Riffrag Business & Finance Report

JAKARTA – Policy Institute for Procurement of Goods / Services (LKPP) projected funding needs for the acceleration of the implementation of an electronic auction of goods and services (e-procurement) approximately Rp1, 5 trillion-Rp2 trillion.

Plt Head LKPP Agus Rahardjo said, if the funds of this magnitude for the acceleration of e-procurement can be completed in two years. According to him, the acceleration of the implementation of e-procurement within the framework of efficiency and effectiveness of state financial budget on the procurement of goods / services is very possible.

“But indeed, this requires no small cost. We never counted, if they want to finish in two years, the budget could Rp1, 5 trillion-Rp2 trillion,” said Agus, a statement to okezone, in Jakarta, Tuesday (22 / 6 / 2010).

Agus explained, is to calculate the acceleration of the implementation of the availability of electronic auction facility in any government agencies both national and local. Rp2 trillion fund to help cover server and finance human resource training to each agency.

However, call Agus, until recently the allocation of expenditure for the accelerated implementation of e-procurement is still relatively low. This year, for example, the development of e-procurement e-procurement directorate carried LKPP budget receives only Rp14, 9 billion.

Still, said Agus, the performance of the implementation of e-procurement has significant impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement budget in recent years.

“Presentation saving reaches 15 percent in 2008, and 17 percent in 2009, and 15 percent on average the first five months of 2010 with the potential to continue to rise considering the realization of the auction in a few months remaining in 2010,” he explained.

Data e-procurement implementation progress LKPP noted, the realization of the procurement package through an electronic auction package worth Rp4 reached 2692, 025 trillion until the first week in June 2010. This electronic auction conducted 120 local agencies by utilizing central-56 Electronic Procurement Service (LPSE) spread in 23 provinces.

Electronic auction continued to increase compared to the realization of the previous years. In 2009 for instance, the realization of an electronic auction package worth Rp3 reached 1725, 37 trillion, up from the 33 packages valued at Rp52, 5 billion.

Growth efficiency of the budget also continues to increase with an average of 16 percent. In 2008, the difference reaches a maximum and auction results Rp6, 6 billion, then rose to Rp518 billion and Rp395, 5 billion in the first five months of 2010.

Electronic Procurement Director Ikak G Patriastomo said the implementation of an electronic auction is increasing from year to year. “Though it has not become a liability, the development of e-procurement implementation is very encouraging and the results are very promising,” he said.

Ikak calculation based, total package procurement until today has reached 4720 package worth Rp8 trillion. But once offered through an electronic auction, he explained, achieved savings of approximately Rp1 trillion entire procurement package.

According Ikak, implementation of electronic auction even got high appreciation from the local government. In 2010, the Province of West Java is still the first rank of the total auction package that facilitated electronic auction, as many as 806 packages, far above the auction package through the Ministry of Finance as many as 155 LPSE package