The Minister of state responsible for Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo has observed with grave concern, recent media publications regarding abrogation of Government Contracts by some...
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s resolve to ensure that procurement infractions that occurred under Former President Mahama’s government never happens again....
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...
Work on the official residence of the Vice-President appears to have stalled following the debate over the cost of the project between the Akufo-Addo administration and officials of the previous...
Government will soon introduce a procurement policy that will bond its agencies and large companies operating in the country to source majority of their raw materials and inputs from local producers...
It is emerging that, whilst workers have hard times cashing benefits due them from the Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as contributors, with some workers unions questioning...
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...
Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) says Petroleum Commission has not raised any red flag over its decision to pre-qualify 39 companies for a drilling tender despite a contrary report in the media. The...
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...
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),...
Mr. Simon Annan, Co-Founder of SmartBid Ghana Limited, has encouraged the utilisation of technology for procurement processes to reduce corruption in the supply and procurement industry and to foster...
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...
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...
Activity in the US manufacturing sector continued to expand in March, as nearly every industry reported growth, and none experiencing contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday. The...
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has claimed that the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration had to beg Engineers and Planners (E&P) Limited to execute civil works under the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Minister designate for Public Procurement, Ms Sarah Adwoa Sarfo has explained that her role will in no way conflict with that of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA). There have been concerns...
