimated construction duration • • • • Excessive prices of materials...
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...Reglas de Conteo Introducción: En la teoría de probabilidad debemos conocer el conjunto de todos los posibles resultados básicos de un experimento o proceso generador de resultados, incluyendo sus características y frecuencias absolutas o número de veces que se encuentra cada resultado básico en ese conjunto. Ese conjunto se conoce como el espacio muestral o población y cada resultado básico constituye un punto muestral de ese conjunto. Por ejemplo, el proceso generador de tirar un dado tiene seis posibles resultados básicos: un hoyito, dos hoyitos, tres hoyitos, cuatro hoyitos, cinco hoyitos y seis hoyitos. Esos seis resultados básicos constituyen el conjunto conocido como el espacio muestral y es un espacio sencillo y fácil de enumerar. Otro ejemplo sencillo y fácil de enumerar es la tirada de una moneda cuyos posibles resultados son solo dos: cara o cruz. Sin embargo, hay situaciones en que enumerar y contar los resultados básicos de ciertos experimentos resultan complicados. Por ejemplo, tirar seis dados y cuatro monedas simultáneamente daría un total de 746,496 de resultados básicos los que requeriría un gran esfuerzo enumerarlos todos. Además, no es fácil reconocer cómo se obtuvo la cifra de 746,496. Otros posibles casos difíciles son: extraer cinco cartas al azar de un juego de cartas americanas, que te distribuyan un as y una carta de cara en un juego de “blackjack”, obtener cinco dobles en una mano de siete dominós, que al escoger cinco firmas de un total...
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...Ch. 17.1: Voting Methods The mathematical/sociological study of voting methods is more properly referred to as Social Choice Theory. It is a very important and hotly-debated subject, for obvious reasons! Methods of voting have been developed and debated since democracy in ancient Athens (probably earlier). It was in 1785 that a French philosopher named Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat (the Marquis of Condorcet) published two foundational mathematical results, now known as Condorcet’s Jury Theorem, and Condorcet’s Paradox. The term “Social Choice Theory”, however, was not coined until after 1951, with the publishing of “Social Choice and Individual Values” by American economist Kenneth Arrow. These two men are often credited as the founders of the modern theory. In this section, we will look at seven different methods of casting and evaluating votes: i. Majority Rule ii. Plurality Rule iii. Borda Count iv. Hare Method v. Pairwise Comparison Method vi. Approval Method vii. Tournament Method Here on, we consider the general problem in which a group of n people must choose exactly 1 option (e.g. “C”) from a list of distinct options (A,B,C, etc.). These options could be candidates running for office, bills, legal decisions, etc. The one that is chosen we shall call the “winner”. 1 Plurality Voting In plurality voting (also called first-past-the-post voting in reference to horse races), each voter casts exactly 1 vote in favour of just 1 option. The winner is the option that earns...
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... punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression. Advice Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Keep an eye on the time. Try to answer every question. Check your answers if you have time at the end. 1. PQR is a right-angled triangle. PQ = 16 cm. PR = 8 cm. Calculate the length of QR. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. ............................... cm (3 marks) 2. X 3.2 cm Y Diagram NOT accurately drawn 1.7 cm Z XYZ is a right-angled triangle. XY = 3.2 cm. XZ = 1.7 cm. Calculate the length of YZ. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. …………………………. cm (3 marks) 3. Diagram NOT accurately drawn A 8 cm B C 11 cm ABC is a right-angled triangle. AB = 8 cm, BC = 11 cm. Calculate the length of AC. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. …………………………… cm (3 marks) 4. L Diagram NOT accurately drawn 3.7 m M 6.3 m N Angle MLN = 90°. LM = 3.7 m. MN =...
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...Surname Centre No. Candidate No. Paper Reference(s) Initial(s) Paper Reference Signature 1 3 8 0 1380/4H 4 H Examiner’s use only Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (Linear) – 1380 Paper 4 (Calculator) Team Leader’s use only Circle Theorems Past Paper Questions Arranged by Topic Materials required for examination Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used. Items included with question papers Nil Instructions to Candidates In the boxes above, write your centre number, candidate number, your surname, initials and signature. Check that you have the correct question paper. Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. You must NOT write on the formulae page. Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit. If you need more space to complete your answer to any question, use additional answer sheets. Information for Candidates The marks for individual questions and the parts of questions are shown in round brackets: e.g. (2). There are 26 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 100. There are 24 pages in this question paper. Any blank pages are indicated. Calculators may be used. If your calculator does not have a π button, take the value of π to be 3.142 unless the question instructs otherwise. Advice to Candidates Show all stages in any calculations. Work steadily through the paper...
