• Mr Dan Botwe

Local Government Ministry swears in Entity Tender Committee

GNA Politics Jul - 07 - 2021 , 10:19

AN eight-member Entity Tender Committee of the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD), has been sworn in to advise and guide management to ensure that procurement activity and procedures are followed as prescribed in the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act.

Members of the committee took the Oath of Secrecy and the Oath of Office.

A Senior State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, Mdam Patience Adumua-Lartey, swore in members of the committee.

Membership

The committee members are Mr Daniel Kwaku Botwe, the Sector Minister and Chairman of the Committee, Ms Marian Kpakpah, Chief Director, MLGDRD, Mr Redeemer Krah of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana and Madam Sylvia Asare of the Ghana Institute of Engineers.

The others are Mrs Grace Nbrokoh-Ewool, Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, and Mr R. O. Saben-Fosu, Financial Controller, MLGDRD.

The rest, all from MLGDRD, are Mr Samuel Seth Passah,the Director in charge of Decentralisation, Mr Richard Gyasi, the Head of Procurement Unit, and Mr Frank Raji, the Director, General Administration.

Expertise

On behalf of the committee, Mr Botwe noted that the reservoir of expertise and knowledge of members would help in the revision of the ministry's procurement plan to ensure they support the objectives and operations of the entity.

He urged members to confirm the range of acceptable costs of items to be procured and match them with the available funds in the entity’s approved budget.

He reiterated that members should facilitate contract administration and ensure compliance with all reporting requirements under the Act.