Girish Bhatnagar Email & Phone Number

Gurugram, Hr, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Comparative Analysis of Procurement and Land Disposal Process of Axis Bank with those of Government of India (See Project C 28 below)

New Delhi, India

• Sustainable Public Procurement - Training Manual for a Post Graduate Course (See project C-27 below)• Review of Deliverables in Rajasthan Capacity Development - 3 Projects (See project C-25 below)• Developing Public Procurement Reforms Strategy and Action Plan for Ethiopia (see project C-24 below)• Developing a Course Book on Contract Management to support a Post Graduate Programme in Public procurement. (See project C-23 below)• MAPS 2 Assessment of Public Procurement Systems in India and 5 States (see project C-21 below) • Design generic Standard Bidding Documents to procure Micronutrient fortified Salt for the Public Distribution Systems of various State Govts. (See project C-17 below)• The revision of course content and digitization of the Professional Diploma in Public Procurement was developed via C-8 below. (See project C-16 below)• Provide support and advice to the Procurement Unit - New Delhi Office on the fiduciary functions as well as reforms/capacity-building roles (see project C-14 below)• Public Procurement Law and PP Policy Statement for Govt of Assam – through The World Bank (see project C-13 below)• Revision of Procurement Manual for PMGSY Rural Roads project (see project C-11 below)• Prepare Operational Procurement Manuals and Guidelines for the Government of Odisha (see project C-10 below)• Development of Procurement Manual for Kandla Port Trust (see project C-9 below)• Development of Course Content and Digitization of MOOC Certificate and Professional Diploma Programs in Public Procurement (see project C-8 below)

New Delhi Area, India

> Revision of the Manuals of Procurement for Goods, Services and Works of Government of India (See Project 26 below)> Developing modular, customisable Standard Bidding Documents for Goods, Works and Services. Work is in progress. Please see Project C-22 for details.> Development of three manuals for procurement of Goods; Works and Services (Please see Project C-15 below)

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

The European Union, commissioned, DAI Europe, UK to undertake study of Public Procurement Processes in six countries, including India. Everis, Barcelona, a subsidiary of DAI Europe, assigned me as the Legal and Public Procurement Consultant to do this study for India. The Task is to identify the legal, Statutory and Administrative framework under which Public Procurement is regulated in India. All the procurement agencies carrying out Public Procurement in India are to be identified, listed, and categorised in to structure of ‘Government Procurement Agreement’ (GPA). Public Procurement by Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) is to be specially studied and top procuring PSUs are to be analysed. Finally various preferential procurement policies have to be identified and list of barriers database is to be prepared.The report has been submitted to European Commission in July 2019.

Jaipur Area, India

The state of Rajasthan enacted the “Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act (RTPP Act)” in 2012, which was followed by the notification of “The Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Rules”, (RTPP Rules) in 2013. Section 48 of RTPP Act envisages the requirement of professional standards, training, and certification for the officials dealing with procurement in the state.Accordingly, under the World Bank supported 'Strengthening Public Financial Management (SPFM) Project under Sub-component 2.1: Capacity Building on Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act and Rules, assessment of the training needs of procurement workforce in the State is to be carried out and appropriate strategy is to be developed for capacity building of all the procurement officials in the State to address such identified needs. The report has been accepted by the Government of Rajasthan.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) current portfolio in South Africa's (SA) power sector is USD 3.2 billion (65% of the bank's entire portfolio in SA) and will further invest huge resources in the sector. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd is fully South African Government owned integrated power utility that generates (42GW - 95% of SA), transmits and distributes electricity. Eskom plans to construct 6,561km of power delivery lines and had requested AfDB to finance a project which involves construction of 555km of 400kV new/ upgraded transmission lines.As part of due diligence, AfDB hired me as International Public Procurement Consultant to review procurement and associated contracting processes related to the transactions contemplated for funding by the Bank. The aim was to analyse the extent to which these processes were consistent with Core Values; AfDB’s procurement policy and Eskom’s own Procurement and SCM Policy and Procedures; Time-effectiveness; Cost Effectiveness; Quality effectiveness. Governance issues and adequacy of Eskom's procurement management capacities were also to be judged. Finally the report was to describe the Risks; suggest way forward and suggest improvements in Eskom’s procurement policies and procedures. The project has been completed on time.

New Delhi Area, India

A not-for-profit, non-government Organization focused on Capacity Building in Public Procurement through Consultancy and Training. I, as IRILMM’s Consultant, have done projects for • Revision of Manuals and SBD for Procurement of Goods- Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) (See project C-12 below)• Drafting of complex RFPs for Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) (See project C-6 below)• Development of Manuals and SBD for Procurement of Goods- Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) (See project C-5 below)• Development of Manuals and SBD for Procurement of Services- Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) (See project C-4 below)• Procurement Capacity Building - Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) (See project C-3 below)• Procurement Capacity Building (See project C-2 below): As course director, I have designed and conducted nearly 45 Training courses in Public procurement. I was also Course Director for the following Diploma Programs:• Public Procurement and Supply Management• World Bank’s Professional Diploma in Public Procurement

Thimpu, Bhutan

This project was for "Framing the Public Procurement Policy of the Kingdom of Bhutan". Public Procurement in a country is carried out in a complex Framework comprising Legal Framework, Information Technology Framework, Governance Framework, Rules and Policy Framework, Human Resources Framework. This Public Procurement Policy was created to integrate and synergise all the elements and their interfaces that comprise the Public Procurement Framework, into one cohesive whole, so that these work together harmoniously and efficiently. The Public Procurement Policy also discusses the eight Fundamental Principles of Public Procurement and lays down steps for their implementation.

Hajipur, Bihar, India

Managed 5 Independent Business Units (Railway Divisions), 13 Functional Heads including Operations, Maintenance, SCM, Finance, HRD in a large Railway Zone with investment of Rs 6,148 Cr; 83,100 staff; Increased output to 74 Million Tonne Loading and earning to Rs 4,346 Cr by bringing about motivation and synergy to its team. Speeded up many mega-construction projects worth Rs 1200 Cr (all figures annual). Liaisoned one-to-one with top political leaders & Bureaucrats – Chief Minister, Ministers, Railway Minister, Chief Secretary, DGP.

Kolkata, Mumbai And Delhi, India

Managed complete Supply Chain Management for the running of a large Railroad Corporation. Managing 20 warehouses and 90 Procurement Managers. Approx 3,000 employees. As As Executive Director (P) from 200 to 2002, I was in charge of the International procurement of Rolling Stock and components. I handled GM Diesel Engine import contracts, ABB Electric Locos, LHB Coaches, and Gottwald/ Cowan Sheldon Cranes.Major Project Completed: Development of Computerised Materials Management Information System (see project C-1, below)

India

Handled various categories of Procurement with different managerial positions over the years.

B.Tech & Post Graduate Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Higher Secondary, Science And Mathematics