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 jurisdiction over some area of human activity in a l ...

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 purchase of goods, works (construction) or services by the state, such as by a government agency or a state-owned enterprise. In 2019, public procurement accounted for approximately 12% of GDP ...

, ensuring that its conduct in the state follows laid down rules, is accountable, transparent 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, and value for money represents an assessment of whether financial or other resources are being used effectively in order to secure such ...

. 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 The Attorney General of Rivers State is an appointed official in the executive branch of the Government of Rivers State. The Attorney General is appointed by the Governor of Rivers State, Governor, with the consent of the Rivers State House of Assem ...

, 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 ye ...

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

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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