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...INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PROCUREMENT MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS SECTION 2 PREPARING FOR ICT PROCUREMENT PLANNING How do we prepare for ICT Procurement? Looking at Total Cost Ownership What is the value of Hiring ICT Procurement Consultant? What are the classifications of ICT Procurement? Drafting the Technical Specifications, Scope of Work and Terms of Reference Drafting Service Level Requirements Reference to Benchmarks Use of Brand Names in ICT Procurement “Green” Considerations in Making Technical Specifications PREPARING THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS What are Bidding Documents? Who shall participate in the preparation of the Bidding Documents? BAC for ICT Projects What various types and sizes of contracts may be provided in the Bidding Documents How should Pre-Procurement Conference be conducted? Conducting Proof-of-Concept SECTION 3 INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROCEDURAL STEPS FOR ICT PROCUREMENT Competitive Bidding ICTO-DOST Standards Development SECTION 4 GUIDELINES ON CONTRACT IMPLEMENTATION FOR ICT PROCUREMENT OF GOODS Dispute Resolution ANNEX A: Definition of Terms ANNEX B: Process Flow for Goods and Infrastructure ANNEX C1: Process Flow Quality Based Evaluation ANNEX C2: Process Flow Quality Cost Based Evaluation ANNEX D: Sample Technical Specification Checklist ANNEX E: Sample Bid Evaluation Template 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 10 11 11 11 13 13 14 14 14 17 17 18 18 18 19 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION This Manual seeks to...
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...mạng lưới cung cấp café nguyên chất hàng đầu thế giới trong khi vẫn duy trì những nét đặc trưng riêng biệt của mình. Trong khi vừa là nhà cung cấp đạt tiêu chuẩn cao nhất trên thế giới về nhãn hiệu café tươi nóng, Starbucks nhận ra rằng lợi nhuận thu được là rất cần thiết cho thành công của nó trong tương lai. Starbucks sẽ hướng tới việc đóng góp một phần tích cực vào cộng đồng giao tiếp mang tính địa phương và mang tính toàn cầu thông qua hoạt động của nó với một số lượng đối tác có sự thành thạo tinh thông trong những lĩnh vực như phát triển xã hội, lao động và văn hoá đọc. Ví dụ như ở UK, hãng Starbucks đã hoạt động trong mối quan hệ gần gũi với NXB sự thật quốc gia (NLT) 6 năm trước đây để phát triển sản phẩm All Books for Children (ABC) nhằm giới thiệu...
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...USING THE EARNED VALUE COST MANAGEMENT REPORT TO EVALUATE THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE AT COMPLETION David S. Christensen, Ph.D. College of Business Southern Utah University 351 West, Center Street Cedar City, UT 84720 Phone: (435)865-8058 Email: Christensend@suu.edu Published in Acquisition Review Quarterly (Summer 1999) BIOGRAPHY David S. Christensen is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. After receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1987, he joined the faculty at the Air Force Institute of Technology, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in earned value cost management for over ten years. David is a CPA, CMA, CGFM, and CCE/A, and is active in several professional associations, including the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis, the American Accounting Association, and the Institute of Management Accounting. Presently, David serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Cost Analysis. He has published extensively in the area of earned value cost management in Acquisition Review Quarterly, Project Management Journal, National Contract Management Journal, Journal of Parametrics, National Estimator, and the Journal of Cost Analysis. 2 USING THE EARNED VALUE COST MANAGEMENT REPORT TO EVALUATE THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE AT COMPLETION ABSTRACT The earned value cost management report is a valuable management tool for project managers. Its long association with earned value management...
