Don’t Abuse Sole Sourcing – Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned government appointees not to abuse sole sourcing, although it is legal and necessary under some circumstances. He gave the caution at the opening of a...
Tag: Government procurement
Minister Orders Probe Into Military Cemetery’s $6million Cost
The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has ordered an immediate investigation into the cost of a new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp valued at $6 million. According to the Minister, the cost is...
Minister Orders Probe Into Military Cemetery’s $6m Cost
The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has ordered an immediate investigation into the cost of a new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp valued at $ 6 million. According to the Minister, the cost is...
You Can’t Win A Contract In Ghana Without Paying Bribe – Business Owners
A company bidding for contracts in Ghana's public sector must be willing to pay a bribe if it is to stand any realistic chance of being selected, some businessmen claim. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super...
Ghana Health Service Pays GHc61,000 To Government,out of GHc 116,400 Vehicles Auctioned
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has paid Gh?61,000, being part payment of the GH¢ 116,400 realised from the sale of “unserviceable” vehicles, into government’s Non-Tax Revenue Account (NTRA)....
Government Has Laid A Solid Foundation – IEA
Dr. Eric Osei Assibey, an Adjunct Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), on Tuesday said the Government had laid a solid foundation that would propel it to achieve its electoral promises....
Procurement Strategy Needed – Expert
The absence of a national procurement strategy could defeat the purpose of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663), amended in 2016, Simon Annan, Co-Founder of Smartbid, an e-procurement firm, has...
‘Government Has Laid A Solid Foundation’
Dr. Eric Osei Assibey, an Adjunct Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on Tuesday said the Government had laid a solid foundation that would propel it to achieve its electoral promises....
President Swears In 4 Ministers of State
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in four more ministers of state, with a call on them to respect the collective commitment of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and for that matter his...
Create Central Portal For Procurement – CIPS To Govt
The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) has entreated government to create a centralised electronic procurement portal for the transaction of business. Deputy Chair of CIPS (Ghana),...
PPA Must Ensure Appropriate Use of Single-Sourcing Procurement
Mr Frank Mante, Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a procurement specialist has stated that the PPA must ensure that applications for single-source...
Procurement Authority To Get More Rigorous
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) says it has adopted pragmatic measures that will correct the negative perceptions of the organisation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PPA, Mr Agyenim...
Fiscal Stability Council In the Offing
Government is planning to establish what it terms Fiscal Stability and Financial Stability Council to enhance macro stability to strengthen the recently passed Public Financial Management Act. Vice...
Procurement Contracts To Have Unique Codes For Tracking
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, urged the Public Procurement Authority to ensure that from June, this year, every procurement conducted would be uniquely captured with a special...
Roads Can Cost 10% Less With Competitive Bidding
Deputy Roads Minister-designate, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has advocated for an open competitive bidding in the award of road contracts. He explained government could save about 10 percent on the cost...
Sarah Adwoa Safo Appears Before Appointments Committee
As the vetting of Ministers resumed by Parliament’s Appointments Committee Monday March 27, Procurement Minister designate, Sarah Adwoa Safo made appearance before members of the committee to be...
‘We’ll Sanction Procurement Offenders’
NOMINEE Minister of State for Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has said her ministry will cooperate with the office of the Attorney General to sanction any entity found culpable of resorting to...
I Drive Kantanka
Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has revealed that she drives cars produced by her father’s Kantanka Automobile Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Kantanka Group of Companies. Speaking during...
I’ll Recuse Myself If Kantanka Bids For Government Contract – Adwoa Safo
The nominee Minister of State of Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has said she will recuse herself if Kantanka Automobile limited, a company owned by her family, bids for a government contract. The...
We’ll Sanction Procurement Lawbreakers – Safo
The nominee Minister of State of Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has said her ministry will cooperate with the office of the Attorney General to sanction any entity found culpable of resorting to...