The Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBOPP) is a
regulatory agency
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government agency, government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licen ...
within the
Government of Rivers State
The Government of Rivers State consists of elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the government of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up ...
in Nigeria, which regulates, monitors and oversees
public procurement
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a sub ...
, ensuring that its conduct in the state follows laid down rules, is accountable,
transparent
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* Transparency (optics), the physical property of allowing the transmission of light through a material
They may also refer to:
Literal uses
* Transparency (photography), a still, ...
and delivers
value for money
In economics, economic value is a measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent. It is generally measured through units of currency, and the interpretation is therefore "what is the maximum amount of money a speci ...
. It was created by the Rivers State Public Procurement Law no. 4 of 2008.
Board of directors
The agency is led by a board of directors that comprises a Chairperson, the
Attorney General of Rivers State, seven other members, and the Director-General of the bureau. The first board of directors of RSBOPP was inaugurated on 9 September 2008 by the
Governor of Rivers State
The Governor of Rivers State is the chief executive of the Rivers State government and is one of the governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria. The governor is supported by the Deputy Governor, both popularly elected for a term of four yea ...
.
Duties and powers
Fundamental duties and powers of the agency are as follows:
# enforce the monetary and prior review thresholds for the application of the provisions of the law;
# inspect or review all procurement transactions to ensure compliance;
# determine whether a procuring entity has violated the provisions of the law;
# de-list any suppliers, contractor, or services provider that contravenes this law or regulations made under this law;
# maintain a list of firms and persons that have been de-listed and publish same in the procurement journal;
# provide guidelines for the classification, and registration of contractors and service providers by the procuring entities and maintain a database of state contractors and services providers which may be reviewed periodically;
# carry out procurement audits;
# cancel any part or an entire procurement process were a breach is observed;
# act on procurement complaints;
# suspend any officer who has been proved to be responsible for a breach of the law;
# replace the head or any member of a procuring unit of a procuring entity, as well as chairperson of the Tender Board; and
# discipline the accounting officer of procuring entity.
References
External links
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{{Government of Rivers State
2008 establishments in Nigeria
2000s establishments in Rivers State
Government agencies and parastatals of Rivers State
Government agencies established in 2008
Old GRA, Port Harcourt
Government procurement in Nigeria