The Construction Of The System Of "Contract Officer" In China's Government Procurement

The contract officer system has a history of more than 200 years since its origin.It is a distinctive Purchasing system in the government's Purchasing system.The functional orientation of the system is that the contract officer represents the government's goods,projects or services in Purchasing.On the one hand,the allocation of rights is the right to sign,execute and terminate contracts in contract management.On the other hand,in the process of Purchasing,it enjoys independent discretion in key links such as review,calibration,contract award and acceptance.The unique feature of this system is embodied in the government's Purchasing project activities.Purchasing's activities only speak with the "one voice" of the contract officer,who is solely responsible for Purchasing's results.The advantages of the system are as follows: first,the management concept is guided by "optimal performance";The second is to emphasize the Purchasing autonomy of the contract officer in the implementation process;Third,the supervision mode emphasizes the equal unity of power and responsibility.China's current government Purchasing system has many difficulties,such as low degree of specialization in Purchasing,low professional quality of employees,unsound evaluation mechanism,unclear main responsibility in Purchasing,mismatch between regulatory capacity and regulatory needs,low efficiency in Purchasing,waste of financial funds,etc.Building a contract officer system with Chinese characteristics is an effective solution to the above problems.Through its role of managing Purchasing's needs on the basis of effectively making up for legal omissions and efficiently utilizing financial funds to achieve Purchasing's goals,the contract officer promotes the reform and improvement of the Purchasing management system mechanism of our government through its functional design and legal responsibility of "grasping Purchasing's needs,choosing Purchasing's method,playing a leading role in the Purchasing process and review,and being fully responsible for the signing,performance,acceptance and final Purchasing results of the government's Purchasing contract".