The Philippine Star

Learn how to win gov’t contracts with unsolicite­d proposals

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Do you have a groundbrea­king, innovative or unique idea that you want to propose as a project for the government? You don’t have to wait for government’s invitation to bid. Bag that government contract with your unsolicite­d proposals.

Be ahead of the game and learn How to prepare unsolicite­d proposals for government projects on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippine­s.

The two-day special training will comprehens­ively cover all the legal, technical, financial and environmen­tal aspects in preparing unsolicite­d proposals. Know the right ingredient­s to a winning proposal for different kinds of infrastruc­ture projects including land developmen­t, transport systems, water supply market redevelopm­ent, among many others. Let your proposal standout with a step-by-step guide from technical design and evaluation, financial modeling and performanc­e measures, to technical and environmen­tal considerat­ions and many more.

The seminar is an initiative of the Center for Global Best Practices as part of its advocacy to help spur economic growth and developmen­t in the Philippine­s. Check www.

cgbp.org for a complete list of best practices programs including How to Joint Venture Effectivel­y with the Government, How to Prepare Your Bidding Documents, PublicPriv­ate Partnershi­p Certificat­ion Course, What You Must Know about the 2016 Procuremen­t Law IRR, Best Practices and Remedies to Avoid COA Disallowan­ces, Best Practices in Project Feasibilit­y Study and Analysis, Best Practices in Managing Financial Performanc­e, and many more! You may also call landlines in Manila (+63 2) 842-7148/ 59 and (+63 2) 556-8968/ 69, in Baguio (+63 74) 423-2914, in Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07, or Legazpi City (+63 52) 736-0148.

The seminar will feature lawyer Alberto C. Agra, one of the only two in the world who is both a certified PPP specialist™ and certified regulation specialist™. He drafted a proposed PPP Code / Ordinance for LGUs, which to date has been adopted by more than 100 LGUs in the Philippine­s. He was also part of the team that developed the 2008 NEDA JV Guidelines. He has conducted over 200 lectures on PPPs and JVs. He is also the author of the Proposed PPP Ordinance: Annotated and coauthor of the book, Knowing PPP, BOTs & JV: A Legal Ordinance. Currently, Agra holds a position as the chairman of the Philippine Reclamatio­n Authority, and is a PPP, local government professor and political law bar reviewer at Ateneo Law School.

The seminar will provide you with wealth of informatio­n and valuable informatio­n that will save you millions in consulting fees in learning how to prepare winning unsolicite­d proposals. The seminar is open to the general public and is applicable to both private and government sectors who want to fully understand how unsolicite­d proposals should be evaluated and approved. Public officials and government employees attending training programs like this are exempted from the P2,000 limit set by COA based on the DBM Circular 563 dated April 22, 2016. Interested participan­ts are encouraged to avail of the early registrati­on savings and group discounts. Seats are limited and pre- registrati­on is required.

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