ePerolehan Implemented In Sabah

The utilisation exposure of the government's electronic procurement system, ePorelehan (eP) will be implemented in Sabah to provide opportunities to suppliers in the state to undertake online business transactions with government parties.

eP Unit Project Director, Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah said the future plans would be to increase the number of eP and eP@Desa centres in Sabah to facilitate the suppliers to get services on the eP system wholly.

"The eP unit will increase the promotion as well as give more exposure to suppliers on the eP system," he said to Bernama after officiating the 'Procurement Transformation' seminar at the state level, here today.

Mohd Shafiq said a total of 6,812 suppliers in Sabah are registered with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) including 3,502 Bumiputera-status companies, but only 51 per cent are eP-enabled, out of the total suppliers of 110,327 in Malaysia as at September 30 this year.

He urged suppliers in Sabah to trade actively through the eP, as out of the 4,603 suppliers that are eP-enabled, only 1,119 suppliers or 26 per cent, have uploaded their catalogues into the eP system.

According to the MoF observation, the utilisation of eCatalogue by Federal Government agencies was low as few suppliers uploaded their catalogues into the system.

He said the eP system fulfilled today's needs as shown by the transaction value at the state level, which reached RM669 million from January to October this year, with Local Purchase Order (LPO) totalling 87,368.

Mohd Shafiq said the government will enhance the eP system that meet the needs and wants of suppliers who are more Internet-savvy.

"Through the utilisation of integrated eP system, government procurement can be done faster, correctly and with integrity," he said. He hoped the eP will become the best platform for all suppliers who intend to deal with the Federal Government and use the system fully so that the government's objective of creating a K-economy and high income nation are achieved towards Vision 2020.

A total of 150 suppliers from Keningau dustrict including Tenom, Nabawan, Keningau and Tambunan attended the seminar free-of-charge, which was managed by Commerce Dot Com Sdn Bhd, the strategic development partner of eP system.

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