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...holidays, shift premiums, profit sharing. * Personnel policies and procedures: Layoff, promotion, and transfer policies, overtime and vacation rules. * Employee rights and responsibilities: seniority rights, job standards, workplace rules * Employer rights and responsibilities: management rights, just cause discipline and discharge, subcontracting, safety standards. (Budd, p. 11) According to ABC News, Brian Bennett from ESPN talked about Northwestern players get Union Vote. The NLRB ruled that Northwestern Football players qualify as an employee of the university and can unionize. This was accepted after three years member colleges and universities have worked to re-evaluate the current rules. This is beneficial for employees in this case the athlete and employer in this case university. The player is an employee since the player sign a contract for the university and as result obtain a scholarship. For now, the push is to unionize athletes at private schools, such as Northwestern, because the federal labor agency does not have jurisdiction over public universities. (ABC NEWS) Jack Murtha, a writer for Greater Media Newspaper website writes about Township of Marlboro, settles new contracts for incoming employees. The new terms of these contracts provide less paid time off and a reduction in benefits, according to municipal...
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...Term Paper On Role of the Pythagoras in the field of mathematics Business Mathematics code Submitted By Team Harmony 1. Faisal Enayet (B1506003) 2. HafijulHasan (B1506007) 3. Plato Khisa (B1506035) 4. FarhanajAnchal (B1506075) 5. K.HusFariha (B1506120) 6. SumaiyaMeher(B1506155) Submitted To Lecturer AKTER KAMAL Business Mathematics Bangladesh University of Professionals Submission on Date: 02/05/2016 BBA 2015; SEC- C LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 02 may 2016 Akter Kamal Lecturer Faculty of Business Studies Bangladesh University of Professionals Subject: Submission of term paper on “The role of Pythagoras in the field of mathematics” Respected Sir, We the students of BBA, section C, we are very glad to submit you the term paper on the topic of “The role of Pythagoras in the field of mathematics” that you asked us to submit, which is a part of our course requirement. For the purpose of completing the term paper we did a simple research on the provided topic. We have completed our research and assessment on our term paper topic according to your specification and regulation. We have tried our best to gather information according to the requirements and our ability. There may be a few mistakes, because we are still beginner in this line of work but we hope that in future this term paper will remind us not to make the same mistakes again and so this will become a great learning in experience. At last, we would like to thank to you...
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...Research on Butterfly Theorem Butterfly Theorem is one of the most appealing problems in the classic Euclidean plane geometry. The name of Butterfly Theorem is named very straightforward that the figure of Theorem just likes a butterfly. Over the last two hundreds, there are lots of research achievements about Butterfly Theorem that arouses many different mathematicians’ interests. Until now, there are more than sixty proofs of the Butterfly Theorem, including the synthetical proof, area proof, trigonometric proof, analytic proof and so on. And based on the extension and evolution of the Butterfly Theorem, people can get various interesting and beautiful results. The definition of the Butterfly Theorem is here below: “Let M be the midpoint of a chord PQ of a circle, through which two other chords AB and CD are drawn; AD cuts PQ at X and BC cuts PQ at Y. Prove that M is also the midpoint of XY.” (Bogomolny) This is the most accurate definition currently. However, Butterfly Theorem has experienced some changes and developments. The first statement of the Butterfly Theorem appeared in the early 17th century. In 1803, a Scottish mathematician, William Wallace, posed the problem of the Butterfly Theorem in the magazine The Gentlemen’s Mathematical Companion. Here is the original problem below: “If from any two points B, E, in the circumference of a circle given in magnitude and position two right lines BCA, EDA, be drawn cutting the circle in C and D, and meeting in A; and...
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...Geometry Geometry is all about shapes and their properties. If you like playing with objects, or like drawing, then geometry is for you! Geometry can be divided into: Plane Geometry is about flat shapes like lines, circles and triangles ... shapes that can be drawn on a piece of paper Solid Geometry is about three dimensional objects like cubes, prisms and pyramids. Plane Geometry Plane geometry is all about shapes like lines, circles and triangles ... shapes that can be drawn on a flat surface called a Plane (it is like on an endless piece of paper). Plane A plane is a flat surface with no thickness. Our world has three dimensions, but there are only two dimensions on a plane. Examples: • • length and height, or x and y And it goes on forever. Examples It is actually hard to give a real example! When we draw something on a flat piece of paper we are drawing on a plane ... ... except that the paper itself is not a plane, because it has thickness! And it should extend forever, too. So the very top of a perfect piece of paper that goes on forever is the right idea! Also, the top of a table, the floor and a whiteboard are all like a plane. Imagine Imagine you lived in a two-dimensional world. You could travel around, visit friends, but nothing in your world would have height. You could measure distances and angles. You could travel fast or slow. You could go forward, backwards or sideways. You could move in straight lines, circles, or anything so long...
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